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
Climate change and the necessity of communism
02 Nov 2006
No to market solutions. Jack Conrad explains why capitalism is the problem
The limits of green politics
26 Oct 2006
Green politics have caught on in a big way. Jack Conrad explores their contours, limitations and contradictions
Victims or workers?
19 Oct 2006
At its October 7-8 conference, the Scottish Socialist Party opposed the unionisation of sex workers and agreed to support legislation for the sex industry only if it is "designed to eradicate prostitution". For the SSP, the liberation of sex workers must be delivered from above. Ana Lopes of the International Sex Workers Union believes differently
A good beginning
28 Sep 2006
Ted North explains what Communist Students, the newly established national organisation sponsored by the CPGB, has been up to
The power of reason and the market
28 Sep 2006
Simon Wells is not impressed by the market solutions to climate change advocated by Al Gore in Davis Guggenheim's film An inconvenient truth
Benedict XVI and the struggle for Europe
21 Sep 2006
There is more to the pope's Regensburg speech than a crude attack on islam. Jack Conrad investigates
Signing up
21 Sep 2006
Dave Isaacson reports about Communist Students' first activities
Launch of Communist Students
14 Sep 2006
Mary Godwin reports from the September 9 aggregate of CPGB members. On the agenda: student politics, our perspectives for the coming period and leadership elections
New Tebbit test
07 Sep 2006
Mary Godwin reports on the crisis of multiculturalism - and why communists should have never supported it
Solidarity and sex
31 Aug 2006
The first human revolution was led by women, argues Chris Knight of the Radical Anthropology Group
Prostitution policy and the NOTW smears
10 Aug 2006
Mike Macnair remembers the discussion in the SSP over the question of prostitution
Prophet flawed
10 Aug 2006
Green Party member Derek Wall remembers Murray Bookchin (1921-2006)
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