Greek austerity: The end of the line
After two years of self-defeating austerity measures, a Greek default looks more likely than ever. Read more
Paint it red
Don’t miss the ‘Picasso and Modern British Art’ exhibition at the Tate Britain, says John Rees. Read more
Tanker drivers: a 'halfway house' deal
Fuel tanker drivers look set to narrowly accept the employers' latest proposals in their second ballot. Read more
Chilean students rise up
As Chilean students take to the streets again, Alastair Stephens explains the background and demands of the movement. Read more
Enjoy the Same Liberty: Black Americans and the Revolutionary Era
Neil Faulkner reviews Edward Countryman's new book on black Americans in the revoluntionary war of independence. Read more
News
 Tilbury: strikes return to the docksTilbury dockers said 'enough is enough' this week by taking official strike action for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century Latest News | Angry Trucker | Sunday, 20 May 2012 |
Opinion
 The meaning of BritainSuggestions that Britain has limited influence in the modern world seriously underestimate the role Britain plays in the imperialist system argues Chris Bambery... Opinion | Chris Bambery | Wednesday, 16 May 2012 |
Opinion
 A European Spring?A new Left is emerging in Europe to lead the anti-austerity struggle. David Jamieson argues that it's development is based on a break with dogmas old and new. Opinion | David Jamieson | Friday, 18 May 2012 |
News & Comment
Turkish government attacks the right to strikeKemal Ulker reports on the Turkish Government ’s plans to broaden its anti-union policies in an atta... |
Manchester may day marchManchester, Oldham, Bury and Salford trades councils joined together for May day this year. Around ... |
Salford Uni staff resist job cutsStaff at Salford University are resisting redundancies writes a UCU activist who attended a 250 stro... |
Greece: Anti-Austerity Left makes big gainsToday’s general election in Greece has turned out to be a historic turning point in Greek politics,... |
Olympics
 Olympic Myth: The Olympic torchNeil Faulkner dispels the myth around the Olympic Torch as the invention of the ancients, but rather as an invention by the Nazi as symbol of national prestige.... Olympics | Neil Faulkner | Wednesday, 16 May 2012 |
Palestine
 Racist Israeli Student Union condemnedUK student leaders have condemned the decision by Zefat Academic College to effectively prevent Palestinians from standing for student union president Opinion | ISG | Wednesday, 16 May 2012 |
Radio
 A People's History of London - Lindsey German & John Rees on Robert Elms ShowLindsey German and John Rees talk about A People's History of London on Robert Elms radio show Video | counterfire | Tuesday, 15 May 2012 |
Marxist History Series
 A Marxist History of the World part 75: The German RevolutionAt the end of the First World War, the epicentre of revolution moved from Petrograd to Berlin. Why did the German communists fail where the Bolsheviks had succe... A Marxist History of The World | Neil Faulkner | Sunday, 13 May 2012 |
Opinion
 Greece's political elite gear up for new elections.As the political parties in Greece fail to make a coalition government and fresh elections are called, SYRIZA is emerging as the dominant political force. Opinion | Teacher Dude | Wednesday, 16 May 2012 |
Book Reviews
 The Wind from the East: French Intellectuals, the Cultural Revolution, and the Legacy of the 1960sRichard Wolin provides a fascinating account of the intellectual confusion that followed May '68, but takes an ambivalent attitude towards the revolutionary pot... Book Reviews | Feyzi Ismail | Thursday, 10 May 2012 |
Interview
 John Rees on democracy and the age of mass movementsDavid Jamieson speaks to political commentator John Rees about mass movements, the modern world and the tasks of the left today. Interview | David Jamieson | Tuesday, 8 May 2012 |
Theory
 The crisis of the British regime: democracy, protest and the unionsThe British political regime faces a crisis of confidence. This report presents empirical evidence for the democratic deficit, growing protest, the state of the trade unions and the strategic implications for the ... Theory | Adrian Cousins | Sunday, 27 November 2011 |
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The People Demand: A short history of the Arab revolutions
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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