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Johnson’s latest pandemic plan is more moonshine than moonshot - CounterBlast

Johnson’s latest pandemic plan is more moonshine than moonshot - CounterBlast

Opinion September 9, 2020

The Prime Minister who bungled the first wave of coronavirus cannot be trusted to tackle the second, suggests Sean Ledwith

What is imperialism? - explainer

What is imperialism? - explainer

Opinion September 8, 2020

In the tenth part of a series of explainers, Dragan Plavšić examines the roots of imperialism and how to oppose it

Labour adrift while the second wave builds - weekly briefing

Labour adrift while the second wave builds - weekly briefing

Opinion September 6, 2020

Lindsey German on faux opposition, media sickness and Britain’s oldest colony

The Assange case: the people have the power

The Assange case: the people have the power

Opinion September 6, 2020

The tide is turning in the case to extradite Julian Assange - now opinion needs to be turned into power, argues John Rees

Tax the rich - but it is about a lot more than that

Tax the rich - but it is about a lot more than that

Analysis September 4, 2020

Kevin Ovenden looks at the growing crisis facing the government over the soaring deficit and the debate on taxation

The Ballot or The Streets or Both? From Marx and Engels to Lenin and the October Revolution - book review

The Ballot or The Streets or Both? From Marx and Engels to Lenin and the October Revolution - book review

Book Reviews September 3, 2020

August Nimtz’s study of Lenin’s approach to elections reveals the continuities with Marx and their enduring relevance to revolutionary politics, argues Alex Sno...

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The market crashes: from exam crisis to political crisis

The market crashes: from exam crisis to political crisis

University staff are pushing back against the callous actions of universities and the government putting staff and students at risk, argues Des Freedman ...

September 9, 2020 Des Freedman

It's Tory failures not young people that has caused the covid spike

It's Tory failures not young people that has caused the covid spike

The government is trying to scapegoat young people, but it's their drive back to work and schools that is behind the rise in infections, argues Caitlin Sou...

September 9, 2020 Caitlin Southern

The market crashes: Branch Solidarity Network Bulletin September 2020

The market crashes: Branch Solidarity Network Bulletin September 2020

Branch Solidarity Network's September bulletin on the return to universities and why face-to-face teaching isn't safe

September 8, 2020 Branch Solidarity Network

We must stop the Tories ending the eviction ban

We must stop the Tories ending the eviction ban

The government’s new end date for the eviction ban is fast-approaching amid a growing housing crisis, now’s the time to resist argues Norbert Lawrie ...

September 8, 2020 Norbert Lawrie

This is about all our rights: don't extradite Assange protest

This is about all our rights: don't extradite Assange protest

Protesters assembled outside the Old Bailey to voice the opposition to extraditing Julian Assange, reports Shabbir Lakha

September 7, 2020 Shabbir Lakha

Is revolution possible in the 21st century? – video

Is revolution possible in the 21st century? – video

As part of a series on Marxism in the Modern World, Chris Nineham looks at the prospect of revolution in the present day

September 7, 2020 Chris Nineham

Don't delay: ballot now! - Tunnel Vision September 2020

Don't delay: ballot now! - Tunnel Vision September 2020

The September issue of the Rank & File bulletin Tunnel Vision calling for the RMT to stop delaying the ballot, for Aslef members to vote yes and for justice...

September 7, 2020 Tunnel Vision

Paris protest supports Black MP against racist magazine

Paris protest supports Black MP against racist magazine

As demonstrators show solidarity with demonised Black MP Danièle Obono, the left in France should continue to step up the fight against racism, argues John Mull...

September 6, 2020 John Mullen

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

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

Why class matters - explainer

Why class matters - explainer

In the fifth part of a series of socialist explainers, David McAllister explains what the working class is and why it's central to transforming society ...

July 28, 2020 David McAllister

Does a biased media make change impossible? - explainer

Does a biased media make change impossible? - explainer

In the fourth of a series of socialist explainers, Des Freedman looks at the possibilities for change in the face of a hostile media establishment

July 21, 2020 Des Freedman

Can economic planning work? - explainer

Can economic planning work? - explainer

In the third of a series of socialist explainers, Dominic Alexander takes on the idea that a planned economy cannot work

July 14, 2020 Dominic Alexander

Books

Dust Bowls of Empire. Imperialism, Environmental Politics and Injustice of ‘Green’ Capitalism - book review

Dust Bowls of Empire. Imperialism, Environmental Politics and Injustice of ‘Green’ Capitalism - book review

Holleman’s Dust Bowls of Empire shows that ecological crisis on the Great Plains of America is rooted in racism, imperialism and capitalism, finds Elaine Graham...

August 27, 2020 Elaine Graham-Leigh

Radical Seattle: The General Strike of 1919 - book review

Radical Seattle: The General Strike of 1919 - book review

Winslow’s Radical Seattle tells an important story of workers’ militancy in the US very well, but questions of political strategy also need to be addressed, arg...

August 20, 2020 John Westmoreland

Keenie Meenie: The British Mercenaries Who Got Away with War Crimes - book review

Keenie Meenie: The British Mercenaries Who Got Away with War Crimes - book review

Keenie Meenie exposes, with thorough research, the activities of a booming, highly lucrative outsourced industry, and its intimate ties with the British State, ...

August 13, 2020 Susan Ram