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
Orange, green and red
08 May 2025
Labor’s thumping election victory resulted from more than Trump and the rush for safety. Liberal dog whistles and the promise of nuclear power stations were soundly rejected. Marcus Strom looks at the results and calls for the creation of a worthwhile left
Communism and trans liberation
01 May 2025
Judges at the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law - an integral part of the conservative backlash against trans people. In response Mike Macnair was delegated to produce a set of draft theses
Online Communist Forum, Sunday April 20 5pm
18 Apr 2025
Life, death and resurrection
18 Apr 2025
Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian calendar. After a short life packed full of miracles, their man-god died an agonising death on a Roman cross - only to rise, three days later, from Hades, born again. But, asks Jack Conrad, what about the real, flesh-and-blood Jesus?
Striking a nerve
10 Apr 2025
Jim Moody reviews Philip Barantini (director) Adolescence Netflix, limited season (four episodes)
From SWP to Iranian asset
03 Apr 2025
He calls for Iranian nukes and spouts anti-Semitic nonsense - but we should continue to fight for his right to free speech, says Carla Roberts
Arms and the Greens
28 Mar 2025
Seeking ‘electoral credibility’, Australia’s Green Party has adopted nationalist militarism, writes Marcus Strom. Meanwhile what passes for the left peddles a combination of economism, pacifism and liberalism
Three presidential ploys
28 Mar 2025
While Erdoğan is ever more unpopular, the opposition is divided and the left is weak and demoralised. Esen Uslu reports on the aftermath of Ekrem İmamoğlu’s arrest
Demise of NHS England
28 Mar 2025
The decision to scrap NHS England might look like a bureaucratic reorganisation, writes Ian Spencer, but public provision is about to be butchered by yet more privatisation
Cancer of capitalism
28 Mar 2025
James Linney looks at the shocking effects of social inequality on health and life expectancy … and Labour’s austerity cuts can only make things worse
Saluting those who went before
20 Mar 2025
There were plenty of illusions, but there can be no disguising the courage. Yassamine Mather pays tribute to the women who took up the cause of the working class and fought for revolution
Monistic and materialist
20 Mar 2025
Michael Roberts reviews MEG Smith and T Hayslip Thinking systematics: critical-dialectical reasoning for a perilous age and a case for socialism Nova Scotia 2024, pp356, £21
Great expectations
27 Feb 2025
One of the greatest achievements of capitalism is rising average life expectancy in developed countries. This has begun to stall, not because we have reached an upper limit - well, not yet, suggests Ian Spencer
Three Rs and no arts
27 Feb 2025
Rather than being trained to be wage slaves, Eddie Ford argues that we should demand the right to develop ourselves as fully rounded human beings
Rebels without a clue
27 Feb 2025
It’s all well and good being a dangerous, dissident rightist - but what if you win? Paul Demarty looks at the strange goings-on at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship