A window into the life of Hans Hess PAUL MACGEE highlights a new series of books that brings together a treasure trove of writings by a Jewish Marxist art historian who offers readers a refreshingly grounded theory of art
Saturday 02nd Nov 2024 Nuclear escalation in Europe demands mass resistance In a call for a renewed peace movement, SEVIM DAGDELEN warns that US nuclear weapons deployments in Britain and Germany mark a dangerous return to cold war brinkmanship, carried out without democratic consent
Saturday 02nd Nov 2024 We’re still strong, we are still fighting Women have been celebrating the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strike against pit closures, and there’s more to come writes HEATHER WOOD
Saturday 02nd Nov 2024 Behind the Budget smoke and mirrors, there is only more austerity Comparing Budget measures to fictional Tory plans rather than actual spending levels conceals continued austerity, argues DIANE ABBOTT MP, as workers face stealth tax increases to bear the cost of economic stagnation
Saturday 02nd Nov 2024 India-China cooperation spells the end of Quad's imperialist agenda BHABANI SHANKAR NAYAK looks at how diplomacy between the two countries helped resolve their differences throwing a spanner in imperialism's designs for the region
Sunday 03rd Nov 2024 The gathering storms: politics in an age of drivel and distraction As deadly weather events spread death and destruction, ALAN SIMPSON argues that Labour’s first Budget has failed to address the converging crises of climate breakdown and democratic alienation that require transformative change
Friday 01st Nov 2024 The selling of illusions KEITH FLETT looks at how statistics and voter preference analysis obscure what the majority of the electorate expects from their government
Friday 01st Nov 2024 Badenoch’s down-punching is now targeting the autistic The dangerous rhetoric around neurodiversity from the Conservative leadership candidate threatens hard-won protections and social progress, writes CAILEAN McBRIDE
Friday 01st Nov 2024 OPINION Cringeworthy words in the battle of ideas From ‘middle class’ to ‘microaggressions,’ from ‘fascism’ to ‘terrorism,’ ZOLTAN ZIGEDY makes an anguished cry for us to turn away from the most misused and misleading terms and tropes – or at least use them accurately
Friday 01st Nov 2024 The revolutionary life of Noreen Branson From aristocratic upbringing to undercover communist courier and finally respected labour historian, MAT COWARD chronicles how personal tragedy and socialist conviction shaped an extraordinary activist’s journey
Thursday 31st Oct 2024 A just transition for offshore workers: RMT’s call to action As Britain shifts towards greater use of green energy and away from fossil fuels, those in offshore jobs must be protected, with fair treatment, job security and a chance for workers to have a say in their own futures, writes ANN JOSS
