Mike Quille explores the relations between art, politics and empire, in the current Artist and Empire exhibition at Tate Britain. Has there ever been a more successful... Continue reading
Christopher Rowland discusses William Blake’s visionary approach to art, religion and culture generally, and how his ‘mental fight’, or cultural struggle, inspires us to build a new... Continue reading
Alan Morrison surveys the recent ‘mushrooming depth-charge’ of political poetry in various anthologies, welcomes the rise of radical publishers, and introduces his new website, Militant Thistles. Since... Continue reading
In my old smelly socks, I place personal papers and some money notes wrapped in remnants of plastic bag to avoid its destruction from seawater. The night... Continue reading
‘The world that I knew, it has vanished and gone,’ sang Eliza Carthy during Blood and Roses: The Songs of Ewan MacColl, a special concert at the... Continue reading
50 years after Dylan went electric, controversy still rages about Bob Dylan’s politics. Steve Johnson reviews the debates. On 25th July 1965 Bob Dylan went on stage... Continue reading
Wars rage in the Middle East. The US and its allies pursue their policies of economic and military aggression, regime change, and the deliberate fomenting of chaos,... Continue reading
Little Mosque PoemsBy Mohja Kahf In my little mosquethere is no room for me to pray.I am turned away faithfullyfive times a day My little mosque:so meagrein... Continue reading
Mike Quille unearths the radical politics and art in Carol Reed’s great thriller. In an uncanny parallel with today, many in the Britain of 1949 were becoming... Continue reading