A Government We Called Our Own
Fifty years on from the coup in Chile, Oscar Mendoza reflects on the lasting legacy of Allende’s government.
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From Chile to the Ends of the Earth
The culture of the Chilean movement and government that was cut down in 1973 still lives in Scotland and across the world, writes Chris Dolan.
Prayer to a Worker
This song earned Victor Jara the first prize at the 1969 festival of the New Chilean Song movement. This arrangement is the one used by the Communist Choir in Edinburgh. Appears in English and Chilean.
Restless Skye
The Chariot, the Flag and the Empty, Empty Houses by Daniel Cullen. Reviewed by Catherine MacPhee.
The Radical Fringe
The Fringe is a stage for both the struggle for better working conditions and the production of revolutionary Scottish culture, writes Mim Black.
Fringe Shows to See
Some potential gems from the listings for this year's festival.
Black, Bold and Beautiful
Ballet Black, Pioneers, reviewed by Cormac Rae.
What is a Review?
The Scottish Left Review invites review submissions.
Barbie for Radicals
Or, how Greta Gerwig took on Plato and won. By Quan Nguyen. Encountering mass cultural phenomena can be conflicting for us on the left. We know how the ideological machinery of Hollywood productions constrains any progressive messaging in pop culture, and is able to capture and appropriate radical ideas, whether Black radicalism in Black Panther, […]
Is Oppenheimer the Anti-Nuclear Movement’s Braveheart?
Will Oppenheimer do for the anti-nuclear movement what Braveheart did for independence? The release of Braveheart in 1997 had an impact on the cultural identity of Scotland and on politics. To what extent is of course a matter of contestation to this day, but the tourist industry and the independence movement has never looked back. […]