Media

  • An illustration of Andrew Doyle's satirical character Titania McGrath

    Woke jokes and right-wing comedy

    There’s nothing radical – or funny – about right-wing comedy, says Jake Laverde.

  • Boris Johnson on the satirical comedy show Have I Got News for You

    How Corbyn unmasked comedy

    Juliet Jacques argues that the way comedians treated Jeremy Corbyn demolished their anti-establishment credentials

  • An advert for an event with details of URL, time, date etc. Red Pepper: Can Video Games Change The World?

    Live debate: Can video games change the world?

    Globally, 2.5 billion people play video games. Is the left in danger of overlooking their immense power and influence?

  • In a still from the game Call of Duty Modern Warfare, a many holds a large gun up in his sights against a smoky background

    The spoils of playing war

    Video games play a key role in sustaining the global military-industrial complex, writes Marzena Zukowska

  • The front entrance to Broadcasting House, the former headquarters of the BBC

    BBC: the case for reform

    Perceptions of bias at the BBC are on the rise. Natalie Fenton of the Media Reform Coalition puts forward the case for reform

  • A colourful collage in the style of Andy Warhol, with three images of Aneurin Bevan on top and three of Barbara Castle below

    Critical tradition: Tribune then and now

    As the relaunched Tribune prepares its second issue, Hilary Wainwright assesses the history of the paper and the left Labour MPs who rallied around it – and the lessons it offers today’s Labour left

  • A Black man holding a microphone is bathed in stage lighting while he sings

    Stormzy, Grenfell and what it means to be a ‘threat’

    The artist is giving a vital platform to a new generation of voices pointing out the hypocrisy in which crimes get punished and which get rewarded. By Remi Joseph-Salisbury and Laura Connelly