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A short history of Britain since 1945 (without the boring bits)

Neil Faulkner on how the great social achievements of the post-war generation have been systematically attacked and eroded Read more

People's Assembly: we need unity to beat austerity

Alex Snowdon on why the People's Assembly must be top priority for the left in Britain Read more

Bulgaria after the elections

Bulgarian elections on Sunday failed to produce a clear winner as the country faces months of deep political uncertainty Read more

Rise of the 'clowns': Ukip and British politics today

After Ukip took nearly a quarter of all votes in the council elections, Alex Snowdon looks at what they represent and how the left should respond Read more

Raising Expectations (And Raising Hell): My Decade Fighting for the Labor Movement

Season Butler reviews a new book about trade union activism in the US Read more

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Labour, the movement and the radical left

Labour activists are an important part of the anti-cuts movement in many areas. Reuben Bard-Rosenberg argues for a united anti-cuts movement involving those ins...

Analysis | Reuben Bard-Rosenberg | Monday, 22 April 2013

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The Lady's not for mourning: Margaret Thatcher and the neoliberal counter-revolution

Historian Neil Faulkner on Thatcher, the neoliberal counter-revolution, and the battle for the future

Analysis | Neil Faulkner | Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Book Review

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Mad Science: The Nuclear Power Experiment

Nuclear power is championed by some environmentalists as an answer to global warming, Mad Science provides evidence that it remains far too dangerous

Book Reviews | Elaine Graham-Leigh | Friday, 3 May 2013

News & Comment

Video Ground the Drones protest | April 27 2013

Video report of the march in protest at the UK's drone program, organised by Stop the War, CND, and ...

Who wants to Evict a Millionaire - Evicting Lord Freud UK Uncut 13.04.13

Who wants to Evict a Millionaire - Evicting Lord Freud UK Uncut 13.04.13 From: fourmanfilms View...

Tyneside shows opposition to bedroom tax

The nationwide protests against the bedroom tax continue with hundreds gathering in Newcastle. Repor...

Bedroom tax: Manchester joins national day of action

Manchester had a vibrant protest against the bedroom tax on Saturday, hot on the heels of the city'...

Our History

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The Suffragettes, Black Friday and two types of window smashing

‘The argument of the broken window pane is the most valuable argument in modern politics’, declared suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst

Our History | Katherine Connelly | Thursday, 18 November 2010

Opinion

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We need to end the legacy of Thatcherism

Margaret Thatcher may be dead, but her legacy lives on. We must unite to defeat it, argues Alex Snowdon

Opinion | Alex Snowdon | Monday, 8 April 2013

History

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How History Happens: A Marxist History of the World part 9

The complex societies that emerged from the division of society into classes also created societies that were wasteful, violent, stagnant and crisis prone. Understanding why is the key to how history happens argues Neil ...

A Marxist History of The World | Neil Faulkner | Monday, 16 August 2010

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Video: 'A Marxist History of the World: From Neanderthals to Neoliberals'

From the dawn of humanity to the greatest crisis to confront the human race, Neil Faulkner introduces his new book. Video by Fourmanfilms

Video | Fourmanfilms | Tuesday, 14 May 2013

International

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Mortgage fraud, faux-democracy and escrache in Spain

As David Cameron plans another housing boom in Britain, Yaiza Hernández looks at how the people of Spain are suffering - and resisting - the dire consequences o...

International | By Yaiza Hernández, assisted by Ernest Marco | Saturday, 13 April 2013

Stop the War

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Fighting drone wars behind our back: cheap, invisible and risk-free mass murder

The great advantage of drones for western governments is they can be used without domestic casualties and therefore, they hope, without the risk of popular op...

Stop the war | Chris Nineham | Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Theory

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The crisis in Europe and the response of the Left

In this article, which will appear in Spanish in the Chilean journal Revista Materialismo Histórico, John Rees looks at the prospects for the left

The Crisis | John Rees | Tuesday, 2 April 2013

Book review

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In defence of permanent revolution

The theories of Permanent Revolution and Deflected Permanent Revolution remain of central importance despite the doubts expressed in Neil Davidson’s How Revolut...

Book Reviews | Dominic Alexander | Thursday, 14 February 2013

Opinion

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Chavez: farewell to neoliberalism's nemesis

Chavez proved that radical policies work and win support and that defiance of US imperialism is possible tand popular - Chris Nineham writes on why he will be m...

Opinion | Chris Nineham | Wednesday, 6 March 2013

Theory

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A twenty-first century feminist manifesto

There have been very great changes in women’s lives in the past few decades - but there is still much to fight for. Here is my manifesto for a 21st century fem...

Women's Liberation | Lindsey German | Sunday, 7 March 2010

International

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Letter from Italy: when the old is dying and the new cannot be born

In the first of a regular series, Elle Gierre's letter from Italy reports on a left struggling to get a grip on a country in crisis

International | Elle Gierre | Wednesday, 1 May 2013

International

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Crisis without end: Egypt’s democratic transition

What is the nature of the ongoing struggle in Egypt and where is it today? Egyptian socialist Tamer Wageeh provides some answers

Analysis | Tamer Wageeh | Saturday, 13 April 2013

Book Reviews

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Bahrain: 20/20

A huge, glossy, photographic history of the Bahrain uprising presents a misleading narrative that seeks to whitewash the regime, finds Dominic Kavakeb

Book Reviews | Dominic Kavakeb | Friday, 10 May 2013

Analysis

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North Korea threatened by rogue nuclear state

As tensions rise on the Korean peninsula its worth remembering that the US spends more than the next 42 countries combined on waging war

International | Sean Ledwith | Saturday, 20 April 2013

Our History

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Elizabeth Gurley Flynn: a radical leader of workers’ struggles

International Women’s Day has radical working class origins. Jacqueline Mulhallen reveals the extraordinary story of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and the militant s...

Women on the left | Jacqueline Mulhallen | Friday, 8 March 2013

Theory

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Empire and revolution - Syria and the critics of the anti-war movement

John Rees responds to recent discussions on Syria, imperialism and the Arab revolutions

International | John Rees | Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Theory

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The crisis of the British regime: democracy, protest and the unions

The British political regime faces a crisis of confidence. This report presents empirical evidence for the democratic deficit, growing protest, the state of th...

Theory | Adrian Cousins | Sunday, 27 November 2011

31 May - 1 June 2013
an international festival

In the parks, halls and public spaces around Kings Cross

With:
David Harvey, Tariq Ali, Tony Benn, Owen Jones, Nina Power, Sanum Ghafoor, Andrew Murray, Laurie Penny, Lindsey German, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Paul Le Blanc, Terry Eagleton, Paul Gilroy and more...

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Saturday 22 June 2013

9:30am – 5pm

Central Hall Westminster

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