Resistance movement

The battle of Kenmure Street: the new Tory assault and the growing resistance

The community resistance to the Tories in Glasgow is the beginning of what could prove to be an explosive few years, argues David Jamieson
Palestine rises against the Iron Dome of Israeli’s apartheid state – CounterBlast

The latest upsurge of resistance to the Zionist state demands the support of anti-imperialists and socialists everywhere, writes Sean Ledwith
Myanmar: No country for aging generals?

The eruption of mass protests against the February 1^st military coup represents an upping of the stakes for Myanmar’s junta, writes Susan Ram
Boot the Wellington: The growing resistance to Glasgow's colonial monuments

Christine Whyte reports on the growing movement of resistance to the slave traders and colonialists commemorated on Glasgow's streets
Italy's Liberation Day: why the partisans' struggle still matters

April 25 is a great anniversary in the history of anti-fascist struggle, writes Giuseppe Franci
The Easter Rising in words, music and film

Lindsey German rounds up some of the writing, music and film inspired by the revolutionary Easter Rising of 1916
Can Johnson gain politically from this crisis? – weekly briefing

Lindsey German assesses the balance of forces
Coronavirus, the market and who controls society? – weekly briefing

Lindsey German on COVID-19 and its impact
Retreat is a luxury the left cannot afford

The left must turn to rebuilding dynamic extra-parliamentary resistance to the Tories
Palestine: a history of colonialism, occupation and resistance - Counterfire Media Podcast

Shabbir Lakha on the history of Palestine and Tom Lock Griffiths on the excellent release They Came To a City' (1944) on DVD and Blu Ray in the fourth episode of Counterfire Media's Podcast
Reforms and resistance: how tenants can influence housing policy

Tenants can influence housing policy through grassroots resistance across housing tenures, argues Stewart Smyth
Surviving the Death Factory: communist resistance in Auschwitz

To commemorate International Holocaust Day, Sean Ledwith tells the truly inspirational story of Kampfgruppe Auschwitz (KGA)
Victory for Standing Rock

Standing Rock shows us that organised resistance and mass movements work argues Shabbir Lakha
Standing up for Standing Rock: the shape of things to come?

Once again protest within the movements points to a wider challenge to US power and capital, argues George Mueller Waite
Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?

This short, sharp and powerful collection of essays is a stirring inspiration in the search for liberation and justice, finds Adam Tomes
Merthyr and the red flag

This year's Merthyr Rising Festival reminded us that solidarity and strength are our allies, writes Tanya Skinner
A History of the Barricade

The barricade is the iconic tactic of historic class struggles, and its history is engagingly explored in Hazan’s history, finds William Booth
Trouble in the Tarai: a new political crisis for Nepal

Following the catastrophic earthquake that hit Nepal in April, the country is experiencing a new crisis, which this time is entirely political in nature, writes Fraser Sugden
A Marxist History of the Second World War

Chris Bambery’s account of World War II shows how imperialist schemes and interests meant that it was far from a simple story of a heroic struggle against fascism, finds Peter Stauber

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Resistance movement

Resistance movement

The community resistance to the Tories in Glasgow is the beginning of what could prove to be an explosive few years, argues David Jamieson

The latest upsurge of resistance to the Zionist state demands the support of anti-imperialists and socialists everywhere, writes Sean Ledwith

The eruption of mass protests against the February 1st military coup represents an upping of the stakes for Myanmar’s junta, writes Susan Ram

Christine Whyte reports on the growing movement of resistance to the slave traders and colonialists commemorated on Glasgow's streets

April 25 is a great anniversary in the history of anti-fascist struggle, writes Giuseppe Franci

Lindsey German rounds up some of the writing, music and film inspired by the revolutionary Easter Rising of 1916

Lindsey German assesses the balance of forces

Lindsey German on COVID-19 and its impact

The left must turn to rebuilding dynamic extra-parliamentary resistance to the Tories

Shabbir Lakha on the history of Palestine and Tom Lock Griffiths on the excellent release They Came To a City' (1944) on DVD and Blu Ray in the fourth episode of Counterfire Media's Podcast

Tenants can influence housing policy through grassroots resistance across housing tenures, argues Stewart Smyth

To commemorate International Holocaust Day, Sean Ledwith tells the truly inspirational story of Kampfgruppe Auschwitz (KGA)

Standing Rock shows us that organised resistance and mass movements work argues Shabbir Lakha

Once again protest within the movements points to a wider challenge to US power and capital, argues George Mueller Waite

This short, sharp and powerful collection of essays is a stirring inspiration in the search for liberation and justice, finds Adam Tomes

This year's Merthyr Rising Festival reminded us that solidarity and strength are our allies, writes Tanya Skinner

The barricade is the iconic tactic of historic class struggles, and its history is engagingly explored in Hazan’s history, finds William Booth

Following the catastrophic earthquake that hit Nepal in April, the country is experiencing a new crisis, which this time is entirely political in nature, writes Fraser Sugden

Chris Bambery’s account of World War II shows how imperialist schemes and interests meant that it was far from a simple story of a heroic struggle against fascism, finds Peter Stauber

The eruption of mass protests against the February 1^st military coup represents an upping of the stakes for Myanmar’s junta, writes Susan Ram