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
Who pays for education?
17 Jun 2011
Michael Copestake discusses AC Grayling's New College of the Humanities
Government demonises Muslims as extremists
17 Jun 2011
'Extremist' is being redefined to mean any Muslim who opposes British foreign policy. Eddie Ford looks at the revamped 'Prevent' strategy and the left's knee-jerk response
End 'war on drugs' now
09 Jun 2011
Far more harm and social destruction has been caused by the West's anti-drug laws than by the actual misuse of narcotics, says Eddie Ford
Democracy against 'privacy'
26 May 2011
The wooden spoon goes to the Alliance for Workers' Liberty, writes James Turley
Truth, memory and distortion
26 May 2011
Ben Lewis reviews Peter Watkins's (director) 'La Commune' 2000, DVD
Victims are not to blame
26 May 2011
We have been offered a glimpse of the chauvinist and sexist prejudices that are rife in society, argues Eddie Ford
The sigh of the oppressed - part 2
26 May 2011
Jack Conrad continues his examination of Marx and Engels and their criticism of passive materialism, theological atheism and religion
The sigh of the oppressed - part 1
26 May 2011
Jack Conrad examines Marx and Engels and their criticism of passive materialism, theological atheism and religion
Hacks versus celebrities
19 May 2011
James Turley argues that a whole cultural-ideological system needs to be overcome
Male-bonding cretinism
28 Apr 2011
Will Mahan reviews Kevin Macdonald's (director) 'The eagle' - on general release
Defend academic freedom from corporate conformism
21 Apr 2011
Commodification is wrecking higher education, argues Yassamine Mather
Left gets it wrong
21 Apr 2011
Cameron should not be condemned for playing into the hands of the BNP, argues Peter Manson. He should be condemned for pushing a vicious anti-working class line right now
Getting things into perspective
14 Apr 2011
The defeat of Clare Solomon offers us a snapshot of the student movement, argues Ben Lewis
Making plans
07 Apr 2011
Communist Students convened in Manchester for its annual conference on April 2. Greg Compton reports
No more Fukushimas
24 Mar 2011
Technology is not socially neutral, declares James Turley