The uprising that shook Wisconsin

In February 2011, thousands of people occupied the capitol buildings in Wisconsin in protest against spending cuts and attacks on union rights. Gerry Gold assesses what we can learn.

The inside world of the Outsider

Linda Persson's art reveals that autism is not a block to creativity. Review by Corinna Lotz.

Tea with the Republican right

The Tea Party is not an authentic populist movement and is instead an expression of the right-wing shifts within the Republican Party, according to a new book.

Jacobins with laptops

Paul Mason’s book on “some
of the biggest events in our lifetime” takes us on a journey from the Tunisian revolution to the occupation at Wall Street.

Giving the dispossessed a voice

Susan Jappie reviews a new book on tackling the causes of extreme poverty.

Diary of a miner’s year on strike

The great miners’ strike for jobs of 1984-5 continues to inspire almost three decades later. Just published is the diary of a Notts striker.

Adnan al-Sayegh’s poetry of freedom

Sparrows don't love bullets - an interview with Iraqi poet-in-exile Adnan al-Sayegh.

Crimes in the name of democracy

Peter Arkell looks at a passionate account of how Western arrogance destroyed Afghanistan's chance to rise above tribal interests.

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