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
Storm clouds over Sochi
13 Feb 2014
Harley Filben on the intersection of sport and Vladimir Putin's reactionary-populist agenda
IS Network: Self-flagellation and the ‘kinky split’
13 Feb 2014
Charlie Winstanley was recently commissioned by the Anti-Capitalist Initiative to write this article. However, the piece split the editorial group and it was deemed too sensitive to publish
Storms, floods and a deluge of crap
13 Feb 2014
Natural flood management is part of the solution, not dredging. But if we seriously want to preserve and restore nature, argues Eddie Ford, then we need to challenge capitalism
Climate change: Overcoming the division
06 Feb 2014
Robert Hayes offers his comments on the floods that have hit south-west England
Iran Review: Outrage comes cheap
06 Feb 2014
Tom Munday reviews: Negar Azarbayjani, 'Facing mirrors', 2011
Art: Postmodernism, fetishism and Marxism
06 Feb 2014
Libertarianism is no substitute for a Marxist critique, writes Rex Dunn, as the racist chair controversy continues to rage
ISNetwork: Bondage and bigotry
30 Jan 2014
The International Socialist Network has split - over a work of art. Paul Demarty is bemused
Animal liberation and Marxism
23 Jan 2014
Maciej Zurowski attended the weekend school of the Assoziation Dämmerung in Hamburg and spoke to Susann Witt-Stahl, Christian Wittgen and Christin Bernhold
Pot calls kettle black
16 Jan 2014
After months of infighting the Socialist Party in England and Wales pulled out of the NCAFC. But the fallout exposes the hypocrisy and cynicism of the Alliance for Workers Liberty, writes Rease Higgs
Isaac Asimov: Mantle of optimism
09 Jan 2014
Fifty years ago, Isaac Asimov is said to have successfully envisioned how things would be today. Daniel Harvey exam ines the claims
Miners: Record of tragedy
09 Jan 2014
David Douglass reviews: Peter Tuffrey, 'South Yorkshire people and coal: the gallant struggle and final decline', Fonthill Media, 2013, pp176, £12.99
Science fiction: Aiming for the mixed economy
12 Dec 2013
Even in science fiction the lefts horizons have shrunk, says Eddie Ford
Maoist 'slaves': Combating the fascist state in Brixton
05 Dec 2013
Eddie Ford dissects the bourgeois media's hysteria over left wing 'cults'
Safe Spaces: How not to fight for women’s equality
05 Dec 2013
Harley Filben on the approach taken within Left Unity
Youth: We don’t want an easy ride
05 Dec 2013
Following the Left Unity founding conference, Preston organiser and Communist Platform supporter Robert Hayes asks what attitude the left should take to the role of youth