Peter Doran points to the way buddhist concepts are being corrupted by the commodifying pressures of capitalist culture, and outlines the ways in which true mindfulness practices... Continue reading
In the second essay in the series, Roland Boer discusses the relationship between religion and capitalism. The essay is also available as an ebook, and is part... Continue reading
Stephen Pritchard outlines a brief history of art, property and artwashing, and calls on us to take art back from the capitalists – in all their guises. Art... Continue reading
Graham Stevenson reports on the recent Real Jessie Eden event in Birmingham, including Dave Puller’s new poem on Jessie. Over 60 people crowded into the upstairs room... 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
‘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
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