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Johnson’s disastrous policies will bring return to hundreds of daily deaths - CounterBlast
Opinion September 26, 2020
A rushed ‘return to normal’ is driving up the infection rates and, increasingly, the death rate, writes Alex Snowdon
Radical Scotland and The Fight for Scottish Democracy - book review
Book Reviews September 24, 2020
Two new histories of working-class radicalism in Scotland from the French Revolution to the crisis of 1820 show the relevance of these events to today, finds Ch...
US torn by crises as election looms
Analysis September 23, 2020
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
Analysis September 23, 2020
The first of a fortnightly digest rouding up the stories of working people getting organised and fighting back
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
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.
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Starmer’s road leads to disaster: the left urgently needs a new direction
A left in thrall to Starmer's Labour risks irrelevance, argues Chris Nineham
September 26, 2020 Chris Nineham
International law and Britain’s colony in Ireland
Don’t be fooled by outrage over the latest Brexit proposals from the Tories. International law hasn’t stopped them in the past, argue Reuben Bard-Rosenberg and ...
September 26, 2020 Reuben Bard-Rosenberg and Martin Hall
Covid-19 and the struggle in France
Protests and strikes are on the rise across France against deteriorating working conditions, job losses and Macron’s woeful response to the Covid crisis, writes...
September 26, 2020 Susan Ram
Students strike for climate as deadly US wildfires rage on
Students all over the world took part in the first climate strike since the pandemic broke out, reports Jamal Elaheebocus
September 25, 2020 Jamal Elaheebocus
North East: Campaign4SafeSchools Statement
The government has failed teachers and students and they have no Plan B as cases continue to rise
September 25, 2020 NorthEast: Campaign4SafeSchools
Stop this madness: university campuses are not safe
Universities are risking student and staff lives by continuing the push to return students to unsafe campuses and maintain some face-to-face teaching ...
September 25, 2020 Counterfire UCU members
8 Reasons to reject Sunak’s scheme and keep fighting for the furlough - Counterblast
Sunak’s scheme will mean millions are made jobless and the movement should reject it, argue Susan Newman and Chris Nineham
September 24, 2020 Susan Newman and Chris Nineham
Protecting war criminals and torturers: the Tory bill and Starmer's shame
The passing of the Overseas Operations bill which Labour abstained on is a disservice to victims of torture and undermines international law, argues Lindsey Ger...
September 24, 2020 Lindsey German
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
Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel - book review
Rachel Holmes’ monumental biography of Sylvia Pankhurst succeeds in capturing her energy and brilliance, and the relevance of her causes for today, finds Kather...
September 17, 2020 Katherine Connelly
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