‘Vassal State: How America Runs Britain’ uncovers the real content of Britain’s so-called ‘special relationship’ with the USA: one of vassalage and subservience. But the author’s liberal calls for the British capitalists to “take back control” offers no solution.
From surrealist social experiments to revolutionary cinema, this Reader’s Recommend dives into Nathan Fielder’s boundary-pushing The Rehearsal and the Soviet epic Red Square (1970).
Forged in the social upheavals during and after WWI, Dadaism was a radical school of art aimed at the capitalist establishment. Its initial inclination towards nonsensical absurdism developed into an open embrace of communism – reflecting an age of revolution.
Legendary musician Brian Wilson has passed away at the age of 82. He leaves behind a legacy of revolutionising his craft, proving through his songwriting and production that pop music can be an art form in its own right.
Last month, US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on films “produced in foreign lands” coming into the USA . Although unclear what this will amount to, it only looks set to create more uncertainty and pain for the 195,000 film workers in the UK.
Written under Napoleon’s dictatorship, Gounod’s 1859 operatic version of ‘Faust’ contains none of the literary and philosophical soul of Goethe’s 1808 masterpiece. What is left is little more than a reactionary celebration of Catholicism and the French state.
Claude McKay, an immigrant from Jamaica, was a poet of the 1920s and 30s Harlem Renaissance in the US. Through his poetry he stood as a steadfast advocate for the American working class, confident in its capacity for change.
Here, we review two novels by Soviet sci-fi pioneers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. ‘Roadside Picnic’, a story of an alien visitation to Earth, is a thoughtful reflection on philosophy, technology, and human nature, while ‘Hard to be a God’ depicts cosmic class struggle.
A debate has erupted over the scaling-back of festivals in a South London park. This has been whipped-up into an ‘old-vs-young’, ‘gentrifier-vs-local’ culture war divide. But if we get rid of capitalism, we can have good parks, affordable housing, and cultural events!
The British establishment has ramped up its witch hunt against Kneecap, with band member Mo Chara charged with a terror offence. The RCI opposes this blatant political attack, which is nothing but a distraction from the ruling class’s crimes in Palestine and at home.
In the last few issues of The Communist, our readers have sent in their recommendations for cinema, television, and music. From Sergei Eisenstein’s classic ‘October’ about the Russian Revolution, to Jesse Welles’ class-conscious folk ballads, there’s something for everyone!
Louis Theroux’s latest documentary lays bare the genocidal Zionist settler movement. Backed by the Israeli state and emboldened by the western imperialists, these fanatics freely wage ethnic cleansing in Gaza and the West Bank.