Important events in our universe
JP O'Malley speaks to the economist Sir Tony Atkinson at Harvard University Press in London, to talk about why the current UK government is actually increasing inequality by slashing welfare, why a global tax might work more efficiently than a national tax rate, and why he remains optimistic that inequality can still be reduced in the coming years ahead
Don't let the naysayers drag you down - we are currently living in a great age for music in myriad, fractured forms. Many of them can be found here, in our reductive and subjective list of the Quietus' favourite albums of 2012
We're really happy with our beautiful, easy-to-navigate new Quietus, but in order to survive and thrive we need to hit 2000 subscribers by our birthday in September, writes John Doran. With that in mind, we're running a huge sale on subscriptions
Sharhabil Ahmed, the pioneering Sudanese musician and subject of an essential new Habibi Funk compilation, speaks to Patrick Clarke about his long and storied career, from performing for Haile Selassie to being crowned The King of Sudanese Jazz. Photos courtesy of Habibi Funk