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
Overachieving at last
25 Jul 2013
The British have been surprised by a series of sporting successes. Harley Filben considers sports relationship to nationalism
Turing: Calculated pardon
25 Jul 2013
The Alan Turing case exposes both the flexibility of the political establishment and its hypocrisy, argues Eddie Ford
Oppression and opportunism
18 Jul 2013
Peter Manson looks at questions of race, sex and nation raised by SWP speakers at Marxism
SWP abuse: 'Delta' in dock again ... this time it’s comrade X
11 Jul 2013
Reject calls to no-platform SWP over handling of allegations of sexual misconduct, says Peter Manson
Anthropology and women: Genetic evidence is richer than the stale party line
11 Jul 2013
Chris Knight of the Radical Anthropology Group investigates the SWPs impoverished debate on the Marxist theory of womens oppression
Vatican: Rotten to the core
04 Jul 2013
The money-laundering scandal has confirmed that Vatican corruption cannot be put down to isolated individuals, writes Toby Abse
Film festival: Documented truths
27 Jun 2013
Jim Moody reports from Londons global documentary festival and gives a smattering of reviews
Surveillance state: What we knew already
27 Jun 2013
Yassamine Mather surveils the recent UK-US electronic spying scandal
Ireland: No ifs, no buts a woman’s right to choose
13 Jun 2013
Controversy over abortion continues to reverberate throughout Irish society, writes Anne McShane
Porn and crime: Causative or correlative link?
06 Jun 2013
In the wake of the April Jones case Christina Black looks at the role, or not, of 'violent' and 'hardcore' porn in violent crime and murder, and the ensuing media moral panic
Mars expedition: Symptom of systemic decline
06 Jun 2013
There is nothing truly utopian or universalist in capitalist space programmes, says Yassamine Mather
Anti-Semitism: Churchill and the Jewish question
30 May 2013
Paul Flewers replies to Eddie Ford
Youth: A rounded view of sexuality
30 May 2013
Do children need to be protected from pornography? Christina Black looks at the latest official report
Latin America rebels against war on drugs
23 May 2013
Communists fight for the real game-changer, writes Eddie Ford - the legalisation of all drugs
Alex Ferguson: Icon of football’s big money
16 May 2013
The departure of Alex Ferguson from football management has generated more column inches than a royal wedding. Harley Filben asks why