The perpetual state of desire that we call ‘human nature’ is very particular, for it demands conformity with the nature of capitalism. Jeremy Seabrook reports.

Our cult-like devotion to a healthy economy leads us ignore the effect it has on our society, writes Jeremy Seabrook – and to blame human nature for its ravages.

The cult of violence is just one expression of the wider cult of inequality, writes Jeremy Seabrook.

The town centre has not declined, it has changed, becoming a playground for the institutionalised rebelliousness of a new generation, writes Jeremy Seabrook.

Action to reduce climate change requires an energising myth that will inspire collective action, not horror stories about an economic threat.

Imperialism has danced its way through time, mobile, adaptable and protean. Nonetheless, many of its themes from the 19th centruy are recognisable today.