Counterfire
log in
Home
Join
About
Conferences
Groups
Constitution
Contact
Sitemap
News
Events
Features
Analysis
Opinion
History
Book Reviews
Book extracts
Video
Paper
Podcast
Theory
Authors
In order to provide you with the best online experience this website uses cookies.
By using our website, you agree to our use of cookies.
I agree
anti-capitalism
anti-capitalism
The morality of Squid Game - review
The brutal Squid Game is a huge hit. Lucy Nichols argues this is because people recognise the brutality in their everyday lives
The Suicide Squad review: Gunn takes aim at US imperialism
Superhero films often critique capitalist society, but the front and centre exposition of US imperialism puts James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad in a new league, writes Lucy Nichols
Anti-capitalism reborn – why Genoa still matters
Twenty years ago hundreds of thousands confronted the world's elites in the Italian city of Genoa. Chris Nineham looks at the significance of the events and their legacy
The Cornish clearances are under way – weekly briefing
Lindsey German on the G7, the old normal and anti-racism today
“We are not merchandise in the hands of politicians and bankers” – the Indignados movement 10 years on
10 years on from the rise of the Spanish Indignados movement, which paved the way for Podemos, Chris Bambery examines its impact and draws out some important lessons
The government’s war on the left and anti-racism
The Tory ban on ‘anti-capitalist teaching materials’ in schools is a clear attempt to stifle dissent, writes Holly Barrow
Rosa Luxemburg: an interview with Dana Mills
Katherine Connelly interviews Dana Mills, author of a new biography on Rosa Luxemburg, on her crucial contribution to revolutionary thought
Defending Corbyn: what's at stake for the radical left
We need an explicitly anti-capitalist left to fight back against the centre's assault which is paving the way for an emboldened radical right, argues Kevin Ovenden
From Golden Dawn to the AfD, the far right is being beaten back by a fighting left
The far right are not unstoppable, but neither is their decline inevitable; the radical left is key to the anti-fascist movements halting their march, argues Kevin Ovenden
New Tory rules on 'anti-capitalist school materials' are an attack on civil liberties
The government's latest regulations are an attempt to hamper political learning and organising in schools, argues Jamal Elaheebocus
Radical left and anti-capitalist breakthrough in Croatia elections
Despite left gains, early elections paid off for the ruling centre-right party, writes Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Black history you can’t be without: Nine books on the struggle
A reading list of nine essential books on black history and the struggle against racism
Cutting edge resistance: review of Heartfield: One Man’s War exhibition
A new exhibition of revolutionary artist John Heartfield's prints testifies to a lifetime of political commitment and the enduring resonance of his art for those seeking change, writes Katherine Connelly
The Yellow Vests at three months: achievements and prospects
Three months on from its birth, the Yellow Vest movement continues to build support and make gains, argues Susan Ram
Rosa Luxemburg: a revolutionary for our times
Rosa's commitment to her class against the greatest of odds is an enduring inspiration, writes Dana Mills
Obituary - Bruno da Ponte: 1932 - 2018
Chris Bambery remembers the life of Portuguese revolutionary, Bruno da Ponte
La France Insoumise: tradition and change on the French Left
As tensions rise in Paris, John Mullen gives a cool-headed tour of the French Left
'Press', not all fake news - TV review
BBC One's drama,
Press
, is a tale of anti-establishment dissent and gives a glimpse into the inner workings of the media, argues Sofie Mason
Banksy: the shredding on the wall
Banksy shredding his painting moments after it sold for over £1m at auction showed up the out-of-touch super-rich and everything wrong with modern art culture
May ‘68: France on the cusp of revolution
Susan Ram looks back at the tumultuous events of May 1968, where students and workers united against the establishment, and asks what we can take from them today
Enough is enough: Paris takes to the streets
Paris mobilises one year on from Macron's election, and fifty years on from May '68, reports John Mullen
The gender pay gap is a disgrace
While new legislation aimed at addressing this ongoing inequality is welcome, only collective action can end it, argues Steph Pike
Can Macron the Thatcherite be beaten?
The French president is hoping to push through a series of Thatcherite reforms, but the workers are not going to lie down and take it, writes John Mullen
Hamburg showed the emperor really doesn't have new clothes - weekly briefing
After a weekend of numerous mass mobilisations, Lindsey German analyses the growing mood to fight
French elections: enter Jean-Luc Mélenchon
The spin of the two-horse race conceals the anti-capitalist hopeful, notes Susan Ram
Art, Literature and Culture from a Marxist Perspective
Tony McKenna’s cultural essays show the rich possibilities of Marxist analysis for a range of art and literature, argues Sean Ledwith
1956: Hungary's lost revolution
The 21st century anti-capitalist movement owes a debt to the heroic and inspiring working-class uprisings in Hungary 60 years ago, argues Sean Ledwith
The Black Panthers: the hidden history
Director Stanley Nelson tells the story of one of the most influential radical movements to emerge from the United States, whose legacy is both enduring and politically misunderstood, writes Season Butler
Pro Bono: Celebrity Philanthropy - part 2
In the second extract from Mikkel Thorup,
Pro Bono
? the ideological function of celebrity and charity is analysed
Blockupy in perspective
Thousands of demonstrators converged on Frankfurt on Wednesday to disrupt the opening ceremony of the European Central Bank. Mark Bergfeld reports