As monsoon rains broke over India in the summer of 2026, an unexpected storm hit the far-right government of Narendra Modi.1 Students and young people protesting against fraud in higher education and the general lack of graduate jobs raged against… Continue Reading
InterviewIN_ISJ192 India: a cockroach monsoon Aameen Amitoj As monsoon rains broke over India in the summer of 2026, an unexpected storm hit the far-right government of Narendra Modi.1 Students and young people protesting against fraud in higher education and the… Continue Reading
On 20 July 2026, Labour leader Andy Burnham met with King Charles III to be appointed the sixth British prime minister of the past decade.1 Almost immediately, his party rose in opinion polls. For a time, Labour’s support would eclipse… Continue Reading
A review of A People’s History of the Anti Nazi League (1977-1981) by Geoff Brown (Bookmarks, 2025), £12 The ascendancy of far-right and fascist forces in different parts of the world is one of the most significant features of the… Continue Reading
A review of Breaking Our Chains: Women, Marxism and the Path to Liberation by Sarah Bates, Judy Cox and Sally Campbell (bookmarks, 2026), £10.00 “It’s the pussy-grabbers’ world—we just live in it,” quipped Marina Hyde back in February 2026.1 It… Continue Reading
Israel is systematically destroying southern Lebanon. Christian, Shia and Sunni villages alike have been emptied under bombardment; nearly one third of the population has fled.1 This is Israel’s second war on Lebanon in two years, and one of the most… Continue Reading
On 7 May 2026, parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland and local elections in parts of England dramatically confirmed the fragmentation of Britain’s electoral landscape.1 The two traditional pillars of the British political system, the Conservative Party and Labour, suffered… Continue Reading
Those interested in the legacy of George Orwell should look out for the next issue of George Orwell Studies (volume 10, number 2). For the tenth anniversary issue of the journal, John Newsinger, a member of our board, has conjured… Continue Reading
One hundred and twenty-five years ago, the binding of little girls’ feet was still common practice in most of rural China, resulting in adult women hobbling around on three-inch stumps, restricting their movement and ability to work outside the family… Continue Reading
The Iranian revolution of 1979 is surrounded by myths, distortions and falsehoods. It is widely assumed in academic histories and in contemporary media to be an “Islamic” revolution, its outcomes said to be testimony to the negative influence of Islam… Continue Reading