Coalition of Resistance declares war on coalition government
The coalition government will be struck by a 'wave of protest' which may crack the Conservatives and Lib Dems apart as pensioners, trade unionists, and black rights groups unite. ....Read more
Norman Finkelstein, This Time We Went Too Far
Published just over a year after Israel’s 2008 attack on Gaza and drawing on a wealth of evidence Finkelstein's book is first and foremost a stunning indictment of operation Cast ....Read more
Capitalism and Class Consciousness: the ideas of Georg Lukács
Excerpts from the latest Counterfire publication, Capitalism and Class Consciousness: the ideas of Georg Lukács by Chris Nineham. Out 2nd September. ....Read more
Waterstone’s should not host a book-signing for war criminal Blair, 8 September
Protest Wednesday 8 September 12.30pm Waterstone's 203 Piccadilly London ....Read more
Stitched up Part 1: Fashion from production to consumption
In the first part of a new series, Tansy Hoskins examines who shapes what we wear, tracking the power of the fashion industry. ....Read more
News
 Defend anti-fascist activists in BoltonA campaign has been launched to defend anti-fascist organisers arrested whilst opposing the EDL in Bolton earlier this year. Fighting fascism | Thursday, 2 September 2010 |
 Tony Blair admits Iraq after coalition attack was ‘bloody, destructive and chaotic’Extracts from Tony Blair's autobiography A Journey show the former prime minister failed to "guess the nightmare that unfolded" despite repe... Reports | Wednesday, 1 September 2010 |
 Countering the EDL in BradfordThe racist EDL dubbed their demonstration in Bradford ‘The Big One’ and promised to get 5,000 there. The event turned out to be the ‘not so ... Fighting Racism | Sunday, 29 August 2010 |
 10,000 Tube staff to strike to defend jobs and safetyLondon Underground's two biggest unions will strike against plans to axe 800 station and other staff and close ticket-offices, after RMT an... Reports | Wednesday, 25 August 2010 |
 Kashmir: Lift the military shadowA number of civil liberties organisations in the UK and US have written to the Indian PM to end the killings of civilians in Kashmir and li... International | Tuesday, 24 August 2010 |
 Justice for Sean Rigg campaigners demand answers from Brixton PoliceBrixton police station was invaded by the family of Sean Rigg and their supporters on Saturday demanding answers about the circumstances tha... Reports | Sunday, 22 August 2010 |
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Features
 Lions and Jackals: Review of The LeopardLindsey German celebrates the re-release of The Leopard, the classic film about the conflict between the aristocracy and... Film Review | Tuesday, 31 August 2010 |
 Presidential election in Brazil: International support grows for PSOL’s socialist alternativeDuring the presidency of Lula da Silva Brazil's governing Workers’ Party has turned from a radical alternative into a ... International | Friday, 27 August 2010 |
 David Williams, Bitterly Divided: The South’s Inner Civil WarDominic Alexander reviews David Williams’ Bitterly Divided which details the astonishing scale of internal division in ... Book Reviews | Friday, 27 August 2010 |
 Public opinion and the cutsAs much as many commentators tried to spin the ConDem's polling statistics in a positive light, YouGov figures expose t... Analysis | Wednesday, 25 August 2010 |
 Talks between TUC and Tories: what’s going on?The Independent today reports secret talks between trade union movement leaders and representatives of the government. T... Opinion | Tuesday, 24 August 2010 |
 A Marxist History of the World part 10: Men of IronThe constant rise and fall of Bronze age societies was a product of their wasteful, crisis ridden nature. But in the bar... A Marxist History of The World | Monday, 23 August 2010 |
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Theory
 Trotsky: The Lessons of October | 70th AnniversaryOn the 70th anniversary of the death of Leon Trotsky, a leading figure in the 1917 Russian revolution, Alex Snowdon introduces a key chapte... Marxist History | Friday, 20 August 2010 |
 Lukács: Reification and the Class Consciousness of the ProletariatGeorg Lukács made a large contribution to Marxist theory, but especially significant are the series of essays he wrote under the title His... Theory | Monday, 9 August 2010 |
 Another China risingAs a rising labour movement gains strength in China, the reprint of Harold Isaac's classic Marxist history of the Chinese revolution provid... Book Reviews | Thursday, 5 August 2010 |
 Strategy and tactics: how the left can organise to transform societyCounterfire is publishing a series of short books over the next few months. Below are excerpts from Strategy and tactics: how the left can o... Theory | Tuesday, 27 July 2010 |
 Sumit Sarkar - Marxian Social History of Modern IndiaSumit Sarkar is one of the foremost historians of modern India. In this video he introduces his paper Writing a Marxian Social History of Mo... Theory | Friday, 23 July 2010 |
 Nepal and Thailand: revolution postponed?The uprisings in Nepal and Thailand have radicalised millions in both countries, but unless social and economic questions are raised, their ... International | Sunday, 11 July 2010 |
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