Jane Rosen introduces ‘Don’t Shoot Your Class!’, by Tom Anderson, first published in The Revolution, June 1918. It is extracted from Reading and Rebellion, an Anthology of... Continue reading
To mark International Women’s Day, Jenny Farrell reviews Pioneers of Women’s Emancipation in Ireland, by Priscilla Metscher Since times immemorial, people involved in the struggle for a... Continue reading
David Betteridge discusses the life and work of Alex Hamilton, 1949-2018. It is a companion piece to Jim Aitken’s essay-obituary of Tom Leonard. I This is not a... Continue reading
Paul Tims, our regular Culture Punch columnist, sums up the problems with Facebook and calls for an end to private ownership of such an important means of... Continue reading
Keith Flett surveys the beery landscape of 2019, and considers what a Labour Government could do about Big Beer You don’t need a crystal ball to know... Continue reading
John Storey tells the story of the 33 Digger communities, intended by Gerrard Winstanley as a first step in a revolution to change not just England but... Continue reading
‘The most precious thing’ said Rosa Luxemburg, ‘in the sharp ebb and flow of the revolutionary waves is the proletariat’s spiritual growth.’ Jenny Farrell presents two letters by... Continue reading
James Crossley writes about Jeremy Corbyn’s Christmas message. Christmas is a rare time when politicians can, without too much embarrassment, openly talk about issues relating to popular... Continue reading
Roland Boer answers questions about religion, capitalism, Christian communism – and Christmas. Culture Matters is also giving away a downloadable PDF of Professor Boer’s new ebook on Christian communism,... Continue reading
Stephen Pritchard offers some provocations on themes around instrumentalism of the arts and artists, gentrification and artwashing in the age of neoliberal capitalism. Many people in the artworld... Continue reading