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JOE GILL speaks to the Palestinian students in Gaza whose testimony is collected in a remarkable anthology
The 99 Percent Economy by Paul Adler
Persuasive arguments for a socialist alternative to a failing capitalist system
MARY CONWAY delights in a rarely performed comedy that recalls a Britain we remember in our bones
JEAN ROBERTS appreciates the way traditional panto can be remodelled into critique of the academy schools system
MARY CONWAY is riveted by a superbly crafted glimpse into the soul of a cast-off US star
MARIA DUARTE is swept along by the cocky self-belief of a ping-pong hustler in a surprisingly violent drama
STEVE ANDREW recommends a lively and often moving guide to once vibrant spaces that have been abandoned or swept away
GEOFF BOTTOMS appreciates the local touch brought to a production of Dickens’s perennial classic
REGARDLESS of one’s place on the political spectrum, few would dispute that capitalism is failing to bring prosperity and happiness to an increasing number of people.
In the 99 Percent Economy, author Paul Adler identifies the crises inherent in capitalism that create and perpetuate a multitude of social, economic, political and environmental catastrophes and, in contrast with those who believe that capitalism can be fixed, illustrates the limits of reform.
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