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
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
Co-op 'scandal': Labour is the real target
28 Nov 2013
The manufactured outrage at the plight of Paul Flowers is really an attack on the Labour Party, argues Adam Jensen
Doctor Who: Degeneration of a time lord
28 Nov 2013
Doctor Who has evolved from a threatening anti-establishment figure, laments Eddie Ford, to a patriotic defender of the status quo
Anthropology: Luxemburg was right
21 Nov 2013
How do Rosa Luxemburgs ideas on primitive communism stand up today? This is an edited version of a speech given by Chris Knight of the Radical Anthropology Group to this months Historical Materialism conference
Phone hacking: Establishment still in dock
07 Nov 2013
The problem is not irresponsible gutter journalism, argues Paul Demarty
Stirring stagnant Saudi waters
31 Oct 2013
When is it OK to oppress women? When the oppressor is a key ally and trade partner, answers Eddie Ford