Books Books Good instincts, bad analysis With respect for the authors’ intentions, JOHN GREEN demonstrates the lack of class consciousness that undermines their critique of dysfunctional Britain
Books Friday 23rd Feb 2024 Books Normal life before the Nakba JOHN GREEN recommends a stunning collection of images that is testament to the vibrancy of Palestinian society prior to occupation
Books Thursday 22nd Feb 2024 Books Orwell got it wrong JOHN GREEN recommends an excellent survey of the involvement of the British state, and British volunteers, in the Spanish Civil War
Wednesday 10th Jan 2024 Opinion Israel: a wolf in sheep’s clothing From working closely with Apartheid South Africa to develop its nuclear weapons to supplying the far-right terrorists in Nicaragua with their famous Uzis, Israel has always been a malevolent force internationally, writes JOHN GREEN
Thursday 28th Dec 2023 Henry Wallace: could the cold war have been avoided? JOHN GREEN tells the largely forgotten story of Roosevelt’s progressive vice-president who wanted to pursue a more collaborative approach with the USSR — but was cheated out of the Democratic nomination by Truman
Books Thursday 07th Dec 2023 Books The Great Dissembler JOHN GREEN appreciates a meticulous dissection of Lyndon Johnson’s presidency that exposes political and economic structures in the US
Book Review Tuesday 24th Oct 2023 Book Review Spanish Civil War dud JOHN GREEN is unimpressed by a novel that simply borrows the civil war as a backdrop
Monday 16th Oct 2023 Debt, a core tool of capitalism Far from being opposed to it, capitalism depends on debt as a way of enforcing loyalty to the profit system from those that have the least to gain from it, explains JOHN GREEN
Opinion Monday 25th Sep 2023 Opinion Tainted with a brush of the West’s disdain The recently discovered collection of artworks at the Wismut mine from GDR period challenges ‘received wisdom’ about socialist art, writes JOHN GREEN
Interview Tuesday 22nd Aug 2023 Interview My camera is my weapon Three internationally renowned female photographers, whose work combines visual innovation, aesthetic brilliance and militancy, talk to JOHN GREEN
Book Review Sunday 13th Aug 2023 Book Review Steppeing out JOHN GREEN welcomes a new history that makes the reader question both origins and national identities