James Bloodworth

James Bloodworth is a journalist and the former editor of the political blog Left Foot Forward. He writes a regular column for the International Business Times and can be read in various publications, including the Daily Beast, Politico and the Wall Street Journal. He is currently writing a book for Atlantic about living on the breadline in Tory Britain.

Articles

The pitfalls of progress and the death of Utopia

Culture

Society

Future imperfect

Red mist - the legacy of the October revolution

Longform

Society

Three new books reveal how we remain conflicted over the Bolshevik revolution, 100 years on

Beware the Prolier-than-thou style

Society

Politicians and pundits alike revel in portraying prejudice and ignorance as essentially working-class values

The romanticisation of Fidel Castro's Cuba must die with him

News

World

Cuba’s revolution was built on shady ideologies

We love Coca-Cola and they love death

Longform

Words

Islamic State's absolutism has antecedents in 20th Century communism and fascism

Ben Judah’s return to Darkest England

Words

Delving into the heart of modern poverty, This Is London is part of an English literary tradition that dates back to 1840s

Alternative media's useful idiots

Society

From state-sponsored TV to online cranks, "alternative" news serves sinister agendas