The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology: A Review

Seán Duffy reviews Slavoj Žižek's docu-film "A Pervert's Guide to Ideology".

What the Events at Grangemouth Really Tell Us

The dispute at the Grangemouth oil refinery started with Labour's fight with Unite in Falkirk, while yesterday Ineos announced the closure of part of the refinery. Robin McAlpine argues that the recent events at Grangemouth show just how broken Britain really is.

“I won’t bend the knee. I stick to my principles”: An Interview with Jim Bollan.

In the run-up to the Radical Independence Conference 2013, we'll be interviewing figures on the Scottish Left about it's future, Scottish independence, and the real issues facing working class people today. This week, David Jamieson and Cat Boyd spoke to the SSP Councillor Jim Bollan.

Grievance Committee Election

Ivan Illich: A Contemporary Introduction

Seán Duffy looks at the works and ideology of the "maverick social critic" Ivan Illich, an Austrian Catholic priest, ascetic and philosopher.

A-Z of Feminism: G is for Gender (Part One)

In this weeks A-Z of Feminism, Jasmin Maerker examines gender, focusing on the biological and psychological aspects of gender construction. Next week we'll take a look at gender as a social construction through socialisation and cultural norms.

The German Revolution Part 2: Militarism and Anti-Militarism

David Jamieson looks at the anti-war agitation which was so important for the German left in the run up to the revolution of 1918-23

On this day 5/10/1789: The Women’s March on Versailles

Gareth Beynon examines the Women's March on Versailles when a crowd largely made up of women stormed the royal palace, shifting the politics of the French Revolution decisively to the left.

The Six Frames of Capitalist Crisis

Neil Faulkner looks beyond George Osbourne's empty rhetoric at what's really happening to the global economy through six 'frames' of capitalist crises.

Greece; Fascism and The Resistance

Mhairi McAlpine explains the situation of Golden Dawn - the fascist far-right party in Greece - and the current social and political context following the murder of an anti-fascist Greek rapper and increasing levels of poverty.