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


As Argentina marks 40 years of democracy, Cecilia Sosa introduces the reflections of Alejandra Naftal, former director of ESMA, dictatorship survivor and lifetime witness

Palestinian artists are being silenced in Gaza and all around the world. Their work must continue speaking volumes, says Siobhán McGuirk

Farrah Koutteineh surveys the work of women Palestinian filmmakers resisting Israeli efforts to bury the past and present of colonial violence

Ken Loach talks to Hilary Wainwright about his latest film, The Old Oak, and his long career dignifying the lives and struggles of ordinary people

As we approach the centenary of V I Lenin’s death, Lars T Lih looks at what his ‘intricate polemic’ in What is to Be Done? might offer today’s left

Bill Peel’s book provides a compelling case for black metal having potential to be a revolutionary artform, writes Gerry Hart

Arun Kudnani’s book argues for an anti-racism that is truly liberatory and revolutionary, writes Sigrid Corey
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