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The Corbyn Moment - video
Some clips from the speeches made at The Corbyn Moment event in London filmed and edited by Paul Merron
Jeremy Corbyn isn't antisemitic: we should stop being defensive about it
The antisemitism smear campaign against Jeremy Corbyn is cynical political point scoring and the left must tackle the arguments head on argues Shabbir Lakha
The return of idealism: identity and the politics of oppression
The pervasion of identity politics limits our ability to truly liberate ourselves from oppression, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh
15 years on from the biggest protest in British history
Lindsey German looks back at the day in 2003 that millions took to the streets to protest the Iraq war
Building Counterfire
People have been building socialist organisations for a very long time. Karen Buckley discusses some ways to do it in the 21st century
The Tories are falling apart, but we must act to push them out
To achieve a scenario where Theresa May poses the question ‘who rules?’ requires all of us to start moving
Serco strike: an incredible show of solidarity with hospital workers
Cleaners, porters and security staff striking for better pay staged an enthusiastic and lively protest in East London on Saturday
This political moment will not last
Politics in this country has shifted decisively to the left, but we must make the most of it
Corbyn and the movement: this is our time
Following the political earthquake, building the movement is vital. Now it can really reshape politics
Why you should join Counterfire
We need a dynamic, combative left, fit for the 21st century
Out on the streets, Corbyn is drawing a crowd
As Jeremy Corbyn visits Southall, Morgan Daniels reports on a campaign that is gaining momentum
March 18 anti-racist demos: broad and militant
Recent anti-racist mobilisations show the movement shifting up a gear, notes Kevin Ovenden
Labour and the movement after Stoke and Copeland: the next steps
As safe seats become marginal ones before our very eyes, Lindsey German makes short work of the media voodoo and suggests a plan
Refugees are welcome here: Newcastle trumps racism
Trumpism’s first clash with the North East’s rich anti-racist tradition shall not be the last, reports Dawn Warcup
Starting as you mean to go on: Trump and the movement
Recent protests contain the seeds of future victories but nothing is automatic, notes Lindsey German
Not my pussy: protest trumps pessimism
The weekend’s magnificent demonstrations are a cue to reinvigorate left politics as a whole, suggests Ellen Graubart
The right in power, resistance and transformation
The die is cast, but socialists must fight for their outcomes, argues Jack Hazeldine
Standing up for Standing Rock: the shape of things to come?
Once again protest within the movements points to a wider challenge to US power and capital, argues George Mueller Waite
The Candidate: the summer coup - extract
In an extract from
The Candidate: Jeremy Corbyn’s Improbable Path to Power
, Alex Nunns describes a dramatic day in the attempted coup against Corbyn
Counterfire Conference December 2016 Resolutions
Resolutions passed for Counterfire Conference December 2016
Corbyn re-election: 'Don't be too nice'
Labour activists in Liverpool speak about the election, the Labour right and the future
Corbyn: after the victory - keep left and keep your placard
In anticipation of a Jeremy Corbyn victory, Chris Nineham highlights some strategic goalposts for both the Labour Party and the wider movement
What’s gone wrong with the media? Bias, bombers and the BBC
As the media attacks on Corbyn's leadership continue, we publish the text of a speech by Chris Nineham at Media Reform UK's event: The Media, the Movements and Jeremy Corbyn
Bail out Bristol: Mayor greets anti-cuts protesters at City Hall
As protesters take to the streets of Bristol, Tom Whittaker takes a look at the options for building resistance against the cuts
Corbyn, democracy and the movement
Opposing imperialism through the movement on the streets is imperative, argues Lindsey German
Escaping Bleak House: sex, class and power in neoliberal Britain
In this major new analysis, Lindsey German looks at resistance to neoliberalism, oppression's relationship to class, and how new forms of organising and the united front are central to a socialist transformation of Britain
Corbyn: momentum meets vertigo
The ideas of the great Hungarian Marxist Georg Lukács offer insights into Labour‘s recent quandaries, finds David Moyles
Corbyn: another desperate attack from Sadiq Khan
Lindsey German reflects on the Labour right’s latest descent into the depths of opportunist bilge
It’s Corbyn’s critics that have questions to answer
As the lines are being drawn, Shabbir Lakha turns the tables on Owen Jones and his soft left assault on Jeremy Corbyn’s social movement
Jeremy Corbyn's new politics is a threat to the establishment
This moment offers an opportunity for radical change, but the path to victory lies in political confrontation, argues Kevin Ovenden
An assault on the whole movement
The furore over alleged antisemitism in Labour is a smear on the party’s left and an attempt to delegitimise criticism of Israel, argues Reuben Bard-Rosenberg
Dangerous Times Festival 2016: an opportunity that mustn’t be missed
With the Tories in turmoil and the political landscape in flux, the movement and the left need to come together to discuss next steps
Junior doctors: we will keep fighting
Support surges for the junior doctors as they strike, in another bad day for Jeremy Hunt
Malia Bouattia elected NUS president
All change at the NUS as its presidency is won by a black female activist. Liam McCafferty reports
Parliament and people power: the left and the movements after the demonstration
As the Tories' trauma continues, Chris Nineham sketches out a strategy for radical change
The Tories' crisis is our opportunity
The tide is turning against austerity. How can we take advantage of the Tories’ crisis?
Keeping it on the streets
Jack Hazeldine looks at the focus and purpose of the People’s Assembly national demonstration on 16 April
Donny calling!
Activist Mick Wattam takes us through the ins and outs of making a mobilisation happen
Thousands march calling for Cameron to resign
In response to the largest exposé
of tax evasion in history, the British public have taken to the streets calling for David Cameron's resignation
How the left can move forward in 2016
As a tumultuous year in British politics comes to an end, Alex Snowdon takes a look at the implications for the year ahead
Japanese protest movements signal new political energy
William Andrews outlines the character of the new protest movements in Japan, as the government attempts to adopt new security legislation
What are the choices? The left, the elections and how to get to a better place
Establishment politics is fracturing, but the General Election outcome won't represent the anger with the elite. Chris Nineham outlines a strategy for popular opposition and generating a new left
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