Analysis - Counterfire

Arab Spring redux: the uprisings in Algeria and Sudan

Giant popular uprisings in Algeria, Sudan and beyond are a fresh eruption of the processes that set the Arab world alight in 2011, reports Susan Ram

To win, the labour movement still needs the ideas of Leon Trotsky

Vladimir Unkovski-Korica argues for the relevance of Trotsky’s notion of the united front in a review of John Kelly’s book Contemporary Trotskyism: Parties, Sects and Social Movements in Britain

Marxists, so-called Marxists, and parliamentary socialists

John Rees tries to distil some sense from recent tabloid exchanges, and looks at the real relationship between Marxism, parliament and Jeremy Corbyn

The weaponising of antisemitism

The smears against Corbyn and the left are part of a concerted effort to undermine a potential left government and must be opposed, argues Alex Snowdon

Neoliberalism and Brexit: why Brexit is about more than just Brexit

Brexit must be viewed through the window of the struggle against neoliberalism, argues Dragan Plavšić

The Brexit crisis and the disintegration of Britain's political system

Brexit is a crisis that cuts deep into the ruling class and Theresa May's failures have brought to the fore the cracks in Britain's political system, argues Sean Ledwith

Why the EU is not internationalist

Seeing the EU as internationalist is a fundamental error rooted in a misdiagnosis of its aims and effects, argues Chris Nineham

Third time unlucky for Theresa May

As Theresa May's disastrous reign draws to a close, Shabbir Lakha assesses the political landscape

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

Eurozone blues

The economic crisis intensifies across Europe, with the US and south east Asia close behind, argues Chris Bambery

Conspiracy theory: the answer is more left-wing theory not less

Ruling class power can’t be understood as a conspiracy, argues John Rees

Corbyn is being smeared on antisemitism - and we need to deal with it

There is no contradiction between recognising that antisemitism exists in Labour, and understanding that Corbyn is being smeared, argues Des Freedman

Help boost radical media and socialist organisation

Arab Spring redux: the uprisings in Algeria and Sudan

Giant popular uprisings in Algeria, Sudan and beyond are a fresh eruption of the processes that set the Arab world alight in 2011, reports Susan Ram

To win, the labour movement still needs the ideas of Leon Trotsky

Vladimir Unkovski-Korica argues for the relevance of Trotsky’s notion of the united front in a review of John Kelly’s book Contemporary Trotskyism: Parties, Sects and Social Movements in Britain

Marxists, so-called Marxists, and parliamentary socialists

John Rees tries to distil some sense from recent tabloid exchanges, and looks at the real relationship between Marxism, parliament and Jeremy Corbyn

The weaponising of antisemitism

The smears against Corbyn and the left are part of a concerted effort to undermine a potential left government and must be opposed, argues Alex Snowdon

Neoliberalism and Brexit: why Brexit is about more than just Brexit

Brexit must be viewed through the window of the struggle against neoliberalism, argues Dragan Plavšić

The Brexit crisis and the disintegration of Britain's political system

Brexit is a crisis that cuts deep into the ruling class and Theresa May's failures have brought to the fore the cracks in Britain's political system, argues Sean Ledwith

Why the EU is not internationalist

Seeing the EU as internationalist is a fundamental error rooted in a misdiagnosis of its aims and effects, argues Chris Nineham

Third time unlucky for Theresa May

As Theresa May's disastrous reign draws to a close, Shabbir Lakha assesses the political landscape

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

Eurozone blues

The economic crisis intensifies across Europe, with the US and south east Asia close behind, argues Chris Bambery

Conspiracy theory: the answer is more left-wing theory not less

Ruling class power can’t be understood as a conspiracy, argues John Rees

Corbyn is being smeared on antisemitism - and we need to deal with it

There is no contradiction between recognising that antisemitism exists in Labour, and understanding that Corbyn is being smeared, argues Des Freedman