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Second time farce, but it will lead to tragedy - weekly briefing
Opinion September 20, 2020
Lindsey German on the spiralling Covid crisis and how class remains our compass point
Stronger measures needed to stop second wave - CounterBlast
Opinion September 19, 2020
Rising case numbers show that the government is failing to act decisively on the pandemic, argues Alex Snowdon
Safety first - Counterfire statement on schools and coronavirus
Counterfire September 19, 2020
As coronavirus infection rates soar, and hundreds of schools are hit by cases, Counterfire demands government action.
Aslef tube ballot returns overwhelming 95.2% yes vote for strike
Latest News September 17, 2020
Members of Aslef working on the tube have voted by a huge margin for strike action to defend jobs, terms and conditions and pensions, reports Unjum Mirza ...
Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel - book review
Book Reviews September 17, 2020
Rachel Holmes’ monumental biography of Sylvia Pankhurst succeeds in capturing her energy and brilliance, and the relevance of her causes for today, finds Kather...
China: a socialist force for good or an imperial superpower in the making? An historical evaluation - long read
Analysis September 13, 2020
Dragan Plavšić considers what China’s modern history tells us about the nature of the Chinese state today
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An organised left is crucial as we move towards a second wave - CounterBlast
The government’s measures to deal with a second wave remain inadequate; it’s crucial the left pushes for serious action that puts safety first, argues Lucy Nich...
September 21, 2020 Lucy Nichols
Threat of strike brings victory at SOAS
Unison members at SOAS have won their fight against compulsory redundancies after planning to strike, reports Feyzi Ismail
September 21, 2020 Feyzi Ismail
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
September 21, 2020 Sean Ledwith
War feeds the climate crisis
The climate crisis is headline news, but the role of Western military policy in it is still not well known enough, argues Maddalena Dunscombe
September 21, 2020 Maddalena Dunscombe
BA: armageddon averted, but the forces of evil are still there
The news that BA has backtracked on their threat to sack their entire workforce, and selectively choose to rehire on drastically worse terms and conditions is a...
September 20, 2020 Richard Allday
The government is failing to keep schools safe from Covid
With rising infection rates, we need to confront Tory failures and campaign hard for safe and sustainable schools, argues David McAllister ...
September 20, 2020 David McAllister
“It isn’t only guns that kill”: racism in Britain’s criminal justice system
Attempts to minimise racism in the UK because British police aren’t armed like their US counterparts don’t stack up, argues Luna Williams
September 20, 2020 Luna Williams
Danièle Obono interview: racism, the movement and the virus in France
Susan Ram interviews Danièle Obono, an MP with La France Insoumise on the anti-racist movement after she was racially attacked by a French magazine
September 20, 2020 Susan Ram
Engels 200
Engels' contribution to Marxism
As part of our series on the revolutionary Frederick Engels, on the 200th anniversary of his birth, we repost Tony Cliff's 1996 speech on Engels
June 28, 2020 Tony Cliff
Engels was right, class society and women's oppression aren't inevitable or irreversible
As part of our series on the revolutionary Frederick Engels, on the 200th anniversary of his birth, Elaine Graham-Leigh looks at Engels' The Origins of the Fami...
May 17, 2020 Elaine Graham-Leigh
Engels on nature and humanity
In the third of our series on the revolutionary Frederick Engels, on the 200th anniversary of his birth, we repost this excerpt from an upcoming short book on E...
April 4, 2020 Michael Roberts
Theory
What went wrong in Russia? - explainer
In the eighth part of a series of socialist explainers, Vladimir Unkovski-Korica analyses what went wrong in post-revolution Russia
August 18, 2020 Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Is a society without oppression possible? - explainer
In the seventh part of a series of socialist explainers, Elaine Graham-Leigh analyses where oppression comes from and if it can be overcome
August 11, 2020 Elaine Graham-Leigh
Why class matters - explainer
In the fifth part of a series of socialist explainers, David McAllister explains what the working class is and why it's central to transforming society ...
July 28, 2020 David McAllister
Does a biased media make change impossible? - explainer
In the fourth of a series of socialist explainers, Des Freedman looks at the possibilities for change in the face of a hostile media establishment
July 21, 2020 Des Freedman
Can economic planning work? - explainer
In the third of a series of socialist explainers, Dominic Alexander takes on the idea that a planned economy cannot work
July 14, 2020 Dominic Alexander
Books
The London Dream: Migration and the Mythology of the City - book review
Chris McMillan knows the London Dream all too well, and his book shows how the city exploits labour whatever the form of capitalism it has hosted, finds Morgan ...
September 10, 2020 Morgan Daniels
The Ballot or The Streets or Both? From Marx and Engels to Lenin and the October Revolution - book review
August Nimtz’s study of Lenin’s approach to elections reveals the continuities with Marx and their enduring relevance to revolutionary politics, argues Alex Sno...
September 3, 2020 Alex Snowdon
Dust Bowls of Empire. Imperialism, Environmental Politics and Injustice of ‘Green’ Capitalism - book review
Holleman’s Dust Bowls of Empire shows that ecological crisis on the Great Plains of America is rooted in racism, imperialism and capitalism, finds Elaine Graham...
August 27, 2020 Elaine Graham-Leigh