Culture
Taking our cue from Raymond Williams’ ‘culture is ordinary’, we explore how politics works through old and new media, books, film, stage and screen, music and sport – prioritising the grassroots voices democratising creative channels of communication.
Taking our cue from Raymond Williams’ ‘culture is ordinary’, we explore how politics works through old and new media, books, film, stage and screen, music and sport – prioritising the grassroots voices democratising creative channels of communication.
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An interview with Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina
Maria Alyokhina explains the power of music and political will at a time of war, rising authoritarianism and right-wing radicalisation
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Selling DOPE
Rory Robertson-Shaw describes how DOPE magazine spreads radical left ideas while earning money for its homeless and financially precarious vendors
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Sinners sinks its teeth into Irish settler colonialism
Aisling Walsh celebrates Ryan Coogler’s thriller, which points a rare spotlight on Irish complicity in Indigenous genocide and racist violence
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Shaking up the sector: an interview with Art Workers for Palestine Scotland
A coalition of culture industry workers are refusing to let the Scottish Arts sector stay silent on Palestine, an organiser tells Red Pepper
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Algorithms vs the welfare state
Concerns about misleading AI and influencer ‘content’ on health, welfare and civil rights miss a wider issue, argues Sophia McHardy. They fill a human-made gap that risks becoming an austerity-shaped chasm
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The Red Radio Times: what to watch this Christmas
As we wrap up for the winter break, Cameron Baillie and Red Pepper editors pick out the best films for readers to enjoy over the holiday
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Amazon and the cost of Christmas
Amazon’s Black Friday-January Sales consumerism juggernaut is uniting campaigners. Robbie Gillett charts the corporation’s varied crimes – and explains the necessary response
