SIMON PARSONS applauds the psychological study of prisoners dealing with a frighteningly oppressive world endured by far too many
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DEE HUEZ overhears some soul-searching in the Democratic Party
RON JACOBS appreciates the suspenseful style of a biography of the path to Lula’s first presidency, and the lessons it contains for working class self-organisation
CHRIS SEARLE translates the fusion of four jazz maestros into a mental image of Hackney Carnival
A bucket-list of visuals, the unsung heroine of IVF, queer love in the City of London, and half a musical: The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews Blink, Joy, Layla and Wicked
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