JENNY MITCHELL, poetry co-editor for the Morning Star, introduces her priorities, and her first selection
Focus on the political goal
RON JACOBS revisits the Antiwar Troupe’s 1971 Tour
Rita Martenson, Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland in the FTA (Fuck The Army) Show 1971
[Public Domain]
HENRY BELL is sceptical of the notion that ‘progress’ is an ideology that the ruling class uses exclusively to camouflage appropriation
In search of political understanding, MATTHEW HAWKINS welcomes a critique of anti-semitism as codified by the Israeli state
BEN CHACKO welcomes a masterful analysis that puts class struggle back at the heart of our understanding of China’s revolution
JOHN GREEN is intrigued by the ethereal, ghostly quality of images of a London unobscured by the bustle of humanity
JENNY FARRELL relishes an outstanding Palestinian novel that immerses readers in the sensory reality of Gaza, then and now
AI-induced murder, last rites for the mob-dog, a gullible common herd, and an exemplary Christmas chiller
F*ck The Army! How Soldiers and Civilians Staged the GI Movement to End the Vietnam War
Lindsay Goss, NYU Press, £30
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