Iran - unrepentant warmongers and gullible fools are at it again: weekly briefing
Opinion June 17, 2019
It’s action stations for the anti-war movement as reheated imperial aggression through the prism of Donald Trump makes a bold return, argues Lindsey Ge...
The Common Wind charts the black resistance movement that won - book review
Book Reviews June 13, 2019
Scott’s classic The Common Wind shows the world-historic impact of the Haitian Revolution of 1791, the first successful slave revolt in history, finds ...
How the left can take the initiative
Opinion June 12, 2019
In the week of the Trump visit, the left held the initiative, and now must keep it, argues John Rees
General election now: why 100,000 Tories will be wrong
Opinion June 7, 2019
With Theresa May slowly becoming something of the past, Katherine Connelly looks to the future
Trump and Farage: gruesome twosome of the resurgent right
Analysis June 5, 2019
Trump is feeding a toxic resurgence of the pinstriped populist right, argues Sean Ledwith
Labour must say no to a second referendum
Analysis June 1, 2019
As pressure mounts, Labour must hold the line and keep fighting for a general election, argues Shabbir Lakha
Latest
Why Iranians might be sceptical of the west's intentions
The warmongering from the west is the latest in a long line of imperialist interventions in the region, argues John Rees
June 19, 2019 John Rees
The poverty of anti-corruption politics
A politics based on anti-corruption obscures class and tends to benefit one side. It's not the left, argues Reuben Bard-Rosenberg
June 18, 2019 Reuben Bard-Rosenberg
President Mohamed Morsi: murdered by the thug El Sisi
The Tory government should cut off relations with the rogue state that is modern Egypt, argues John Rees
June 17, 2019 John Rees
Iago Watson strikes again
Watson wants to wreck the Corbyn project. The left mustn't let him, argues Martin Hall
June 17, 2019 Martin Hall
The London working class have not forgotten Grenfell
The second demonstration in two days about the horrific disaster at Grenfell Tower shows that the anger and solidarity are still strong, reports Orlan...
June 15, 2019 Orlando Hill
Rubberboat in a sharkpool: Tories exploit the Assange case
The political question of the justice of extraditing Julian Assange has been lost to the Tories' internal squabbling, argues Sean Ledwith
June 15, 2019 Sean Ledwith
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
A Suffragette in America: Reflections on Prisoners, Pickets and Political Change - book review
Katherine Connelly’s edition of previously unpublished writing by Sylvia Pankhurst shows her deepening socialist politics, finds Lindsey German ...
June 6, 2019 Lindsey German
Heineken In Africa: A Multinational Unleashed - book review
Olivier van Beemen’s meticulous exposure of Heineken’s activities in Africa show the damage done by neo-colonial capitalism, argues Ellen Graubart
May 30, 2019 Ellen Graubart
Manual for Survival. A Chernobyl Guide to the Future - book review
An important new book rigorously examines the impact of nuclear accidents. The evidence underlines just how destructive nuclear is, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh ...
May 23, 2019 Elaine Graham-Leigh