Analysis - Counterfire

US torn by crises as election looms

Ahead of the US elections, John Clarke considers the balance of forces, the dangers of a second Trump term and the intensifying crisis whatever the outcome

Workers are fighting back - news from the frontline

The first of a fortnightly digest rouding up the stories of working people getting organised and fighting back

Donald Trump is no 'peace president'

Trump is once again claiming he has an anti-war foreign policy in his election campaign, but his record doesn't back it up, argues Chris Nineham

From Nixon to Trump: Lessons of the 1968 election

As Trump looks to shore up populism for his re-election during the BLM upsurge, Sean Ledwith draws upon parallels with 1968

10 points against the unsafe return to campuses

Dragan Plavšić considers the growing opposition to universities re-opening as infection rates rise

The testing fiasco is just the start: we need to fight for a proper response - CounterBlast

Real preparations for the second wave must be the demanded of the whole movement, writes Chris Nineham

Assange extradition trial: The prosecution's case does not hold water

The prosecution perform mental gymnastics to avoid accusations that they are criminalising journalists, says John Rees

China: a socialist force for good or an imperial superpower in the making? An historical evaluation - long read

Dragan Plavšić considers what China’s modern history tells us about the nature of the Chinese state today

Barnier vs Johnson: the left needs them both to lose

There’s much to say about this week’s Brexit news and, as ever, much of the commentary misses the point, argue Reuben Bard-Rosenberg and Martin Hall

Campuses and Coronavirus: students head to universities despite rising R rate - CounterBlast

As we head into a second wave, students and academic staff must put pressure on the government and university management to keep people safe, argues Lucy Nichols

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

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

Left-wing comedians the problem at the BBC: is Tim Davie joking? - CounterBlast

The BBC’s new Director General complaining about left-wing bias in comedy is a joke, writes Chris Nineham

US torn by crises as election looms

Ahead of the US elections, John Clarke considers the balance of forces, the dangers of a second Trump term and the intensifying crisis whatever the outcome

Workers are fighting back - news from the frontline

The first of a fortnightly digest rouding up the stories of working people getting organised and fighting back

Donald Trump is no 'peace president'

Trump is once again claiming he has an anti-war foreign policy in his election campaign, but his record doesn't back it up, argues Chris Nineham

From Nixon to Trump: Lessons of the 1968 election

As Trump looks to shore up populism for his re-election during the BLM upsurge, Sean Ledwith draws upon parallels with 1968

10 points against the unsafe return to campuses

Dragan Plavšić considers the growing opposition to universities re-opening as infection rates rise

The testing fiasco is just the start: we need to fight for a proper response - CounterBlast

Real preparations for the second wave must be the demanded of the whole movement, writes Chris Nineham

Assange extradition trial: The prosecution's case does not hold water

The prosecution perform mental gymnastics to avoid accusations that they are criminalising journalists, says John Rees

China: a socialist force for good or an imperial superpower in the making? An historical evaluation - long read

Dragan Plavšić considers what China’s modern history tells us about the nature of the Chinese state today

Barnier vs Johnson: the left needs them both to lose

There’s much to say about this week’s Brexit news and, as ever, much of the commentary misses the point, argue Reuben Bard-Rosenberg and Martin Hall

Campuses and Coronavirus: students head to universities despite rising R rate - CounterBlast

As we head into a second wave, students and academic staff must put pressure on the government and university management to keep people safe, argues Lucy Nichols

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

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

Left-wing comedians the problem at the BBC: is Tim Davie joking? - CounterBlast

The BBC’s new Director General complaining about left-wing bias in comedy is a joke, writes Chris Nineham

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