The making of the Grenada Revolution
May 24, 2014 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
John Green reviews two books that detail the lead up to and aftermath of the Grenada Revolution
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Homo Sapiens – a Liberal’s Perspective
April 24, 2014 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
John Green reviews Homo Sapiens - a Liberal's Perspective by Ron Newby
Bread and Circuses in a Digital Age
February 27, 2014 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Bread and circuses have always been a central aspect of ruling class hegemony and a means of keeping the masses in a soporific state
An economy ruled by the mob
January 29, 2014 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
It is not easy for any of us to get our heads around the complexities of modern economics. Many capitalists themselves and certainly most politicians no longer understand how the system really works
Red Love – the story of an East German Family
July 21, 2013 12:28 am Leave your thoughts
John Green reviews Maxim Leo's Red Love - the story of an East German Family
Venezuelan elections
April 14, 2013 12:01 am Leave your thoughts
John Green provides an analysis of and background to today's election in Venezuela
Out of it
December 31, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
John Green reviews Palestinian author Selma Dabbagh's debut novel
Cypherpunks – freedom and the future of the internet
December 27, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
John Green reviews Cypherpunks - freedom and the future of the internet - a book By Julian Assange with Jacob Appelbaum, Andy Müller-Maguhn and Jérémie Zimmermann
Call Mr Robeson – a Life with Songs
November 14, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
John Green writes about the life and work of one of America's greatest singers who was 'disappeared' from public life and airbrushed out of the history books
The Spectre of Communism
October 10, 2012 1:26 am Leave your thoughts
The eulogies in the media for the late Marxist historian, Eric Hobsbawm, praise his historical insight yet express bemusement at his adherence to the Communist cause. Why is there a lack of understanding as to why so many of his generation remained loyal to the cause of their youth? John Green explains.