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
Dawkins and Dennett defended
28 Jan 2010
Bob Potter takes issue with Jack Conrad and dismisses primitive communism as make-believe
Demonisation by deranged media pack
28 Jan 2010
Eddie Ford argues against the demonisation of children
Ecology and economism
21 Jan 2010
Ben Lewis reviews Martin Empson's Marxism and ecology: capitalism, socialism and the future of the planet Bookmarks, pp32, £1.50
In the very fabric of art
21 Jan 2010
In his rejection of practice that prioritises cooperation over competition, Hans Werner Henze conspires with a system he claims to oppose, writes Gordon Downie
Johnson's bans are an attack on us all
21 Jan 2010
Oppose the ban on Islam4UK, writes Eddie Ford
Delusion, distractions, dialectic
14 Jan 2010
Mike Belbin reviews James Cameron's new blockbuster 'Avatar'
Apocalypse: cop-out or engagement
07 Jan 2010
Jim Moody reviews 'The day of the Triffids' (BBC1, December 28-29, Roland Emmerich (director), 2012 general release; Nick Copus (director)
Blind, dumb logic of capitalism
07 Jan 2010
James Turley reviews Mark Bould's and China Miéville's new book 'Red planets: Marxism and science fiction' (Pluto, 2009, pp293, £19.99)
Coming out for Wales
07 Jan 2010
In 2010 we might just see a sporting world where homosexuality is at least less of a taboo, and for this we must thank Alfie Thomas, writes Ben Lewis
Origins of religion and the human revolution - pt1
17 Dec 2009
Jack Conrad gives his assessment of some of the main theories and asks what apes can teach us
Church attempt to re-invent is an insult
17 Dec 2009
Anne Mc Shane looks at the beleaguered Catholic establishment
Public-spirited marching and the anti-system threat
17 Dec 2009
James Turley looks at the mixed messages from the media about the Copenhagen demonstrations
There is no Planet B
17 Dec 2009
Copenhagen saw the ongoing face-off between the US and China, writes Eddie Ford
Origins of religion and the human revolution - pt2
17 Dec 2009
Jack Conrad gives his assessment of some of the main theories and asks what apes can teach us
Jesus the communist
10 Dec 2009
Laurie McCauley reports on a meeting attended by Christians and communists