Archive

Review: Disposable – America’s Contempt for the Underclass

by Sean Bell

Sean Bell revisits the Covid-19 pandemic in Scotland and the USA as he reviews "one of the most compelling and powerful socialist polemics to emerge from the United States in a generation".

Review: Disposable – America’s Contempt for the Underclass

The Art of the Deal: What Donald Trump and Elon Musk are doing

by Sean Bell

Sean Bell examines the relationship between Donald Trump and Elon Musk and what it tells us about the new American regime.

The Art of the Deal: What Donald Trump and Elon Musk are doing

If We Make It Through December: 2024 in Review

by Sean Bell

Sean Bell's long read reflects on the events of 2024, from continued genocide in Gaza through to the elections in France, the UK and the USA.

If We Make It Through December: 2024 in Review

James Connolly, lost and found

by Sean Bell

Sean Bell offers personal reflections on a new collection of James Connolly's lost and early writings.

James Connolly, lost and found

Review: The tragedy of Megalopolis

by Sean Bell

Sean Bell delivers his verdict on Francis Ford Coppola's $120 million magnum opus, Megalopolis.

Review: The tragedy of Megalopolis

Review: A History of Irish Republicanism in Dundee

by Sean Bell

A new history of Irish republicanism in Dundee makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of Irish diaspora and solidarity politics in Scotland, writes Sean Bell.

Review: A History of Irish Republicanism in Dundee

Review: Against Landlords

by Sean Bell

The abolition of landlordism is not only desirable, but achievable – and desperately necessary, writes Sean Bell.

Review: Against Landlords

Tom Nairn’s spirit endures but can his work continue?

by Sean Bell

Sean Bell reports and reflects on the recent conference in memory of Scottish writer and academic Tom Nairn.

Tom Nairn’s spirit endures but can his work continue?