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Review: Fifty Shades of Grey
PublishedAisling Gallagher reviews the ubiquitous Fifty Shades trilogy and explores their troubling promotion of gender inequality and women's oppression.
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A Marxist History of the World Part 9: How History Happens
PublishedThe complex societies that emerged from the division of society into classes also created societies that were wasteful, violent, stagnant and crisis prone. Understanding why is the key to how history happens, argues Neil Faulkner.
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No to Nato Coalition Launched
PublishedThe No to Nato Coalition launched on Wednesday can win the argument that a pro-Nato position would badly serve the case for independence, argues Lucky Dhillon.
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An Activist’s Guide to the Olympics
PublishedAs the opening ceremony begins, Jonathon Shafi provides a guide to the reality behind the hype of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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The prospects for real democracy in an independent Scotland, Interview with Andy Wightman
PublishedLucy Brown speaks to writer, researcher and leading land reform activist Andy Wightman, and asks: what are the prospects for democracy in an independent Scotland?
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Scottish Government backs Equal Marriage
PublishedThe Scottish Government today brought forward legislation in support of Equal Marriage. Jenny Morrison argues this that this is an important step for LGBT people but there is many more steps still to come.
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A Marxist History of the World part 8: Crisis in the Bronze Age
PublishedWhy did Bronze Age empires rise and fall amid crisis and war? Neil Faulkner looks at the evidence.
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The drone wars and US strategy
PublishedA US drone attack killed 13 'suspects' in Pakistan yesterday. Jonathon Shafi looks at the US's increasing use of drone warfare and argues it is just one prong in the US's wider strategy to reassert imperial control over the region.
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No Return to Boom
PublishedThe government’s austerity programme is ensuring that the recession goes on, explains left-wing economist James Meadway.
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Review: Madonna at Murrayfield
PublishedMadonna's performance at the Murrayfield leg of her world tour shows a maturity with age whilst retaining its subversive character, but her high profile opener in Tel Aviv shows an ignorant attitude towards 'peace', argues Mhairi Mcalpine.