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Antisemitism, politics, and voting Tory - election briefing 6 December
Opinion December 6, 2019
Let’s stop apologising for having done nothing wrong, insists Lindsey German
Unfinished business: The Battle of Seattle twenty years on
Analysis December 5, 2019
The anti-neoliberal spirit of the Seattle protests of two decades encapsulated an internationalist but anti-globalisation mass movement that has lessons fo...
France strikes against Macron's neoliberal war on pensions
Opinion December 5, 2019
As mass strikes begin across France in response to Macron's attack on pensions, John Mullen looks at what's at stake
The Coming Revolution: Capitalism in the 21st Century - book review
Book Reviews December 5, 2019
The Coming Revolution is an impressive guide for Marxists looking for a way to approach contemporary capitalism, argues Josh Newman
Why we will not be silent on Palestine
Opinion December 3, 2019
The fight for a free Palestine will not stop until there is justice and equality for all, writes Gabriel Polley
The BBC's anti-Corbyn bias shows it's not fit for purpose
Opinion November 27, 2019
The BBC's overt political bias against Jeremy Corbyn should cause us to question what public service it's really providing, writes Morgan Daniels
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How to read an election
Philosophy Football’s Mark Perryman provides a handy reading guide for the 12th December General Election
December 6, 2019 Mark Perryman
France on strike: “We’re fighting Macron and his world!”
Across France, hundreds of thousands strike work and take to the streets to denounce neoliberal pension ‘reforms’, writes Susan Ram
December 6, 2019 Susan Ram
Boris Johnson should worry about his own families: not ours - election briefing 5 December
Lindsey German on family values, the perils of Nato and state oppression
December 5, 2019 Lindsey German
The big question: can Trump keep his mouth shut for another 24 hours? – election briefing 4 December
Lindsey German on the blunderbuss waiting to happen and national security
December 4, 2019 Lindsey German
Staff-student solidarity is being built in the UCU strike
Teach-outs are building staff-student solidarity and provide a model for a better university, writes Clare Burgess ...
December 3, 2019 Clare Burgess
Hillsborough: ‘the greatest miscarriage of justice of our times’
Dragan Plavšić looks at the struggle to get to the truth behind the Hillsborough tragedy ...
December 3, 2019 Dragan Plavšić
Theory
What did Engels say about revolution?
Engels was a revolutionary democrat and a revolutionary realist, argues Dragan Plavšić
July 26, 2019 Dragan Plavšić
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
Books
The Debt System - book review
The Debt System argues that international debt is a system of exploitation of poorer countries, which should be regarded as illegitimate, finds Phil Armstrong ...
November 28, 2019 Phil Armstrong
Understanding Marxism - book review
Richard Wolff in Understanding Marxism concisely introduces Marx’s essential arguments on exploitation in capitalism, and workers’ democracy, finds Graham Kirkw...
November 21, 2019 Graham Kirkwood
Corbynism from Below – book review
Corbynism from Below is a wide-ranging collection of thoughtful essays on this historic opportunity for the left to transform society, finds Kevin Ovenden ...
November 14, 2019 Kevin Ovenden