‘With all your body, all your heart and all your mind, listen to the Revolution.’ said the poet Alexander Blok in 1918. As the centenary year of... Continue reading
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In the first of a series of essays on Marxism and religion, Roland Boer discusses Marx’s description of religion as ‘the opium of the people’. It is... Continue reading
Dennis Broe compares the current attempts to overrule the principle of net neutrality with 18C French economists’ rejection of bread price controls. The U.S. regulatory body the... Continue reading
Richard Clarke considers how a dialectical methodology can help scientists ask the right questions. ‘Science’ and ‘scientific’ can mean at least three different things, including: 1) the... Continue reading
Gareth Edwards considers the changing attitudes to sport that resulted from the Russian Revolution. In 1917 the Russian Revolution turned the world upside down, inspiring millions of... Continue reading
Richard Clarke introduces some of the main Marxist insights into the nature and value of art, and its links to political and economic realities. Most Marxists would... Continue reading
Keith Flett outlines how market capitalism undermined the principle of a fair price for a pint of beer. The price of a pint of beer, or perhaps... Continue reading
Mark Perryman of Philosophy Football criticises the commercialisation of football, and explores the possibilities of fan culture as a social movement. During the international break, a mini-spat... Continue reading
Sarah Alderton gives a clear and detailed account of how the profit motive affects our culture of eating and drinking. Fat, salt and sugar are used to make... Continue reading
Keith Flett gets the round in again, tracing the political impact of Mrs. T on bright fined beer with his usal wit and clarity (geddit?). It’s not... Continue reading
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