State

The outspoken film director renowned for his social-realist directing style, his socialist beliefs, and for turning down an OBE, talks to Amy Hall.…

Jessica Ormerod says those fighting to save Britain’s Health Service won’t go down without a big, public fight.…

Billionaires bounce back, soup kitchen queues grow in Athens: State of the World Atlas author Dan Smith explores our current paradoxes.…

The benefit cap is another example of how we are letting the feral rich destroy society says Vanessa Baird.…

Becoming a ‘non-member state’ needs to bring practical as well as symbolic change says Frank Barat.…

Activists are taking aim at politicians after a week of action against the Paralympic sponsor, reports Amy Hall.…

Anti-cuts and disabled rights groups promise ‘audacious, daring and disruptive’ week of action against Atos.…

The definitive reference book on the way we live now, The State of the World Atlas is a magnificent visual survey of current events and global trends.…

Many Americans are in denial about their dependence on social spending, says Mark Engler.…

Vast reserves of the black stuff are bringing the country nothing but trouble, argues *Andrew Nikiforuk*.…