Adam Barnett

Adam Barnett is a journalist and former Staff Writer for Left Foot Forward. He has written for Private Eye, New Statesman, Prospect, Dissent, Progress, and the Independent. He tweets at @AdamBarnett13

Otto Dix and the robot soldiers

The paintings of Otto Dix are an imperishable reminder that the best possible bulwark against becoming "machine men, with machine minds and machine hearts' – in Chaplin's phrase – is in not thinking like a machine.

By Adam Barnett

/ 11 Nov 2017

How the Democrats left the door wide open for Donald Trump

The Democrats ditched the working class in favour of a professional elite leaving Trump – a master of 'resentment politics' – to hoover up their votes. An interview with Listen Liberal! author Thomas Frank.

By Adam Barnett

/ 27 Jul 2016