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Action Hero
Bibi van der Zee’s fortnightly guide to activism
Class Monitor
Michael Hodges’s humorous weekly exploration of class
Crip's Column
View from my wheelchair - Victoria Brignell on life as a disabled person.
Dissident Voice
Mehdi Hasan’s polemical take on politics, economics and foreign affairs
Down & Out in London
Nicholas Lezard's humorous account of urban life
Film
Ryan Gilbey gives his verdict on the key new movie releases
First Thoughts
Peter Wilby's witty and sardonic take on the week's events
Global Warning
Green activist Mark Lynas explores the myths and truth of climate change
Madness of Crowds
Will Self’s wry look at strange social phenomena and group behaviour
New Statesman Leader
The New Statesman's view on the defining issue of the week
Newsmakers
Sophie Elmhirst’s weekly profile of a figure making the headlines
Performance
New Statesman critics review the latest theatre, live music and dance performances
Preparing for Oblivion
Fran Reddington's dispatches from deep in New Labour's bunker.
Preparing for Power
Gideon Donald keeps a watchful eye on Cameron's Conservatives
Radio
Antonia Quirke’s stylish take on the week in radio
Real Meals
Will Self turns his back on haute cuisine and surveys the establishments where we actually eat.
Television
Rachel Cooke's unmissable round-up of what’s happening on TV
The Economics Column
World-renowned economist David Blanchflower’s authoritative take on the latest economic developments
The Fan
Legendary journalist Hunter Davies covers the world of football
The Politics Column
James Macintyre’s incisive guide to politics inside and outside of Westminster
Theatre
Andrew Billen follows the good and the bad in British theatre
What I'm Worrying About This Week
Mark Watson and Sophie Elmhirst tackle ethical dilemmas
What If
Dominic Sandbrook’s weekly exploration of counter-factual history
World Citizen
The legendary John Pilger offers a radical and internationalist view of politics
New Statesman Leader
Leader: Killed in the name of crooked Karzai
The tawdry spectacle of Karzai's "re-election" should shame western leaders
New Statesman Leader
Leader: Electoral change – glimmers of hope?
Electoral reform remains the key to unlocking democracy in this country
First Thoughts
Drugs rows, Aids denial and the post
Legalising all drugs would raise billions in revenue
The Politics Column
Brussels is back with a vengeance
The ratification of the Lisbon Treaty creates new dilemmas for David Cameron-and for David Miliband
Preparing for Oblivion
I have to admit, I love it when there’s talk of Tony
It's not that I'm not a supporter of GB. It's just that he definitely doesn't know my name
The Economics Column
Happiness is U-shaped
Don't believe all you read suggesting that quality of life in the UK is rotten
Madness of Crowds
Where the Wilde things are
The desecration of Oscar Wilde's grave by his "fans" is criminally vulgar
Dissident Voice
Suicide attacks are un-Islamic
There is nothing Islamic about so-called Islamic terrorism. But why are so many Muslims reluctant to condemn it?
Fidel Castro
The last revolutionary
Steve Richards
On Tory policy
Science
Religion and Darwin
James Macintyre
Miliband's dilemma
Will Self
On Oscar Wilde
Film review
Bright Star
Books
Paul Auster
Interview
Alain de Botton
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