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
The function of Dickens
23 Feb 2012
The English literary establishment fully mobilised for the Charles Dickens bicentenary. But, wonders Harley Filben, why is it so in need of heroes?
Primitive communism, barbarism and the origins of class society
09 Feb 2012
Socialist Workers Party member Lionel Sims identifies both errors and the profound truths discovered by Engels in his 'Origins'
Forgotten heroism
09 Feb 2012
Dave Douglass reviews Jonathan Symcox, 'The 1984-1985 miners strike in Nottingham: if spirits alone won battles - the diary of John Lowe' Pen and Sword Books, 2011, pp176,
Choose your conspiracy
02 Feb 2012
Dave Douglass reviews Robert Green's A thorn in their side: the Hilda Murrell murder Rata Books, 2011, pp208,
Normalised duplicity
02 Feb 2012
Yassamine Mather reviews new film A separation, directed by Asghar Farhadi, on general release.
Science and the square wheel
26 Jan 2012
James Turley is not impressed by the resurfacing of 'male aggression' myths
Sex, symbolism and neanderthals
19 Jan 2012
Not only did the neanderthals interbreed with our ancestors. These close cousins help shed light on what it is to be human, argues Camilla Power of the Radical Anthropology Group
Islamists courted by imperialists
19 Jan 2012
The Muslim Brotherhood has shown itself to be the biggest political force. Meanwhile the left is under attack. Yassamine Mather gives her impressions following a recent visit to Egypt
Tory glee and political fantasy
19 Jan 2012
David Douglass reviews Phyllida Lloyd (director) 'The iron lady' 2011, general release
A load of old balls
12 Jan 2012
Racism persists in society - but, as recent scandals show, serious analysis has been replaced by moral hysteria, argues James Turley
The other worlds of sci-fi and fantasy
22 Dec 2011
How do science-fiction and fantasy help us understand reality? James Turley investigates
What made us human
22 Dec 2011
Simon Wells reviews Chris Stringer 'The origin of our species' Allen Lane, 2011, pp333,
Cameron in the court of King James
22 Dec 2011
The prime minister's speech on the King James Bible ticks every reactionary box going, argues James Turley
What kind of commitment?
22 Dec 2011
Mike Belbin takes a look at the life of Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011
Education, not exam culture
15 Dec 2011
Education targets become ends in themselves, argues Michael Copestake