Peter Doran points to the way buddhist concepts are being corrupted by the commodifying pressures of capitalist culture, and outlines the ways in which true mindfulness practices... Continue reading
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Ross Bradshaw reviews a recent play at the Nottingham Playhouse about the 1984 Miners’ Strike. Wonderland, written by Beth Steel, was the first play of the new artistic... Continue reading
To mark the 170th anniversary of the publication of The Communist Manifesto, Peter Raynard presents his new poem, a ‘poetic coupling’ based on the text of the... Continue reading
To mark the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx, PL Henderson offers an appreciation of one of Frida Kahlo’s greatest paintings, which was heavily influenced by Marx’s creative... Continue reading
In the second essay in the series, Roland Boer discusses the relationship between religion and capitalism. The essay is also available as an ebook, and is part... Continue reading
Stephen Pritchard outlines a brief history of art, property and artwashing, and calls on us to take art back from the capitalists – in all their guises. Art... Continue reading
Graham Stevenson reports on the recent Real Jessie Eden event in Birmingham, including Dave Puller’s new poem on Jessie. Over 60 people crowded into the upstairs room... Continue reading
To mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx this year, John Green gives a brief outline of some of the influences of Marxist thought on... Continue reading
Jenny Farrell marks Tomás Mac Síomóin’s birthday on 19 February with an essay on this subversive, internationalist writer, who translated the Communist Manifesto into Irish, satirises contemporary neoliberal... Continue reading
The outstanding German communist playwright and poet Bertolt Brecht was born on 10 February 1898, 120 years ago. To celebrate the anniversary, Jenny Farrell has sent us one... Continue reading
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