Monday, 28 January 2013 10:29
Behind the rhetoric about islamism the Western intervention in Mali has seen heavy bombing of towns along the Niger, arbitrary arrests, torture and summary executions
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Speeches from the protest to Save Lewisham Hospital, where 25,000 people marched against plans to close the Maternity and Accident and Emergency wards
An observer’s account of the transition from Stalinism to Western capitalism in Poland shows the horror at the social consequences, but lacks clarity in its analysis, argues Richard Allday
French action is about energy security - in disrupting the flow of uranium through France's nuclear reactors, the so-called rebels are bad for business writes Assed Baig
Radical internet freedom campaigner Aaron Swartz recently took his own life as he faced the prospect of 35 years in prison. Mya Pope-Weidemann argues that those who share his vision must continue his fight
Decades of continued military intervention across the globe - David Cameron's determination to repeat the failed policies that breed terrorism is nothing short of insanity argues Lindsey German
The Luddites were a movement of protest against the use of technology to destroy their livelihoods. John Westmoreland looks at what we can learn from them
The hostage situation in Algeria and the intervention in Mali have thrown a light on a dirty secret that Western governments have done their best to hide
The Socialist Workers Party (SWP) is in crisis over their handling of allegations of rape made against a leading member. Counterfire has issued the following article in response
An analysis of Obama’s economic policy in his first term is an important resource for understanding what is to come, argues Henry Parkyn-Smith
William Hague and his government know full well that the successive wars engaged in by Britain have increased terrorism across the Middle East and south Asia
Donny Mayo (his name has been altered for all the usual reasons) was until recently a leading member of the Socialist Workers Party
Bombing Muslim countries does not defeat terrorism but provokes it - John Rees interviewed on Russia Today
In Mali, the West is more a part of the problem than the solution - the present situation is itself is a product of decades of western interference writes Explo Nani-Kof
The recent attacks on benefits are part of a plot against the welfare state itself writes Adam Tomes
Construction workers at a site in Runcorn have walked out in protest at poor conditions. Elly Badcock interviews a worker on site - referred to as ‘A’ due to the blacklist
Len McCluskey is standing for re-election as the leader of Unite. He deserves the full support of all who want to see a serious fightback against the Coalition regime
Deepa Kumar’s important new book on Islamophobia explores the link between the politics of Empire and domestic attacks on Muslims in Western nations, finds Sean Ledwith
Loyalism offers no future to a Protestant working class facing austerity writes Brian Christopher
Chris Bambery reflects upon the fortunes of the British left in recent times, whilst looking forward to potential roads to progress in the coming years
HSBC has been caught laundering tons of cash for drug cartels and alleged terrorists, yet no bank officials will be prosecuted or imprisoned
Saturday 22 June 2013
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How a Century of War Changed the Lives of Women
By Lindsey German
A Marxist History of the World
From Neanderthals to Neoliberals
By Neil Faulkner
The People V Tony Blair
Politics, the Media and the Anti-War Movement
By Chris Nineham
Timelines
A Political History of the Modern World
By John Rees
A People's History of London
By Lindsey German and John Rees
Counterfire Books
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
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