
There are deep reasons for racism in American politics, but the white liberal left has done little to prevent it, writes Mariama Eversley

Nick Jackson explores how last weekend’s Beyond UKIP Cabaret unmanned and unmasked Nigel Farage – leading to death threats directed at the carnival’s organiser

Mark Perryman puts the case for flying the St George cross at the World Cup, while Mike Marqusee explains why he’ll be rooting for any other country to win it

Richard Seymour considers where UKIP’s vote is coming from and how the left needs to respond, whilst James O’Nions provide perspectives on UKIP’s rise at the European and local levels

Ece Bulut gives us the latest from Istanbul’s Gezi Park, and looks at how the movement is organising – and changing people

Sami Ramadani argues that counter‑revolution has gained the upper hand in Syria and across the Arab world

In the wake of the far-right massacres in Oslo and Utøya, Asbjørn Wahl describes how Norwegians responded in solidarity with the victims




