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
Burning up planet Earth
10 Jun 2010
BP's advanced technology exists purely to serve the destructive interests of capital, writes Eddie Ford
Victims of British justice
03 Jun 2010
Eddie Ford thinks prisoners should be treated as human beings, and children as children
Prostitution: decriminalise, not prohibit, not legalise
03 Jun 2010
Amidst talk of a 'new Yorkshire Ripper' James Turley calls for a principled approach to sex work
Integration and working class culture
13 May 2010
David Bates reviews Dave Renton's 'Colour blind? Race and migration in north-east England since 1945' University of Sunderland Press, 2008, pp286, £10.95
Agitprop anarchism
06 May 2010
Nick Rogers witnesses mock executions and maypole dancing
Rivalling the Romans
06 May 2010
Chris Gray reviews Richard Miles's 'Carthage must be destroyed: the rise and fall of an ancient Mediterranean civilisation' London 2010, pp521, £30
They all scapegoat migrants
06 May 2010
The reaction to Gordon Brown's attack on the 'bigoted' Gillian Duffy demonstrates the depth and breadth of the national chauvinist consensus, argues Eddie Ford
Griffin's eclectic manifesto
29 Apr 2010
BNP policies owe as much to the mainstream as they do to its leaders' fascist past, writes Eddie Ford
Confidence and conscience clauses
29 Apr 2010
Around 120 people attended the 'Women's question time' organised by Tower Hamlets Respect on Wednesday April 21. Ben Lewis was among them
Aiming to consolidate
22 Apr 2010
Communist Students remains united despite controversial debates, reports Liam Conway
World-historic defeat of women
22 Apr 2010
Should the Neolithic be celebrated as a 'farming revolution'? Or mourned as a male-led counterrevolution against matrilineal communism? Lionel Sims wields the archaeological evidence against the archaeologists
It was right to put safety above profits
22 Apr 2010
James Turley argues that there is more to the Eyjafjallajökull volcano than disruption to tourists
The obligation and means to resist tyranny
15 Apr 2010
Eddie Ford disagrees with the preaching of pacifism and legalism dressed up in anti-fascist clothing
Subtle messages
08 Apr 2010
A Hopi member reviews Jafar Panahi's film Offside
Church on the ropes
01 Apr 2010
Pope Benedict XVI claims he is being targeted by a malicious smear campaign. Anne Mc Shane disagrees. The Catholic church is guilty of a criminal cover-up when it comes to child abuse