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Goodbye, good riddance… get ready – weekly briefing

Goodbye, good riddance… get ready – weekly briefing

Opinion November 8, 2020

Lindsey German on Trump’s departure as POTUS and the reality of Starmer’s Labour party

Good riddance Trump, but Biden won’t extinguish Trumpism

Good riddance Trump, but Biden won’t extinguish Trumpism

Opinion November 7, 2020

The Democratic Party is too wedded to the establishment to defeat the right in the US, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica.

This is a lockdown in name only – CounterBlast

This is a lockdown in name only – CounterBlast

Opinion November 7, 2020

As the infection rate, and deaths, continue to rise, the government’s poor excuse for a lockdown offers no solution, argues Alex Snowdon

Covid-19: A Worker's Self-Defence Manual - Counterfire pamphlet

Covid-19: A Worker's Self-Defence Manual - Counterfire pamphlet

Latest News November 6, 2020

A Counterfire pamphlet by Richard Allday aimed at providing you with information about the virus and your rights at work

The Living Flame: The Revolutionary Passion of Rosa Luxemburg - book review

The Living Flame: The Revolutionary Passion of Rosa Luxemburg - book review

Book Reviews November 5, 2020

The Living Flame: The Revolutionary Passion of Rosa Luxemburg shows the importance of keeping Luxemburg’s ideas of revolutionary democracy alive, finds Orlando ...

Crunch time for workers - News from the Frontline

Crunch time for workers - News from the Frontline

Latest News November 4, 2020

Counterfire's fortnightly digest rounding up the stories of working people getting organised and fighting back

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Why Labour fails - video

Why Labour fails - video

Dragan Plavšić explains why the Labour Party fails as a party that was founded to represent the working class

November 9, 2020 Dragan Plavšić

Biden's politics as usual is what produced Trump in the first place

Biden's politics as usual is what produced Trump in the first place

Trumpism is still alive and the left must recognise the centrality of class in order to organise against it, argues Yonas Makoni

November 9, 2020 Yonas Makoni

The China question

The China question

Dragan Plavšić replies to criticisms of his recent article ‘China: a socialist force for good or an imperial superpower in the making? An historical evaluation’...

November 8, 2020 Dragan Plavšić

No capitulation to Starmer's witch-hunt: fight back now

No capitulation to Starmer's witch-hunt: fight back now

The question isn't 'stay or leave', it's whether or not the left inside and outside the Labour party is going to fight back, argues John McInally

November 8, 2020 John McInally

Rosa Luxemburg: an interview with Dana Mills

Rosa Luxemburg: an interview with Dana Mills

Katherine Connelly interviews Dana Mills, author of a new biography on Rosa Luxemburg, on her crucial contribution to revolutionary thought

November 8, 2020 Katherine Connelly

#ParentStrike: Parents take action against unsafe schools

#ParentStrike: Parents take action against unsafe schools

Parents around the country took boycott action on Nov 5th, demanding protection for teachers, children and families, reports BRTUS: Parents United

November 7, 2020 BRTUS: Parents United

Rolls Royce workers strike to protect jobs

Rolls Royce workers strike to protect jobs

Rolls Royce workers in Barnoldswick have had huge levels of support for their struggle against offshoring and job cuts, reports Chris Neville

November 6, 2020 Chris Neville

After the election, is US foreign policy likely to change?

After the election, is US foreign policy likely to change?

As the chaotic presidential election inches towards resolution, we can expect more continuity than change in US foreign policy, argues Terina Hine

November 6, 2020 Terina Hine

Engels 200

Engels' contribution to Marxism

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

Engels was right, class society and women's oppression aren't inevitable or irreversible

Engels was right, class society and women's oppression aren't inevitable or irreversible

As part of our series on the revolutionary Frederick Engels, on the 200th anniversary of his birth, Elaine Graham-Leigh looks at Engels' The Origins of the Fami...

May 17, 2020 Elaine Graham-Leigh

Engels on nature and humanity

Engels on nature and humanity

In the third of our series on the revolutionary Frederick Engels, on the 200th anniversary of his birth, we repost this excerpt from an upcoming short book on E...

April 4, 2020 Michael Roberts

Theory

Why does the Labour Party fail? - explainer

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

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

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

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

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

This Is What America Looks Like - book review

This Is What America Looks Like - book review

Ilhan Omar has always been a fighter, and not just in the rhetorical sense. Kate O’Neil reviews the autobiography of the progressive Somali-American representat...

October 29, 2020 Kate O'Neil

Black Power Afterlives: The Enduring Significance of the Black Panther Party - book review

Black Power Afterlives: The Enduring Significance of the Black Panther Party - book review

Black Power Afterlives provides a range of views on the Black Panther Party, some of which hint at what a revival of the radical core of the Party could mean, a...

October 22, 2020 Yonas Makoni

There would have been no Corbynism without Corbyn: a review of This Land

There would have been no Corbynism without Corbyn: a review of This Land

While This Land offers an insight into Corbyn's leadership, Owen Jones draws the wrong lessons to be learned, argues Shabbir Lakha

October 15, 2020 Shabbir Lakha