US harbours Yemeni war criminal
President Saleh of Yemen seems to be on a medical farewell tour, says Dan Poulton. First Saudi Arabia, now the US...but is the end at hand? Read more
Europe's economic suicide pact
The EU remains on course for economic disaster as its leaders reaffirm their commitment to austerity via the new fiscal compact, writes James Meadway Read more
Pensions campaign at the crossroads
The battle over public sector pensions is at a critical juncture, with different unions adopting radically different positions, writes UCU activist Des Freedman. Read more
The Falklands: Cameron's colony
The Falklands war was thirty years ago this year, but for David Cameron, the conflict’s not over, argues Jack Penn. Read more
Why Noise Matters
Alex Lockwood reviews Why Noise Matters, arguing that the causes of noise pollution are intertwined with class and consumer capitalism. Read more
Event
 The Festival of Dangerous Ideas | March 17Counterfire, ISG, Verso and the Rich Mix present a multimedia event featuring Tony Benn, Owen Jones, Sanum Ghafoor, Lindsey German, Owen Hatherley, Paul Mason, Nina Power and many more. Events | Counterfire | Tuesday, 31 January 2012 |
News & Comment
Stopping the criminalisation of squattingAs clause 130 of LAPSA - the criminalization of squatting - enters the House of Lords, the usual hysteria is mounting. |
Mark Steel on Question Time - bankers' bonuses and benefit capsThe Benefits Cap and the injustice of massive bounuses and tax avoidance write-offs attacked by Mark Steel on Question T... |
Wincanton drivers strikeUnionNews reports on the start of seven days of strike action by more than 120 fuel haulage drivers in a campaign of ind... |
Comment: Social media and freedom of speech in universitiesOn Saturday 21st January 2012 the following email was sent to all students at the University of East Anglia (UEA): ... |
Olympics
 Olympics 2012: only overpriced junk food allowedSecurity guards at the Olympics will be searching your bags for food to ensure you're forced to eat the junk food sold by the event's sponsors. Neil Faulkner’s Olympic Blog | Neil Faulkner | Friday, 3 February 2012 |
International
 Interview: Debating the way forward in NepalFeyzi Ismail interviews Indra Mohan Sigdel (aka Basanta), a politburo member of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and part of a left faction beginni... International | | Sunday, 5 February 2012 |
Marxist History Series
 A Marxist History of the World part 60: The Paris Commune: the face of proletarian revolutionThe Franco-Prussian war produced the first proletarian revolution in history, and showed to the world for the first time what a workers’ state looks like. A Marxist History of The World | Neil Faulkner | Monday, 30 January 2012 |
Opinion
 How secularism is used to attack Muslims in FranceMarwan Muhammad writes on how the growing islamophobia in France is often conducted in the name of 'laïcité', or secularism. Opinion | Marwan Muhammad | Friday, 3 February 2012 |
Book Reviews
 Tweets from TahrirThe rapid pace and intensity of emotion during last years’ revolutionary 18 days in Egypt is reflected in this collection of tweets from key activists of the ti... Book Reviews | Nadine El-Hadi | Wednesday, 25 January 2012 |
Theory
 Climate change movements: where are we going?Since 2009, the climate change movement has been losing momentum. But failure should not be taken as the whole story of Copenhagen and its aftermath, argues Ela... Climate change | Elaine Graham-Leigh | Tuesday, 24 January 2012 |
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The People Demand: A short history of the Arab revolutions
By John Rees and Joseph Daher
Strategy and tactics: how the left can organise to transform society
By John Rees
Capitalism and Class Consciousness: the ideas of Georg Lukacs
By Chris Nineham