Donald Trump’s return to power lays bare the lie that sports don’t matter The Democrats find themselves out of power because they failed to embrace spaces where community connection is forged The Guardian - US · Jan 21, 2025
Welcome to Babel: new documentary charts the creation of painter Jiawei Shen’s three-storey magnum opus When Jiawei Shen first came to Australia, he bought a copy of that great western ideological text, the Bible. The doctrine that had shaped his life until then had come from the writings of the great Marxist thinkers – Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin and of course, Mao Zedong. The Conversation · Nov 28, 2024
5 Years Later, This Fascinating RPG Shattered One Studio and Inspired Four More There's really nothing like 'Disco Elysium,' a fascinating political detective RPG that just passed its fifth anniversary. Inverse · Oct 15, 2024
What is a communist, and what do communists believe? Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. The Conversation · Oct 14, 2024
NFL trend watch: big passing days appear to be on the way back Defenses have dominated so far this season but there are hopeful signs for the league’s quarterbacks. Or some of them at least The Guardian - US · Oct 9, 2024
Why are left-wing men such relentlessly dull dates? As Diane Abbott opens up about her previous romantic relationship with Jeremy Corbyn, Helen Coffey warns against the pitfalls of going out with comrades who take life just a little too seriously The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024
‘I was drawn to him’: Diane Abbott breaks silence on meeting Jeremy Corbyn for the first time She recalled one encounter where Mr Corbyn took her to see the tomb of Karl Marx as a surprise The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024
"I was in spandex pants, reading Karl Marx." From birth in Harlem to graduation from Harvard to stripping, Rage Against The Machine and fighting the KKK: this is the incredible life story of Tom Morello The Rage Against The Machine legend takes a deep dive into his unique life and career Metal Hammer · Sep 2, 2024
What Causes Capitalism? British economist Geoffrey M. Hodgson argues private property and individual enterprise fueled the Great Enrichment. Reason · Aug 10, 2024
Greeks reflect on democracy’s new dawn 50 years after its return The 1974 collapse of the far-right junta brought relief – but for some it took years to feel safe The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024
Fighting climate change demands degrowth Salon spoke with Japanese philosophy professor Kohei Saito about his new book, "Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto" Salon · May 3, 2024
Exploring The Top 10 Political Visionaries Explore the impact of 10 political visionaries who have shaped the course of political thought and action. Top News · Apr 23, 2024
OPINION - Mark Menzies and the Tory scandals: sensational fun, but pity us poor voters There is no getting away from Karl Marx’s gag about history beginning as tragedy and ending as farce. When the only thing we can think about when it comes to the Government is a mesmerising sex scandal, we really are in John Major 1997 territory. Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2024
Keith Allen: ‘Your implication is my life’s a failure and I’d be happier had I lost my manhood’ The actor, musician and all-round subversive talks about getting his own back on critic AA Gill, his favourite football song and why he’d really like a part that involves lying down The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2024 The week in classical: Marx in London!; The Barber of Seville; LSO/ Stutzmann; RPO/ Petrenko – review A day in the life of the father of communism is full of laughs in Scottish Opera’s new production of Jonathan Dove’s buoyant farce. Elsewhere, notable house debuts at ENO, a Bruckner double bill and Rachmaninov to remember
The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024 Marx in London! review – Dove’s opera is capital entertainment A magnificent cast led by Roland Wood and Stephen Barlow’s vivid staging ensure that Scottish Opera’s production of Jonathan Dove’s rumbustious farce is both cogent and witty
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2024 Is now the time for Karl Marx’s resurrection? Brief letters: Dancing on Marx’s grave | Multi-faith peace march | Men’s underwear | Scallop or Scollop? | Baffle over waffle
The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024 £25,000 for a burial plot next to Karl Marx? The philosopher would turn in his grave Highgate cemetery in north London is preparing new plots – but there’s a distinctly un-Marxist price tag attached
Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2024 Highgate Cemetery to charge £25,000 for burial spots close to grave of Karl Marx The cemetery is the resting place of George Michael, George Eliot and Douglas Adams as well as Karl Marx
Inverse · Nov 28, 2023 The Most Underrated Assassin's Creed Game Is Free on PC Assassin's Creed Syndicate is one of the most imaginative and well-designed entries in the series, and it's currently free to own for Ubisoft Store users on PC.
Reason · Nov 27, 2023 Rothbardian Javier Milei Takes Control of a Major Country Three lessons from the Austrian economist Murray Rothbard on how American libertarians might think about Milei's Argentina ascension.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2023 Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990 review – a monumental social history From Miss World to the Equal Pay Act to Reclaim the Night, via flyers and flour bombs, this extraordinary show celebrating two decades of British feminism deserves your full attention
Reason · Oct 30, 2023 Far-Left Support for Hamas is not an Aberration It's rooted in a long history of defending horrific mass murder and other atrocities.
The Conversation · Sep 11, 2023 Philologists, pedants and obsessives: how crowd-sourcing created the Oxford English Dictionary The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes who Created the Oxford English Dictionary is a celebration of words and word-people: authors, editors, publishers, linguists, lexicographers, philologists, obsessives, pedants. Its author, Sarah Ogilvie, was formerly an Oxford English Dictionary editor and wrote the 2013 book Words of the World: A Global History…
Metal Hammer · Aug 22, 2023 The best new metal bands you need to hear this month From history-obsessed power metallers to sonically devastating singer-songwriters, here are the new artists you need to know about