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Eugene V. Debs: A Graphic Biography - book review
Book Reviews December 3, 2020
The story of the American trade-union militant turned socialist leader, Eugene Debs, remains important and is stirringly told in a new graphic biography, finds ...
Johnson hopes vaccines will get him off the hook - CounterBlast
Opinion December 2, 2020
Frederick Engels, born 200 years, ago identified the type of disastrous policy pursued by the Johnson government during the pandemic, argues Sean Ledwith ...
Workers are not going to pay for the crisis - News from the Frontline
Latest News December 2, 2020
Counterfire's fortnightly digest rounding up the stories of working people getting organised and fighting back
Is there life outside Labour?
Opinion December 1, 2020
In our continuing series on left strategy, Chris Nineham from Counterfire responds to Laura Smith and John McInally ...
Windrush continued: the government's mass deportations must be stopped
Opinion November 30, 2020
Government plans to deport another 50 black people on 2 December in a continuation of the racist hostile environment must be opposed urgently
Tiers of a clown – weekly briefing
Opinion November 29, 2020
Lindsey German on the idiocy of Tory pandemic policy and Starmer’s witch-hunt on the march
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#NoMoreNancy: Manchester students march against University management
Students in Manchester marched in their hundreds to send a clear message to the university management: they're not backing down
December 4, 2020 Lucy Nichols
Britain's shame: deportation flight goes ahead despite widespread opposition
The Tories pushed on with its racist deportation flight to Jamaica even after successful legal challenges, reports Jamal Elaheebocus
December 3, 2020 Jamal Elaheebocus
'Worse than prison': shocking treatment of refugees at Napier Barracks exposed
Asylum seekers who have survived horrific journeys are now being held in such inhumane conditions they're committing self harm and attempting suicide ...
December 2, 2020 Shadia Edwards-Dashti
Labour's absent opposition, the CRG and scotch eggs - CounterBlast
Instead of opposing Johnson's shambolic tiers, Starmer's abstention is letting the anti-lockdown Tory rebels and scotch eggs dominate the debate, writes Terina ...
December 1, 2020 Terina Hine
Heathrow: strike takes off at Europe's largest workplace
Thousands of frontline workers at Heathrow Airport have begun strike action against the company's fire and rehire tactics, reports Yonas Makoni
December 1, 2020 Yonas Makoni
'Leeds - United!': the deeds and words of women on strike - review
The 1974 Play For Today ‘Leeds - United!’ depicts the real power of action and the passion of words produced when workers are involved in class strugg...
December 1, 2020 Tony Dowling
Will Biden make a difference to the Israeli occupation of Palestine?
As Trump’s presidency comes to an end, Sybil Cock assesses what Palestinians can expect from the incoming Biden administration
November 30, 2020 Sybil Cock
Engels 200
Engels: giant of the socialist movement - video
On the bicentenary of Engels' birth, Lindsey German looks at his life as a socialist revolutionary, activist and theoretician
November 27, 2020 Lindsey German
Engels: a working class hero
The life long comrade of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels made a huge contribution to socialist ideas and to revolutionary activity. Lindsey German looks a...
November 25, 2020 Lindsey German
Engels' contribution to Marxism
As part of our series on the revolutionary Frederick Engels, on the 200th anniversary of his birth, we repost Tony Cliff's 1996 speech on Engels
June 28, 2020 Tony Cliff
Theory
Why does the Labour Party fail? - explainer
Alex Snowdon dissects the root of Labour's failures as a party that's meant to represent working people
October 27, 2020 Alex Snowdon
What is imperialism? - explainer
In the tenth part of a series of explainers, Dragan Plavšić examines the roots of imperialism and how to oppose it
September 8, 2020 Dragan Plavšić
Is revolution possible in the twenty-first century? – explainer
In the ninth part of our explainer series, Katherine Connelly looks at the continuing possibility of revolution for transforming society today
August 25, 2020 Katherine Connelly
What went wrong in Russia? - explainer
In the eighth part of a series of socialist explainers, Vladimir Unkovski-Korica analyses what went wrong in post-revolution Russia
August 18, 2020 Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Is a society without oppression possible? - explainer
In the seventh part of a series of socialist explainers, Elaine Graham-Leigh analyses where oppression comes from and if it can be overcome
August 11, 2020 Elaine Graham-Leigh
Books
Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley - book review
Rob Larson’s witty and informative Bit Tyrants provides a welcome analysis of corporate tech giants, and a mass strategy for confronting them, finds Elaine Grah...
November 26, 2020 Elaine Graham-Leigh
Stealing from the Saracens: How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe - book review
Diana Darke’s magnificent study of the eastern origins of western Europe’s architectural heritage reveals a history suppressed by imperialist prejudice, finds D...
November 19, 2020 Dominic Alexander
The International Brigades: Fascism, Freedom and the Spanish Civil War - book review
The story of the International Brigades’ fight against fascism in Spain is newly told in Tremlett’s valuable account, finds Chris Bambery
November 12, 2020 Chris Bambery