Author Archive
Jane Miller
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Want Better Sex? Try Socialism.
In "Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism," Kristen R. Ghodsee argues that economic independence for women not only helps all of society—it improves heterosexual relationships too. MORE
Culture · November 13, 2018
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Jeremy Corbyn Spent Passover With a Group of Socialist Jews. Here’s Why I’m Not Insulted.
How dare the world decide for us who's a proper Jew. MORE
Features · April 25, 2018
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Barbara Ehrenreich Calls BS on the Immortality Industry
In her new book, Natural Causes, the author reminds us that we can't cheat death -- although we can die trying. MORE
Culture · April 5, 2018
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Viewing the USSR Through Red-Tinted Glasses
The writings of Svetlana Alexievich cut through the fog of propaganda surrounding the Soviet Union. MORE
Culture · November 28, 2017
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The Cradle-to-Grave Coalition
On funerals and socialist revivals. MORE
Culture · October 4, 2017
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Sorry, Tories: Jeremy Corbyn’s Success Is a Win for the Anti-Austerity Movement
British progressives have a long fight ahead. But for now, we're breathing a collective sigh of relief. MORE
Culture · July 10, 2017
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Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay: Examining Britain’s Populist Revolt
David Goodhart's The Road to Somewhere goes nowhere worth following. MORE
Culture · June 21, 2017
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Jeremy Corbyn’s Judgment Day
The June 8 election is critical for Labour's future. MORE
Views · May 29, 2017
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The Scrooges in Charge
From refugees to healthcare, Theresa May's policies are paranoid and mean-spirited. MORE
Culture · April 25, 2017
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View of the Swamp from Across the Pond
As the U.K. barrels toward Brexit, Trump provides Britain with another bizarre spectacle. MORE
Culture · March 24, 2017
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Brexit From the Side of a Volcano
Contemplating capitalism and democracy in the Canary Islands. MORE
Culture · February 28, 2017
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Meet the Folkestones
A small British town that voted for Brexit. MORE
Culture · February 2, 2017
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The First Hippies
The new book Rebel Crossings showcases a small band of feminist utopians who came to America to try something new. MORE
Culture · December 23, 2016
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Brexit, Trump and What We’ve Failed To Learn From the 1930s
Perhaps dark undercurrents rest beneath every society, waiting for a depression or a demagogue to unleash them. MORE
Culture · December 6, 2016
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The Hairdresser of Plaistow
The happy, often glamorous life of the man who cuts my hair. MORE
Culture · September 30, 2016
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Can There Be a Party of the Left in Britain?
Party brass may not like it, but Jeremy Corbyn's popularity could herald a new era for Labour. MORE
Culture · August 18, 2016
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Shuffling Off the Mortal Coil
On the passing of my friend, Daniel Aaron. MORE
Culture · June 30, 2016
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The Tragedy of Brexit
In Thursday's Brexit referendum, Britain decided its fate. But what will that fate be? MORE
Culture · June 27, 2016
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The Brexit Vote and the Future of the European Union
We can only hope that common sense will prevail. MORE
Features · June 21, 2016
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Cuts for the Poor, Tax Havens for the Rich
The Panama Papers expose the hypocrisy of England's oligarchs. MORE
Culture · May 11, 2016
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Prime Minister David Cameron Is Right; the U.K. Should Stay in the EU
But its half-hearted participation must go. MORE
Culture · April 3, 2016
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The Bittersweetness of Tidying Up
Getting rid of old baggage, political as well as material MORE
Culture · February 27, 2016
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Scattering Karl’s Ashes
Learning to accept the inevitable MORE
Culture · February 4, 2016
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The Wrong Kind of Solidarity: The UK’s Decision to Join the Air Strikes on Syria
Why bombing Syria in an attempt to weaken ISIS is not the answer to the Paris attacks. MORE
Culture · December 7, 2015
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The Barriers to Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe
The contrasts between the lives of Europeans and the lives of refugees MORE
Culture · November 18, 2015
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Jeremy Corbyn Is Already Pushing the Labour Party to Fight Inequality and Injustice
Despite a seemingly endless torrent of attacks and gossip, Corbyn is building a real alternative to politics as usual in the UK. MORE
Culture · September 29, 2015
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In Elena Ferrante’s Neopolitan Novels, Women’s Rage Is Both Pardonable and Malevolent
The mysterious, wildly popular Italian novelist excels at crises and contradictions MORE
Culture · September 13, 2015
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How an Anti-Austerity Protest Candidate Became the Frontrunner for Labour’s Leadership
Jeremy Corbyn's left campaign is shaking up UK Labour MORE
Culture · August 6, 2015
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Treacheries At Teatime
On postwar anti-communist surveillance in Britain MORE
Culture · July 29, 2015
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Austerity: The Real Winner of the UK Elections
May’s elections delivered the familiar thud of disappointment. MORE
Culture · June 5, 2015
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Detained at Her Majesty’s Pleasure
The UK keeps migrants in detention centres for unspecified periods of time. MORE
Culture · May 27, 2015
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Jihadis Invade London
We are no wiser as to who indoctrinated 'Jihadi John.' MORE
Culture · April 22, 2015
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The Appeal of the UK’s Radical Right
UKIP is reaching the 'left behind' white working class. MORE
Culture · April 9, 2015
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Labour Pains
There’s a U.K. General Election in May and I don’t know how to vote. MORE
Culture · March 11, 2015
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The 1950s: You Had To Be There
Post-WWII America was more complicated than we remember. MORE
Culture · December 26, 2014
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On the Death of a Spouse
Karl has died. MORE
Culture · November 22, 2014
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Scotland: Why One Londoner Is Relieved
It's lucky for U.K. progressives that the Scots didn't secede. MORE
Culture · September 20, 2014
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A Summer of Rubble
What are we to make of the recent eruptions of violence around the globe? MORE
Culture · September 19, 2014
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A Sense of Life Ending
A long, slow end can be a treasure. MORE
Culture · August 21, 2014
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What Is Literature For?
The U.K. removes American classics from required reading lists. MORE
Culture · July 31, 2014
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Kids in the Halls of Power
I keep getting older, but they stay the same age. MORE
Views · July 2, 2014
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Beyond the Right to Choose
When is 'choice' the wrong approach? MORE
Culture · May 24, 2014
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The Ambiguities of Care
As they grow older, women may find themselves once again enlisted as unpaid caretakers. MORE
Culture · April 29, 2014
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Clever Girls
'Men or books?' These could be mutually exclusive choices for young women in 1950s Europe, as two new novels show. MORE
Culture · April 1, 2014
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How Will We Remember the First World War?
The centenary of the Great War has sparked some ugly debates in the U.K. MORE
Culture · March 2, 2014
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Not Wasted on the Young
Instead of worrying about achievement, we should be ensuring the young get proper youths. MORE
Culture · February 2, 2014
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Sex and the Older Woman
Lynne Segal provides a feminist take on desirability in old age. MORE
Culture · December 26, 2013
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Berlin, a Favourite Once Again
In Berlin's renewed popularity, what has been forgotten? MORE
Culture · November 22, 2013
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The Seamus Heaney I Knew
In memory of a Nobelist and a dear friend. MORE
Culture · October 14, 2013
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What a Tangled (World Wide) Web
Have our youth lost the gift of boredom? MORE
Views · September 22, 2013
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