Making socialism sexy
Despite the near consensus around the urgent need for action on the ecological problems we face, as well as the majority interest for greater...
Catherine Rottenberg: How Neoliberalism Colonised Feminism – and what you can...
In this short article, Catherine Rottenberg argues that feminism as a political identity and project, has increasingly become part of the discourse of neoliberalism....
Expectedly unprecedented: Media discourses on COVID-19 and gender violence in Mexico
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to our lifestyles. Or is it, maybe, that the pandemic has simply underscored our already lived normality,...
Is Marxism coming back? The resurgence of the Left in Europe...
In this weekend’s long-read article, Grigoris Markou surveys the re-emergence of Marxist and Communist ideas in contemporary political discourse. Tracing the relationship between Marxism and...
In Mexico City a woman wrote on the torn side of...
In Mexico City a woman wrote on the torn side of a cardboard box: “They took so much from us that they also took...
Never learning its mistake: is Hollywood on replay?
Last May, ten British cinemas previewed Baywatch, Paramount Studios' newest super production. In spite of the movie's $70,000,000 budget, few blockbuster fans turned up:...
Amok Runners: Crisis of Patriarchy and Gender Violence in Turkey |...
In this long read and original essay for the New Pretender, Alev Özkazanç writes about the prevalence of gender based violence against women and members...
France’s Security Laws Should be a Wake-Up Call to Leftwing Nationalists...
If you are reading this, chances are you have heard about the French security laws that were proposed last Fall and are scheduled for...
Towards the 12th May | Catherine Morris & Jesse Jones
Towards the 12th May
A play spoken by a chorus of voices
for James Connolly (5 June 1868 - 12 May 1916) by Catherine Morris
This piece is...
Our Finest Hour – A very British response to crisis |...
The coronavirus has quite predictably, though understandably, invaded all forms of media which we consume. Every newspaper is dominated by updates on the battle...