A new book by journalist Bob Wylie explores the murky dealings and shady accounting practices that led to the collapse of Carillion in 2018. Under capitalism, such parasitic Ponzi schemes are not the exception, but the rule.
In telling the story of the ‘Mangrove Nine’, Steve McQueen’s new BBC film highlights the struggle against racism, then and now. As the protagonist asserts: the system is rigged and rotten. We must rip up racism at its root – capitalism.
The latest film from Aaron Sorkin, creator of ‘The West Wing’, depicts the events of the 1969-70 ‘conspiracy trial’ against anti-war activists in the USA: another clear example of the racist and reactionary nature of the capitalist legal system.
Owen Jones’ latest book chronicles the Corbyn years, offering an insider’s view on the problems faced by the Labour left. But the author fails to draw the key lesson from these events: that we need bold and militant leadership.
A recent BBC documentary reveals the intrigue and scheming that lies at the heart of the Murdoch empire. The billionaire media mogul is the ugly face of a rotten system. We need workers’ control to break the power of the capitalist press.
Amazon series ‘The Boys’ inverts the superhero genre by portraying the protagonists as commodities – owned, controlled, and exploited by a major multinational monopoly. Only the power of the working class can fight the evils of capitalism.
A recent documentary about the invasion and occupation of Iraq shows the chaos and catastrophe that Western imperialism has created in the wake of its military adventures. Only revolution across the Middle East can end this barbarism.
Echoing the famous novel by Victor Hugo, new French film ‘Les Misérables’ highlights the revolutionary energy amongst the working-class youth in the banlieues of Paris. It is a call to arms to get organised and fight the system.
Cinephiles are hoping that the release of the new Christopher Nolan blockbuster ‘Tenet’ will save cinemas across the country. But the industry’s future remains uncertain. The demand for public ownership has never been so relevant.
The latest film by acclaimed director Spike Lee provides a perceptive commentary on the atrocities inflicted by capitalism on the working class, black Americans, and the victims of imperialism alike. To end war and its horrors, we must end capitalism.
Every year, figures are released showing how concentrated the world’s wealth is in the hands of a super-rich few. This inequality is graphically portrayed in sci-fi film ‘The Platform’, providing a vivid metaphor for the injustices of class society.
Netflix recently released a TV adaptation of Bong Joon-ho’s dystopian action thriller Snowpiercer, which offers a powerful allegory about the struggles of class society. Steve Jones looks back at the original film.