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Fighting Covid in France: tricky times for the Left?

Libertarian, far-right backed protests against government efforts to curb a wildfire fourth wave of covid are creating serious dilemmas for the left, writes Susan Ram

Palestinian Authority: managing the occupation

The Palestinian Authority is more and more revealing its own complicity in Israeli occupation, argues Alex Snowdon

Punished for speaking truth to power: Dawn Butler is right about Johnson’s lies

Instead of punishing Dawn Butler for her honesty, Boris Johnson should be held to account for his lies, argues Caitlin Southern

Decolonising Israel, Liberating Palestine - book review

Halper’s Decolonising Israel, Liberating Palestine shows Israel as a settler-colonial state, but achieving a single democratic state requires international solidarity, argues Sybil Cock

Tokyo Olympics: Lighting the flame of a Covid disaster – CounterBlast

Faster, higher and stronger infections are imminent in Japan due to profit-driven officials and politicians, argues Sean Ledwith

Lies leave the Assange case exposed – this is a political persecution

John Rees on how a false testimony has further confirmed that the Assange case is a political attack against critical journalists

Criminalising the vulnerable: the nationality and borders bill

The new ‘Nationality and Borders Bill’ is a callous move which will make life even harder for migrants and refugees, argues Jamal Elaheebocus

Capitalism and the climate emergency

Elaine Graham-Leigh discusses the damage capitalism is doing to the planet and the social transformation needed as part of Counterfire's Revolution! Festival

Tories 3-0 down in the culture wars – weekly briefing

Lindsey German on the right in retreat and the grey knight’s return to witch-hunting

Tory cruelty and incompetence vs public good sense and caution - CounterBlast

People are once again showing more sense than those who govern them, argues Terina Hine.

Astronomical wealth: Bezos blasts off

Jeff Bezos’s space adventure, while Amazon workers continue to suffer appalling conditions, once again highlights obscene levels of wealth inequality, argues Jonathan Maunders

Labour's last chance: can the party recover? - video

Holly Rigby and Chris Nineham discuss the state of the Labour Party and how the left should relate to it at Counterfire's Revolution! Festival

Fighting Covid in France: tricky times for the Left?

Libertarian, far-right backed protests against government efforts to curb a wildfire fourth wave of covid are creating serious dilemmas for the left, writes Susan Ram

Palestinian Authority: managing the occupation

The Palestinian Authority is more and more revealing its own complicity in Israeli occupation, argues Alex Snowdon

Punished for speaking truth to power: Dawn Butler is right about Johnson’s lies

Instead of punishing Dawn Butler for her honesty, Boris Johnson should be held to account for his lies, argues Caitlin Southern

Decolonising Israel, Liberating Palestine - book review

Halper’s Decolonising Israel, Liberating Palestine shows Israel as a settler-colonial state, but achieving a single democratic state requires international solidarity, argues Sybil Cock

Tokyo Olympics: Lighting the flame of a Covid disaster – CounterBlast

Faster, higher and stronger infections are imminent in Japan due to profit-driven officials and politicians, argues Sean Ledwith

Lies leave the Assange case exposed – this is a political persecution

John Rees on how a false testimony has further confirmed that the Assange case is a political attack against critical journalists

Criminalising the vulnerable: the nationality and borders bill

The new ‘Nationality and Borders Bill’ is a callous move which will make life even harder for migrants and refugees, argues Jamal Elaheebocus

Capitalism and the climate emergency

Elaine Graham-Leigh discusses the damage capitalism is doing to the planet and the social transformation needed as part of Counterfire's Revolution! Festival

Tories 3-0 down in the culture wars – weekly briefing

Lindsey German on the right in retreat and the grey knight’s return to witch-hunting

Tory cruelty and incompetence vs public good sense and caution - CounterBlast

People are once again showing more sense than those who govern them, argues Terina Hine.

Astronomical wealth: Bezos blasts off

Jeff Bezos’s space adventure, while Amazon workers continue to suffer appalling conditions, once again highlights obscene levels of wealth inequality, argues Jonathan Maunders

Labour's last chance: can the party recover? - video

Holly Rigby and Chris Nineham discuss the state of the Labour Party and how the left should relate to it at Counterfire's Revolution! Festival

Help boost radical media and socialist organisation

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Libertarian, far-right backed protests against government efforts to curb a wildfire fourth wave of covid are creating serious dilemmas for the left, writes Susan Ram

The Palestinian Authority is more and more revealing its own complicity in Israeli occupation, argues Alex Snowdon

Instead of punishing Dawn Butler for her honesty, Boris Johnson should be held to account for his lies, argues Caitlin Southern

Halper’s Decolonising Israel, Liberating Palestine shows Israel as a settler-colonial state, but achieving a single democratic state requires international solidarity, argues Sybil Cock

Faster, higher and stronger infections are imminent in Japan due to profit-driven officials and politicians, argues Sean Ledwith

John Rees on how a false testimony has further confirmed that the Assange case is a political attack against critical journalists

The new ‘Nationality and Borders Bill’ is a callous move which will make life even harder for migrants and refugees, argues Jamal Elaheebocus

Elaine Graham-Leigh discusses the damage capitalism is doing to the planet and the social transformation needed as part of Counterfire's Revolution! Festival

Lindsey German on the right in retreat and the grey knight’s return to witch-hunting

People are once again showing more sense than those who govern them, argues Terina Hine.

Jeff Bezos’s space adventure, while Amazon workers continue to suffer appalling conditions, once again highlights obscene levels of wealth inequality, argues Jonathan Maunders

Holly Rigby and Chris Nineham discuss the state of the Labour Party and how the left should relate to it at Counterfire's Revolution! Festival

Help boost radical media and socialist organisation