1 September 2023 Nostalgia is frequently invoked by the reactionary right, but it has its uses on the left argues Siobhan McGuirk

6 August 2023 Priya Chacko and Maggie Paul examine the historic popular culture uses of nostalgia to further Hindu nationalist agendas

31 July 2023 Love Island is not just a reflection of the dominant model of love, but part of its ideological reproduction, writes Jaswinder Blackwell-Pal

10 July 2023 The far right has always tried to control historical narratives to uphold its values. The so-called ‘trads’ are bringing it online, writes Eleanor Janega

13 March 2023 Repealing the Paramount accords could set independent cinema back in favour of corporate giants, writes Vaughn Joy

28 February 2023 A quarter of a century after its release, The Full Monty still resonates today. Alex Green revisits a working-class story told with compassion and humour

12 February 2023 Despair comes easy in the current political climate, but it is just as easy to find hope in one another, argues Siobhan McGuirk

24 November 2022 Inventive films are helping shift migration narratives from suffering to empowerment while expanding the politics of possibility, argue Lily Parrott and Laura Stahnke

31 October 2022 From plagues and zombies to nukes, asteroids and tidal waves, Siobhan McGuirk and Marzena Zukowska assess how apocalyptic fiction reflects and shapes the anxieties of our age

25 October 2022 Boris Johnson's dreams of emulating Cincinnatus and returning to power may have been dashed, but our resident political mastermind Simon Hedges has a plan to mend his tattered reputation

15 October 2022 Every civilization leaves ruins in its wake. These spaces and their poetics offer valuable insights into contemporary struggles and injustices, says Cecilia Enjuto Rangel

12 October 2022 Peter Kennard reflects on his experiences with anti-war art – from documenting protests to depicting nuclear weapons

9 September 2022 Peter Brook who died last month aged 97 was a theatre director extraordinaire. Tony Graham shows how despite an occasional misjudgement, he will inspire future generations for years to come.

31 August 2022 Richard Parfitt reviews a new book on the links - and tensions - between left politics and punk

8 August 2022 Russia's deliberate targeting of Ukraine's museums follows a pattern of imperial powers looting and despoiling cultural wealth, argues Siobhan McGuirk

2 August 2022 The current war in Ukraine gives a new significance to the work of the Soviet-era Ukrainian film director Oleksandr Dovzhenko, writes Juliet Jacques

7 July 2022 A collective of workers, squatters, film lovers and local residents are fighting to save the last community cinema in Paris, reports Laetitia Bouhelier

20 April 2022 With the worlds of architecture and video games becoming increasingly intertwined, Gerry Hart examines how video games communicate through their design

18 March 2022 Siobhán McGuirk reports on textile arts used by feminist activists worldwide, from 1800 Paris factory workers to anti-capitalist 'yarnbombers' today

10 March 2022 Sofia Karim recalls how her uncle's arrest led her to create an online platform for artist activists to campaign against authoritarianism

6 March 2022 Mikis Theodorakis died in September last year, half a century after one of his most illustrious collaborators, the Nobel Prize-winning poet Giorgos Seferis. Eugenia Russell looks at the unlikely protest song that unites them

23 February 2022 We must be looking to artistic interventions that are inclusive, transformative and embody true solidarity, writes Chris Garrard

27 January 2022 Artist Sarbjit Johal reflects on the role of visual art in protest, movement-building and giving a voice to marginalised people

30 December 2021 Rhian E. Jones reflects on the legacy of Raymond Williams, born 100 years ago, and his enduring influence on Red Pepper

31 October 2021 Capitalism entails endless, repeated horror, writes Mark Steven. Can cinematic horror help us to understand – and overthrow – it?

29 October 2021 Terry Eagleton draws a modern lesson from ancient monsters

25 October 2021 From cowardly men to wayward wives, pre-modern superstitions transmitted social norms as well as scares, writes Eleanor Janega

22 October 2021 Gerry Hart speaks to Simon Barr of Dawn Ray'd about black metal, its relationship with the far right and its radical potential

18 October 2021 Bliss Cua Lim looks at how the female ghost subgenre illuminates efforts to globalise ‘Asian horror’

12 October 2021 David J. Lobina rediscovers a forgotten but fascinating figure in London’s radical and Jewish history

23 September 2021 The World Transformed festival gets underway this weekend - here's where and when you can catch some of Red Pepper's editors and friends.

10 September 2021 Tara Okeke explores a timely exhibition which offers a compelling history of Black life in Britain through the lens of people, place and struggle

18 July 2021 Lesley Chow argues for a new kind of music criticism that re-evaluates women musicians and "meaningless" music, writes Rhian E Jones

30 June 2021 The government’s Prevent strategy is funding productions that will damage community relations, argues Keith McKenna

28 June 2021 Luke Charnley reports on the new publishing houses getting working-class writers onto the printed page.

13 May 2021 Despite some omissions, Stephen E Hunt's examination of radical novelist Angela Carter's time in Bristol and Bath provides a useful lens to analyse the countercultural history of the two cities, argues Sue Tate.

7 May 2021 As more and more video games infuse their narratives with explicitly political themes, B.G.M. Muggeridge asks why so many fall short in actually challenging capitalism

6 April 2021 Taking a cinematic tour of predictable plots and improbable accents, Stephen Hackett finds himself asking: hasn’t Ulster suffered enough?

4 April 2021 A year into our new virtual reality, Siobhan McGuirk suggests a silver lining: once-exclusive degree shows are more accessible than ever

21 February 2021 D Hunter's 'Tracksuits, Traumas and Class Traitors' is an exploration of working-class struggle and strength, writes Liam Kennedy

20 February 2021 Jake Woodier reviews a new documentary film that brings heist aesthetics to a story of debt activism

30 December 2020 From climate change to the perils of the information era, the collection powerfully explores the struggles facing contemporary teenagers, writes Jordana Belaiche

17 December 2020 Sophie Benson explores the insidious role of unethical advertising in reality TV – and in the offscreen careers of its stars

22 November 2020 Despite its outlandish reputation, A M Gittlitz's analysis of Posadism shows there is value in occasionally indulging in fanciful thinking, writes Dawn Foster.

1 November 2020 Gerry Hart reports on lockdown, gentrification and the face of Newcastle's live music

30 October 2020 From creating to ‘taking up’ space, Molly Fleming reports on the ongoing efforts to sustain radical queer traditions

28 October 2020 Public spaces became increasingly valued during lockdown – and increasingly policed. We must continue to reclaim and celebrate it for everyone, says Morag Rose

14 October 2020 Oli Carter-Esdale explores the weaponisation of the pint and asks: where next for the hospitality sector?

6 October 2020 Amid global economic crisis, business is booming in the gaming industry. It's time to step up the fight for worker's rights, Emma Kinema tells Marzena Zukowska

4 September 2020 Julie Saumagne and Sam Swann explore the links between worker exploitation and institutional elitism in the culture industry