Culture

Following Raymond Williams’ ‘culture is ordinary’, we explore politics across media, film, stage, screen, music, sport and play – prioritising creative grassroots voices

World without borders Illustration: Cressida Knapp

Following Raymond Williams’ ‘culture is ordinary’, we explore politics across media, film, stage, screen, music, sport and play – prioritising creative grassroots voices

World without borders Illustration: Cressida Knapp

  • A photograph of Carl Jung holding a pipe

    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

  • A black and white archive photo of women at a rally

    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

  • Pop songs for political inspiration

    Red Pepper editors pick out the songs and albums that shaped their political imaginations

  • Forgiveness is part of socialism

    Exploring past examples of ‘revolutionary forgiveness’, D K Renton considers the socialist value of striving to repair harm

  • A sepia photograph shows men and women with bikes in front of a building with an ILP banner

    August pause and autumn updates

    As the RPM team embraces socialist traditions with a summer break, we flag choice recent and archive reads and preview an exciting autumn to come

  • A collage on a pink background showing the covers of the books listen in order in the article

    Book previews: summer 2026

    David Matthews shares his pick of the best books upcoming and hot off the press – perfect for holiday and sunny day reads

  • A screenshot of the video game Pokémon Pokopia, featuring a barren landscape rendered in stylised, blocky textures and vibrant colours

    Pokopia, cosy games and the problem of escapism

    ‘Cosy games’ have grown in popularity in recent years but can they be more than mere escapism? Stephanie Farnsworth investigates