Features - Counterfire

Brexit and the left: the crisis is not going away

The left must face up to the scale of the crisis and respond robustly, writes Jonathon Shafi

Why stopping wars is essential for stopping climate change

War isn’t just a waste of resources that could be used to tackle climate change, but is itself a significant cause of environmental harm, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh

Brexit crisis continued: Theresa May's inept authoritarianism

Theresa May blaming Parliament for her failures reveals her distaste for democracy and inability to keep her ship afloat, argues Morgan Daniels

Who's to blame for the rise of Islamophobic terrorist attacks?

After the terrorist attack in Christchurch and now the attacks on Birmingham mosques, Shabbir Lakha finds that it's leading politicians and the media fuelling Islamophobia

The Labour Party in Historical Perspective - book review

The Labour Party in Historical Perspective shows that the Party has historically been revived by left resurgences, of which Corbyn is the latest, finds Graham Kirkwood

Hebron – the heart of the occupation

Justice for Palestine is central to the left. The situation in Hebron is a good example why, argues Sybil Cock

Don’t criminalise and scapegoat our homeless rough sleepers with PSPOs: blame Tory austerity

PSPOs are another heartless and poorly conceived reaction to problems caused by austerity, argues Karen Buckley

Call it by its name: Islamophobia, and it comes from the top – weekly briefing

Capitalism always has a pre-eminent form of racism; it’s our task to identify, locate and defeat it, argues Lindsey German

Algeria on the brink: is the Arab Spring back?

The working class has hit the streets in Algeria, reviving hopes of revolutionary change in the region and beyond, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica

Climate strikers: ‘capitalism is ill-equipped to deal with the crisis’

School students spoke to Feyzi Ismail at the second Youth Strike 4 Climate in London on Friday. They are informed, defiant and resolute

School climate strike: students shut down Newcastle

Students striking over climate change know exactly who to blame for endangering the world that they will inherit, Newcastle Counterfire reports

US military: the world's biggest polluter

The fight against ecological disaster must include fighting the war machine of the US state, argues Jago Corry

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Brexit and the left: the crisis is not going away

The left must face up to the scale of the crisis and respond robustly, writes Jonathon Shafi

Why stopping wars is essential for stopping climate change

War isn’t just a waste of resources that could be used to tackle climate change, but is itself a significant cause of environmental harm, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh

Brexit crisis continued: Theresa May's inept authoritarianism

Theresa May blaming Parliament for her failures reveals her distaste for democracy and inability to keep her ship afloat, argues Morgan Daniels

Who's to blame for the rise of Islamophobic terrorist attacks?

After the terrorist attack in Christchurch and now the attacks on Birmingham mosques, Shabbir Lakha finds that it's leading politicians and the media fuelling Islamophobia

The Labour Party in Historical Perspective - book review

The Labour Party in Historical Perspective shows that the Party has historically been revived by left resurgences, of which Corbyn is the latest, finds Graham Kirkwood

Hebron – the heart of the occupation

Justice for Palestine is central to the left. The situation in Hebron is a good example why, argues Sybil Cock

Don’t criminalise and scapegoat our homeless rough sleepers with PSPOs: blame Tory austerity

PSPOs are another heartless and poorly conceived reaction to problems caused by austerity, argues Karen Buckley

Call it by its name: Islamophobia, and it comes from the top – weekly briefing

Capitalism always has a pre-eminent form of racism; it’s our task to identify, locate and defeat it, argues Lindsey German

Algeria on the brink: is the Arab Spring back?

The working class has hit the streets in Algeria, reviving hopes of revolutionary change in the region and beyond, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica

Climate strikers: ‘capitalism is ill-equipped to deal with the crisis’

School students spoke to Feyzi Ismail at the second Youth Strike 4 Climate in London on Friday. They are informed, defiant and resolute

School climate strike: students shut down Newcastle

Students striking over climate change know exactly who to blame for endangering the world that they will inherit, Newcastle Counterfire reports

US military: the world's biggest polluter

The fight against ecological disaster must include fighting the war machine of the US state, argues Jago Corry