Culture
Following Raymond Williams’ ‘culture is ordinary’, we explore politics across media, film, stage, screen, music, sport and play – prioritising creative grassroots voices
Following Raymond Williams’ ‘culture is ordinary’, we explore politics across media, film, stage, screen, music, sport and play – prioritising creative grassroots voices
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Making the Kremlin sad – an interview with Ivan Kolpakov
The editor-in-chief of Russian-language news site Meduza tells Anne Schumacher about Putin’s objectives and circumventing censorship
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Book previews: autumn 2026
Botany, welfare, friendships, work and housing. David Matthews picks six of the best new books for leftists
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Contested Commons – review
Katrina Navickas’ clear and persuasive history invites readers to reflect critically on space, place and the commons, writes Rhian E Jones
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Local TV, local visions
Andy Brain highlights eight programmes that reveal the power and potential of local TV – despite the tremendous difficulties stations face
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The people’s airwaves: saving local TV
Local TV promised a grassroots platform, but weak regulation and broken business models wrecked the sector. Andy Brain surveys the survivors reclaiming local video
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Radical Jung – review
Rob Faure Walker’s book highlights how Jungian ideas can help us navigate capitalism, ecological crisis and the search for collective repair, writes Craig Snelgrove
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Five ‘quiet’ women who shaped Britain’s politics
Women who have driven social change are often sidelined in movement histories. Esther Freeman highlights five capital rebels you should know
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