Chuka's core values: privatisation, austerity and war
Opinion February 19, 2019
What the 7 MPs who quit Labour have in common is their voting records supporting welfare cuts, privatisation and foreign intervention, writes Mona Kamal ...
School's out for the Tories – weekly briefing
Opinion February 18, 2019
Students have put politics back on the streets again: this is an object lesson for everyone who wants a better world, argues Lindsey German
School climate strike: thousands of students shut down Parliament Square
Latest News February 15, 2019
School students brought Westminster to a standstill as around ten thousand protested against government inaction on climate change, reports Thomas Gibbs ...
Old Gods, New Enigmas: Marx’s Lost Theory - book review
Book Reviews February 14, 2019
Mike Davis punctures many myths about Marx and shows how important the history of working-class struggle remains for today, finds Dominic Alexander
Before Venezuela: a long history of US imperialism in Latin America
Analysis February 11, 2019
The push for regime change in Venezuela represents the latest in an abhorrent history of intervention in Latin America, writes Vladimir Unkovski-Korica ...
Marxism and the Brexit crisis
Analysis February 5, 2019
The Brexit crisis is best understood through a strong methodological framework, argues John Rees
Latest
Revoking Shamima Begum’s citizenship is unjustifiable
Removing Shamima Begum's citizenship is a violation of international and human rights law and would set a dangerous precedent, argues Shabbir Lakha
February 20, 2019 Shabbir Lakha
The left should take note: attack is the best form of defence
When the right is attacking you, going along with it is not the solution, fighting back is, argues Chris Nineham
February 19, 2019 Chris Nineham
The insignificant seven: what the left must do
The left must respond by not giving an inch, instead pushing the leadership to return to a politics of insurgency, argues Alex Snowdon
February 18, 2019 Alex Snowdon
Austerity and the damage done: the crisis in mental health care
Funding cuts are creating a problem that is spiralling out of control, with the young and poor hit hardest, argues Mona Kamal
February 18, 2019 Mona Kamal
Good riddance… but the left must face up to this new danger
Good that the splitters have gone, but this is a dangerous moment for the left, argues John Rees
February 18, 2019 John Rees
Sudan's uprisings have removed governments before, can they do it again?
Sudan has twice removed authoritarian regimes through popular protests. How does today’s uprising compare?
February 17, 2019 Willow Berridge
Theory
Media and the infrastructure of radical movements
Our movements need media that inspire mass participation, amplifying analysis to reach new audiences turning to the left, writes Des Freedman
September 17, 2018 Des Freedman
Socialism: utopian and scientific - an introduction
Engels’ popular pamphlet offers one of the best concise accounts of capitalist development and an accessible introduction to Marx's revolutionar...
June 20, 2018 John Rees
The limits of Keynesianism part 5: can the working class make advances within capitalism?
In the final part of our series, Dominic Alexander looks at how working class advancement means moving beyond the confines of reformism
May 18, 2018 Dominic Alexander
Books
Nostalgia for the future: Luigi Nono - book review
This excellent edition of Luigi Nono’s writings offers an invaluable insight into the unity of thought of one of the twentieth century’s greatest musical minds...
February 7, 2019 Thomas Gibbs
Building Power from Below: Chilean Workers Take on Walmart - book review
The success of trade-union organising in Walmart within Chile shows the potential social power of workers in the most difficult circumstances, finds Orlando Hil...
January 31, 2019 Orlando Hill
On new terrain - book review
Kim Moody’s book on labour, unions and capitalism, is very valuable, but revolutionary organisation is essential, argues Richard Allday
January 24, 2019 Richard Allday