History - Counterfire

A history of International Women's Day

In this article, originally published in 1998, Lindsey German traces the history of International Women's Day - initially a celebration of the struggle of working women fighting back over suffrage and conditions at work

International Women's Day and revolution

102 years on from the Russian Revolution, we publish Alexandra Kollontai writing on the history of International Women's Day

Rosa Luxemburg: reform or revolution?

The life of the influential revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg provides inspiration and lessons for today, writes Judy Cox

Westminster's first woman, 100 years on

Constance Markievicz was the first woman MP at Westminster - Jacqueline Mulhallen marks the centenary of her election

The sailors that ended the First World War

As Remembrance Day approaches, John Westmoreland highlights the vital role played by revolutionary sailors

The NHS revolution

NHS at 70: Morgan Daniels looks behind the myth and finds our rulers conceding to an emboldened working class

Apocalypse Then: the My Lai Massacre

Fifty years on from the worst US atrocity of the Vietnam War, Sean Ledwith explains what happened that day

Paris and London: A Tale of Two Radical Cities

Chris Bambery on the history of two great capital cities, and the architecture of power.

This St David's Day, let us remember guerrilla leader Owain Glyndŵr

14th-century Welsh leader Owain Glyndŵr deserves to be remembered as one of the great rebels of history

15 years on from the biggest protest in British history

Lindsey German looks back at the day in 2003 that millions took to the streets to protest the Iraq war

A memory buried under the debris of Babri

The demolition of the Babri mosque led to the end of peaceful co-existence between Muslims and Hindus in Rutuja Deshmukh Wakankar's town. She looks back on the day

An introduction to Trotsky's 'The Lessons of October'

On the 100th anniversary of the October revolution, Alex Snowdon introduces a key chapter from Trotsky's radical book on the subject

A history of International Women's Day

In this article, originally published in 1998, Lindsey German traces the history of International Women's Day - initially a celebration of the struggle of working women fighting back over suffrage and conditions at work

International Women's Day and revolution

102 years on from the Russian Revolution, we publish Alexandra Kollontai writing on the history of International Women's Day

Rosa Luxemburg: reform or revolution?

The life of the influential revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg provides inspiration and lessons for today, writes Judy Cox

Westminster's first woman, 100 years on

Constance Markievicz was the first woman MP at Westminster - Jacqueline Mulhallen marks the centenary of her election

The sailors that ended the First World War

As Remembrance Day approaches, John Westmoreland highlights the vital role played by revolutionary sailors

The NHS revolution

NHS at 70: Morgan Daniels looks behind the myth and finds our rulers conceding to an emboldened working class

Apocalypse Then: the My Lai Massacre

Fifty years on from the worst US atrocity of the Vietnam War, Sean Ledwith explains what happened that day

Paris and London: A Tale of Two Radical Cities

Chris Bambery on the history of two great capital cities, and the architecture of power.

This St David's Day, let us remember guerrilla leader Owain Glyndŵr

14th-century Welsh leader Owain Glyndŵr deserves to be remembered as one of the great rebels of history

15 years on from the biggest protest in British history

Lindsey German looks back at the day in 2003 that millions took to the streets to protest the Iraq war

A memory buried under the debris of Babri

The demolition of the Babri mosque led to the end of peaceful co-existence between Muslims and Hindus in Rutuja Deshmukh Wakankar's town. She looks back on the day

An introduction to Trotsky's 'The Lessons of October'

On the 100th anniversary of the October revolution, Alex Snowdon introduces a key chapter from Trotsky's radical book on the subject