Resistance movement

Palestinian prisoners’ struggles take a militant turn

Palestinian prisoners and the international solidarity movement are stepping up the campaign for freedom, reports Michael Lavalette
Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties - book review

Set the Night on Fire is a monumental history of radical movements in 1960s Los Angeles, which holds lessons for global resistance movements today, finds Sean Ledwith
The World Turned Upside Down - book review

The World Turned Upside Down, a speculative fiction novel, is a compelling story of global exploitation and resistance driven by a complex protagonist, finds Hannah Cross
Palestinian culture and resistance - video

As part of Counterfire's Revolution! Festival of Marxist Ideas, Dave Randall hosts Shahd Abusalama of Hawiyya Dance Company, Mustafa Sheta from The Freedom Theatre and Z The People of 47Soul
Israel’s new far right leader will double down on apartheid and racism - CounterBlast

Israel’s incoming prime minister Naftali Bennett makes clear that the extreme oppression of the Palestinians has always been deeper than Netanyahu, writes Sean Ledwith
Mahmoud Darwish: Poet of the Palestinian Resistance - video

Michael Lavalette launches his new book Palestinian Cultures of Resistance with a discussion about the life, politics and poetry of Mahmoud Darwish
The Ratline and The Good Germans - book review

Lindsey German reviews two case studies of the Nazi period, which, from above and from below, reveal the class nature of the regime and the resistance to it
Israeli apartheid and the rebirth of Palestinian mass resistance

The current wave of Palestinian revolt is especially threatening to Israel because it is characterised by a high level of mobilisation, including a general strike, by Palestinians in Israel, explains Alex Snowdon
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

Palestinian prisoners and the international solidarity movement are stepping up the campaign for freedom, reports Michael Lavalette

Set the Night on Fire is a monumental history of radical movements in 1960s Los Angeles, which holds lessons for global resistance movements today, finds Sean Ledwith

The World Turned Upside Down, a speculative fiction novel, is a compelling story of global exploitation and resistance driven by a complex protagonist, finds Hannah Cross

As part of Counterfire's Revolution! Festival of Marxist Ideas, Dave Randall hosts Shahd Abusalama of Hawiyya Dance Company, Mustafa Sheta from The Freedom Theatre and Z The People of 47Soul

Israel’s incoming prime minister Naftali Bennett makes clear that the extreme oppression of the Palestinians has always been deeper than Netanyahu, writes Sean Ledwith

Michael Lavalette launches his new book Palestinian Cultures of Resistance with a discussion about the life, politics and poetry of Mahmoud Darwish

Lindsey German reviews two case studies of the Nazi period, which, from above and from below, reveal the class nature of the regime and the resistance to it

The current wave of Palestinian revolt is especially threatening to Israel because it is characterised by a high level of mobilisation, including a general strike, by Palestinians in Israel, explains Alex Snowdon

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