The new Joker film reimagines the classic villain as the victim of a system that abandons the mentally ill and leaves people to languish in a manufactured poverty. Capitalism is shown to be the real villain of Gotham city.
Guy Standing’s new book examines how our common assets have been stolen from us and turned into sources of profit for the rich. He suggests this process is a result of bad political choices – but it is inherent to the capitalist system.
The recent BBC documentary “Broke” provides a sober reflection on the savage effects of auserity, introducing us to hard working people struggling to get by. Despite its powerful message, however, it provides no solution to the crisis of austerity.
Edgar Sait-Jones reviews the latest critically-acclaimed series from HBO, which looks at the dramatic events surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion in 1986. This laid bare the faults of the Stalinist bureaucracy.
A new book by Oliver Bullough lifts the lid on the murky world of the super-rich elite and the dodgy practices they undertake in order to hide their ill-gotten gains. This is the true, ugly face of capitalism.
David Attenborough’s latest nature documentary is a call to action. But the solutions offered – focusing on individual responsibility, anti-consumerism, international treatise, etc. – fail to see the wood for the trees.
Ben Gliniecki reviews Arthur Miller’s dramatic play about the corrosive effect of the profit system on social ties and family bonds.
Through the medium of the horror genre, Jordan Peele’s latest picture provides an explicit critique of capitalism and class society. But a potentially powerful political message is blunted by a convoluted and confused plot.
Nico Padrón reviews the latest film from director Adam McKay, Vice, which attempts to provide a comic retelling of the life of one of recent political history’s most notoriously unscrupulous figures.
Steve Jones reviews the re-release of an inspiring film about the life and ideas of Rosa Luxemburg, the great revolutionary leader and founder of the German Communist Party.
A new documentary sheds light on an incredible true tale of international solidarity, demonstrating the potential power of the organised working class. This provides valuable lessons for the labour movement today.
Boots Riley’s debut film shines a light on capitalism’s exploitation and oppression, demonstrating how surreal and absurd this broken system is.