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The Darker Angels of our Nature: Refuting the Pinker Theory of History and Violence - book review
Historians in
Darker Angels of our Nature
deliver a devastating debunking to Steven Pinker’s liberal imperialist theory of violence in history, finds Dominic Alexander
Establishment ideological contradictions and the left
The left must develop class positions independent of establishment ideologies if it is to end the toxic nature of recent debates and successfully challenge oppression, argues John Rees
Race, class, and the limits of identity
Neither liberal-conservative ideas of equal opportunity, nor identity politics, understand the interrelationships of race, class and capitalism, argues Yonas Makoni
Trudeau in trouble: election gamble is backfiring on the Liberals
Trudeau’s duplicity as Canadian Prime Minister is costing him in the polls and may open the way for a dangerous right wing resurgence, writes John Clarke
Trudeau’s ‘fourth wave’ election gamble
The Canadian federal election is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cynical attempt to delay a crisis of legitimacy for the neoliberal centre, argues John Clarke.
Fighting Covid in France: tricky times for the Left?
Libertarian, far-right backed protests against government efforts to curb a wildfire fourth wave of covid are creating serious dilemmas for the left, writes Susan Ram
Capitalism’s Benign Conscience or a Witting Guardian of Power?
Capitalism’s Conscience
gives a range of critiques of
The Guardian
and its liberal world view, outlining and explaining why it so often betrays the left, finds Michael Bailey
The Guardian and protest – 200 years of liberal anxiety
As the bicentenary of The Guardian approaches, Des Freedman examines its contradictory attitude towards social change
We need to learn from the mistakes of Brexit past
With a Brexit deal seemingly close, the Left must learn from the mistakes of the last four years, argues Kevin Ovenden
Kamala Harris is not 'progressive'
Kamala Harris' record shows she's far from the radical change that people want, argues Yonas Makoni
The Russians are coming: the new liberal delusion
The unfounded hysteria about Russian interference is being driven by the political centre struggling to find a way back, argues Chris Nineham
Liberalism At Large: The World According to the Economist - book review
Zevin’s history of the
Economist
magazine opens up a rich angle from which to observe the nature and development of liberalism across 180 years, finds Dominic Alexander
Centrism’s pyrrhic victory - CounterBlast 8 April
Bernie Sanders has suspended his campaign, but the conditions that gave rise to his popularity haven't gone away, argues Katherine Connelly
Defining the battle lines: France in the era of Macron
Three years on from Macron's election, Susan Ram looks back at the rise of the 'extreme centre' in France
Blackface scandal threatens Trudeau's progressive act
The blackface scandal Justin Trudeau is embroiled in threatens to tear apart his thin veneer of progressivism, argues John Clarke
Are the liberal middle class on the verge of a nervous breakdown?
Following on from his
previous article
, Mike Wayne analyses the collective breakdown of the liberal middle class as we inch towards Brexit
Canada joins campaign to stifle criticism of Israel
Canada becomes the next major player in the international drive to weaponise false allegations of antisemitism to protect Israel, writes John Clarke
A Canadian genocide
Challenging Canadian colonialism means challenging Canadian capitalism, argues John Clarke
To defeat the Blairite splitters and plotters the left must learn the lessons of history
The Blairites are a threat to Corbyn, but the left has the resources to win and there are important differences with the era of the SDP split, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
A tale of two austerities
The UK’s brutal austerity regime is acting as a template for similar programmes across the Atlantic in Canada, reports John Clarke
Equating fascism with Brexit is disastrous, irresponsible and gives a hand up to Tommy Robinson
Arguments tying opposition to fascism with opposition to Brexit makes out half the country as Tommy Robinson supporters. This is idiotic in the extreme, argues Kevin Ovenden
Justin Trudeau: The photogenic face of neoliberalism
Behind its enlightened and progressive posturing, Trudeau’s Liberal government plays a reactionary role in Canadian society and the world, argues Ontario-based John Clarke
Alabama: you cannot be a socialist and an elitist
You cannot understand the Alabama result if you divide and deride working class voters. Throw out elite centrism and look at class, argues Kevin Ovenden
The Strange Death of Liberal England - book review
A classic history of the years before World War I is also a source of inspiration for those who wish to create a more equal and just society, argues Alex Snowdon
Trump strikes, liberals cheer
The reaction from many liberals to Trump's attack on Syria has exposed their faux opposition to him, writes John Rees
The liberal delusion: why fighting Brexit is a bad idea
As thousands march against Brexit, Reuben Bard-Rosenberg takes a look at the politics behind the protest
The left and the crisis of the liberal centre
A new political alignment is taking place against Corbyn and the left, argues John Rees
Exit Obama: the strange death of American liberalism
After eight years of Democratic rule, the American brand of liberalism that accompanied the country’s rise to global hegemony looks exhausted
The Tories’ civil war: why do they do it to themselves?
The Tories' brewing civil war over Europe is not the first to divide the party
Nick Clegg and the second strange death of Liberalism
Alastair Stephens on how Nick Clegg managed to wreck both his party and the project that was the purpose of the coalition - to make coalitions an acceptable part of British politics
15 recommended articles on the aftermath of the Paris attacks
Alex Snowdon compiles a selection of commentary and analysis about the contentious issues arising from the recent attacks in Paris
The limits of liberalism
Liberal responses to the Paris killings are fuelling a cycle from which both the right and the terrorists will gain, argues John Rees