Little Boy by Gerda Stevenson Little Boy is on his way, snugin the metal womb of Enola Gay,all of his components prepped, but not quite ready yet... Continue reading
Sally Flint, Virginia Baily and Mike Quille have edited a new anthology of various kinds of writing on the subject of the climate crisis and capitalism. It is... Continue reading
Mike Wayne introduces his new film essay The Dialectical Image is a film essay about experience and the aesthetic. I say ‘the’ aesthetic because I am not... Continue reading
Coal Monologues by Willie Hershaw 1) Brother James I received the Abbot’s ordersinby the big pink house:“Yoke Joseph and Mary, to an oxen cart – take shovels,... Continue reading
Razia Parveen reviews The Book of Echoes by Rosanna Amaka The Book of Echoes by Rosanna Amaka is a powerful and politically potent narrative which subtly weaves... Continue reading
Let’s pretend it’s butter by Sally Flint ‘It all starts with stability around access to food.’ – Marcus Rashford After the adrenaline rush of not knowing if her... Continue reading
Cultural Marxism by Martin Rowson I met a Cultural MarxistWho took me to Swan Lake“Those swans denote the Class War!”Quoth he. I found his takeCompelling if naive,... Continue reading
Class Register by Alan Sleater The first register I called at Selkirk HighWas, to my incomer’s eyes, a roll callOf the Borders clans, and three hundred years... Continue reading
Author’s note: Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was one of the most influential playwrights of the twentieth century, blending an aspirational communism with anti-fascist politics, while developing a satirical, “epic... Continue reading