New evidence that our environment shapes our genes should spur us on to change the world, argues John Parrington
Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Alex Salmond recently drew on the rhetoric of Barack Obama’s 2008 US presidential election campaign to assert “Yes, we can”.
Only in the most mechanical understanding of history do relations of oppression and exploitation automatically translate into revolution.
John Parrington looks at what the work of Lev Vygotsky can tell us about the working of the human mind
The surrender of Homs, the “capital of the revolution”, marks a moment of bitter defeat in Syria writes Simon Assaf
John Parrington argues that recent allegations of fraud in stem cell research show the distorting influence of capitalism
When Liberal MP for Rochdale Sir Cyril Smith died in 2010, Nick Clegg described him as “one of the most likeable politicians of his day”.
Who should we vote for in the European elections on 22 May? It’s not the most crucial question workers face, but it needs an answer writes Charlie Kimber
There have been few demands in the independence debate for far-reaching wealth redistribution. Class divisions are being overlooked in competing claims to “Scottishness” and other supposedly national characteristics.
Nasty cuts need nasty lies to justify them—and to divide opposition to the pain and suffering they cause. So scapegoating unemployed people on benefits has been central to the government’s plans to drive through austerity.
John Parrington says recent findings open up the potential for new technologies—but the drive for profit brings big risks
The Al-Sweady inquiry has heard clear evidence of torture at Camp Abu Najah in Iraq, writes Simon Basketter
