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  • A woman in a black sari

    Mother Mary Comes to Me – review

    In her first memoir, Arundhati Roy grapples with the complex forces, both global and close to home, which formed her – including her remarkable and often-abusive mother, writes Nandita Lal

  • British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stood at a lectern in front of Number 10 Downing Street

    The Starmer Symptom – review

    As anger and disillusionment with Labour increase, a new collection from Mark Perryman asks some bold and urgent questions about dialogue on the left, writes Kevin Davey

  • A collection of front pages of Big Flame, collaged together as part of the front cover of Big Flame Building Movements, New Politics

    Big Flame: Building Movements, New Politics – review

    Max Farrar and Kevin McDonnell’s book demonstrates how much Big Flame has to teach the modern left, writes Kevin Davey

  • Shelf life: The return of print media?

    Jake Thompson details how physical media is once again integral to modern media operations – with a new purpose in the digital age

  • A painting of Algerian anti-colonial leaders Sherif Boubaghla and Lalla Fatma N'Soumer leading their troops

    In Defence of Barbarism – review

    Long used as a pejorative, Louisa Yousfi transforms the term ‘barbarian’ into a weapon against colonialism, Sophie Marie-Niang writes

  • Tariq Ali speaking at Subversive Festival in Zagreb

    You Can’t Please All – review

    Tariq Ali’s second memoir demonstrates his depth as a radical writer and thinker, writes Sheila Rowbotham

  • An early 19th century illustration of the Luddite figurehead Ned Ludd, shown as a giant urging his followers onward.

    The Mechanic and the Luddite – review

    Jathan Sadowski’s book lays the groundwork for a more cohesive resistance against capitalist technology, writes Paula Lacey

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