Scott McLemee reviews The Young Karl Marx, which, on the eve of 200th anniversary of Marx’s birth, contains themes of economic crises and inequalities that remain relevant... Continue reading
On the 170th anniversary of the publication of the Communist Manifesto, Jenny Farrell introduces Brecht’s poetic re-writing of the Communist Manifesto, with its ‘spectre of communism, which... Continue reading
Mike Quille reviews an involving, stimulating exhibition which encourages the growing appetite for cultural democracy. The recent appointment of Elisabeth Murdoch to Arts Council England was yet... Continue reading
To mark the anniversary of the birthday of Rosa Parks, Phil Brett examines the impact of Civil Rights militancy on the sleeves of soul and funk albums.... Continue reading
The Communist Hypothesis: ten lessons from Alain Badiou by Chris Norris We know that communism is the right hypothesis. All those who abandon this hypothesis immediately resign... Continue reading
The Profit Motive – Part One by Owain Holland I speak to you from a secret Government facility named ‘Arthur’s Grave’ on Lundy Island. My name is... Continue reading
Chris Jury tells us why he can’t stand Shakespeare. I don’t like Shakespeare. There, I’ve said it. Said the unsayable. A man who claims to be literate,... Continue reading
The Divided Self by Keith Armstrong ‘When’er my muse does on me glance, I jingle at her.’ (Robert Burns). Such an eye in a human head,from the... Continue reading
Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt offers a critique of the section in the 2017 Labour Manifesto on Culture for All, and some suggestions for promoting creativity for everyone, to benefit our... Continue reading
Dan Rosenberg offers an appreciation of Sidney Finkelstein, who died on 14 January 1974. Out Jumped Sidney The Marxist cultural critic Sidney Finkelstein lived in a suitcase... Continue reading