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
Keeping silent over 'offensive' film
03 Aug 2006
Huw Bynon reports on the protests surrounding the film version of Monica Ali's novel Brick Lane - and wonders why Respect and the Socialist Workers Party will not comment
The science of solidarity
03 Aug 2006
Chris Knight of the Radical Anthropology Group looks at the 'selfish gene' revolution - and draws some rather different conclusions from moralistic liberals
Identity and class
27 Jul 2006
After watching the repeat of the BBC series, Lefties, Gordon Downie discusses how the capitalist media misrepresents radical movements of the left
No future in the past
29 Jun 2006
Jack Conrad questions the romantic image of prehistory presented by green thinkers
Wind that shakes the establishment
29 Jun 2006
Anne Mc Shane reviews Ken Loach's The wind that shakes the barley
Nation in a state
29 Jun 2006
World cup: does England's footballing performance reflect the national condition? Lawrence Parker investigates
Not fit for purpose
22 Jun 2006
In the panic over sex crimes, communists emphasise the need for treatment, not revenge. Eddie Ford comments
On your bike
08 Jun 2006
Phil Kent criticises the limitations of greenism
Changing solutions
08 Jun 2006
Tony Stevens says broadness for its own sake will achieve nothing, as the June 3 Campaign against Climate Change conference showed
Bum-numbing conspiracy
01 Jun 2006
Jeremy Butler reviews The da Vinci code
Changes and responses
01 Jun 2006
Climate change is nothing new. Nor can we stop it. What we need, insists Jack Conrad, is a society that can cope with sudden change
Who's stereotyping
18 May 2006
Jeremy Butler reviews Russell T Davies' Doctor Who (BBC1)
Winners need not apply
04 May 2006
The fans' alienation is reflected in the call for the new English coach, says Lawrence Parker
Music for change?
27 Apr 2006
Gordon Downie reviews the Reith Lectures 2006, BBC Radio 4, Friday 9am, April 7 - May 5
Primitive painters: the left and art
27 Apr 2006
The left needs to win artists, cultural producers and critics to its cause, says Lawrence Parker