Society & Culture
Günter Grass and the German neurosis
19 Apr 2012
Maciej Zurowski looks at a literary scandal and the bourgeoisie's attempt to cope with its past
Now let’s crush the Blairites
06 Jul 2017
There is a greater opportunity than ever to break the grip of the right, argues Paul Demarty
Bigotry parading with a halo
22 Jun 2017
Tim Farron claims it is ‘impossible’ to be both a Christian and the leader of a modern political party. But, says Eddie Ford, he is a fake martyr
Witnesses of the revolution
22 Jun 2017
Rex Dunn reviews: David E Lowes (editor), 'Bessie Beatty on revolutionary Russia', Red Revenant, 2017, £6.99, pp256 and, David E Lowes (editor), 'Arthur Ransome Three accounts of Revolutionary Russia Red Revenant', 2017, £6.90, pp212
How about thinking like a Marxist?
22 Jun 2017
Chris Gray reviews: Kate Raworth Doughnut economics: seven ways to think like a 21st century economist Random House Business Books, 2017, pp384, £20
Macron’s crushing majority
22 Jun 2017
Despite the poor performance of the left René Gimpel expects militant action
Grillo and M5S humiliated
22 Jun 2017
Toby Abse examines the first round of the local elections and the return to the main parties
May’s fatal miscalculation
15 Jun 2017
Corbyn must press home his advantage after June 8, urges Tony Greenstein
Bloodied, but not broken
15 Jun 2017
Paul Demarty examines the media’s role in May’s humiliation
Bitter taste of victory
08 Jun 2017
Can Ukip recover from its present decline? Paul Demarty thinks not
Growth for the sake of growth
08 Jun 2017
US withdrawal from the Paris agreement demonstrates a contempt for the future of the planet. However, Eddie Ford argues that only socialism, not capitalist techno fixes, can prevent ecological degradation
Self-deception and apologetics
08 Jun 2017
The AWL cannot bring itself to condemn imperialist interventions in principle, writes Mike Macnair
No victory for progress
08 Jun 2017
The new taoiseach is anything but progressive, writes Anne McShane. He opposes abortion and women’s rights
Politics of failure
01 Jun 2017
The government’s response to the Manchester bombing is to promise further crackdowns on democratic rights, writes Eddie Ford
The myth of ‘human rights’
01 Jun 2017
He was the public face of US foreign policy, but Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928-2017) was far from being an original thinker, says Mike Macnair
The Libyan connection
01 Jun 2017
Those who voted for the bombing in 2011 must share some of the blame for incidents like Manchester, argues Yassamine Mather