On contemporary music and musicians: What singer Kate Nash’s choice tells us …
What sort of society drives its artists into pornography? One that has no need for virtually any of them, and “fears superstitiously every new word.”
David Walsh•
We Were Dangerous, a film about the abuse of girls by the New Zealand state
The film’s jarring tone stems from the misguided decision to turn a story about abuse and forced sterilisation into an “empowering” feminist tale.
Tom Peters•
Canadian writer Alice Munro 1931–2024, an assessment
Canadian short-story writer Alice Munro’s death earlier this year should be the occasion for assessing and reassessing problems with contemporary fiction.
Sandy English•
Artists protest Gaza genocide in Toronto and Miami
Outraged protests by artists against the genocide and institutions with connections to the Zionist regime continue.
David Walsh•
Walter Gilberti•
Jane Wise•
Joanne Laurier•
Marc Wells•
Thomas Scripps•
Leonardo and the human potential: An appreciation of Ken Burns’ series Leonardo da Vinci
The life story of Leonardo (1452–1519), one of history’s most extraordinary intellects and artistic geniuses, always stirs the imagination.
Walter Gilberti•
Sherwood, Season 2: A bad idea expanded
This is the reality of the world for Graham—not class conflict but how to get along in the system as it is. His references to contested political history are all the more offensive because he is so supine about how things are.
Paul Bond•
Relentless attempts to suppress the truth about Israeli crimes: Conflict at New York’s 92NY and, in the face of attacks, the Emmy victory of Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda
The relentless character of the homicidal Israeli-US war is accompanied by an equally relentless campaign to deny the reality of the genocide and shield the perpetrators.
David Walsh•
UK’s Prince Andrew and the 2019 BBC interview on his relations with Jeffrey Epstein: Scoop
The interview was intended by the prince’s handlers to limit the damage created by Andrew’s well-publicized relations with financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, by then already deceased.
David Walsh•
Hong Jian, David Walsh•
Clare Hurley•
Cordell Gascoigne•
David Walsh•
Paul Bond•
We Were Dangerous, a film about the abuse of girls by the New Zealand state
The film’s jarring tone stems from the misguided decision to turn a story about abuse and forced sterilisation into an “empowering” feminist tale.
Tom Peters•
Leonardo and the human potential: An appreciation of Ken Burns’ series Leonardo da Vinci
The life story of Leonardo (1452–1519), one of history’s most extraordinary intellects and artistic geniuses, always stirs the imagination.
Walter Gilberti•
Alam: A Palestinian youth steps out “of the safe zone of passive fear into the light of freedom”
To dramatize an individual’s political awakening, or perhaps more accurately, in this case, his decision to act despite serious risks, to accept that sacrifices are part of a life of struggle, is a complicated matter.
Joanne Laurier•
Riefenstahl: New documentary about Nazi propagandist warns of the danger of dictatorship and war
Andres Veiel is the first filmmaker to be able to draw on materials from Riefenstahl’s extensive estate, which contains documents, letters and conversations she recorded, as well as masses of photos.
Bernd Reinhardt•
David Walsh•
Erik Schreiber•
Fred Mazelis•
Owen Howell•
Joanne Laurier•
Andrew Bird’s Gezelligheid concert series: “Don't let the human factor fail to be a factor”
Andrew Bird's Gezelligheid concerts in Chicago showcased his virtuosic musicianship and thoughtful songwriting, set in a beautifully intimate atmosphere.
James Martin•
On contemporary music and musicians: What singer Kate Nash’s choice tells us …
What sort of society drives its artists into pornography? One that has no need for virtually any of them, and “fears superstitiously every new word.”
David Walsh•
Documentary on the assassination of Patrice Lumumba
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat: Imperialist criminality to a jazz accompaniment
This is vital history, from more than six decades ago, that the vast majority of today’s global population knows nothing about.
Fred Mazelis•
I Should Call Them: For singer Dua Saleh, the apocalypse is essentially an afterthought
The artist seems obliquely to acknowledge the potentially fatal threats that humanity faces while choosing to indulge in escapism and hedonism.
Erik Schreiber•
James Martin•
Jesse Thomas•
John Andrews•
Erik Schreiber•
Erik Schreiber•
Orbital: Samantha Harvey’s award-winning novel about problems of climate and social change
The Booker Prize winner has struck a popular chord in a world poised between the immense potential of scientific advances and the threat of military and ecological catastrophe.
Thomas Scripps•
Aidan Beatty’s hackwork: The Israel-Zionist connection
The academic career of prominent DSA member Aidan Beatty, the author of a slanderous trash biography of long-time Trotskyist leader Gerry Healy, has been funded by Zionist institutions and Israeli-state sources.
Andrea Peters•
A comment on David North’s review: Biography as demonology: Aidan Beatty’s The Party is Always Right: The Untold Story of Gerry Healy and British Trotskyism
The following letter was sent by Steve Long, a former member of the Socialist Labour League/Workers Revolutionary Party who writes for the World Socialist Web Site as Stefan Steinberg.
Steve Long•
Book Review
Biography as demonology: Aidan Beatty’s The Party is Always Right: The Untold Story of Gerry Healy and British Trotskyism
Aidan Beatty's new book is not a biography, but rather a political diatribe against Gerry Healy and Trotskyism.
David North•
Eric London•
Emma Arceneaux•
Fred Mazelis•
Tom Peters•
James McDonald•
Film director Prasanna Vithanage discusses Paradise with the WSWS
The mass anti-government agitation in Sri Lanka “was the result of real class differences in our society, the divisions between the haves and the have nots” – Prasanna Vithanage
Richard Phillips•
Interview with Hany Abu-Assad, Palestinian filmmaker (Paradise Now, Omar): “Gaza is the Bastille of our day … a lot is going to change”
One of his most accomplished works is Omar, a 2013 film about a young Palestinian baker (Adam Bakri) who becomes involved in complex political and moral matters.
David Walsh•
Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage denounces Israeli genocide in Gaza
“I strongly denounce state-sponsored witch-hunt and prosecution against artists and activists who have come forward against Israel’s genocide.”
Wasantha Rupasinghe•
Roger Stahl discusses Theaters of War: How the Pentagon and CIA Took Hollywood with WSWS
Department of Defense interventions into American entertainment media is to “get people acclimated to the presence of military personnel, military bases, military operations, and weapons… normalizing the presence of the military in almost every aspect of life.”
Richard Phillips•
David Walsh•
David Walsh•
Vimukthi Vidarshana and Shree Haran•
Richard Phillips•
David Walsh•
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