Politics and the UK Riots
August 15, 2011 9:23 pm Leave your thoughts
The recent civil unrest points to the failure of three decades of Thatcherite consensus, writes Nathaniel Mehr.
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Understanding Imperialism – Then As Now
March 15, 2011 9:55 pm Leave your thoughts
From JA Hobson's re-published classic to Doug Stokes and Sam Rafael's lucid contemporary critique, understanding imperialism is key to achieving a fairer and more sustainable world, writes Nathaniel Mehr.
Media Ambivalence About ‘Red Ed’ is a Sign of the Times
October 4, 2010 12:41 pm Leave your thoughts
Nathaniel Mehr reflects on the media reaction to Ed Miliband's success in the Labour leadership election.
Election 2010: Media Gets it Wrong … Again
May 21, 2010 1:00 am Leave your thoughts
Nathaniel Mehr considers the UK media's skewed coverage of the post-election political landscape.
Book of the Month: Slavoj Žižek’s ‘First As Tragedy, Then As Farce’
December 4, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
This month's recommendation is a thoughtful critique of the complacency of contemporary political culture, reviewed by Nathaniel Mehr.
Book of the Month: Alex Callinicos, Imperialism and Global Political Economy
September 11, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Nathaniel Mehr reviews this month's recommendation.
Book of the Month: ‘The Frock-Coated Communist’ by Tristram Hunt
July 10, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Nathaniel Mehr recommends Tristram Hunt's engaging - if somewhat frustrating - biography of Freidrich Engels.
Book review: ‘The New Latin American Left’
July 3, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Nathaniel Mehr reviews an insightful edited collection on the new left in Latin America.
Book Review: Judith Butler, ‘Frames of War’
June 12, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Nathaniel Mehr reviews Judith Butler's thought-provoking examination of the ways in which identity and culture are manipulated in the interests of imperialism.
Remembering the Indonesian Killings
June 5, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
The Indonesian massacres of 1965-66 rank among the biggest mass murders of the 20th Century. Looking back on this tragic episode, Nathaniel Mehr asked Noam Chomsky for his observations on the significance of US and British support for the massacre.