Anti-war Movement

Anti-war Movement

• This is about all our rights: don't extradite Assange protest

  

  Protesters assembled outside the Old Bailey to voice the opposition to extraditing Julian Assange, reports Shabbir Lakha

• 'Enough' is enough: an interview with Slovo's Dave Randall

  

  The author of Sound System: The Political Power of Music and founder of south London music collective Slovo speaks to Mayer Wakefield

• Protest works: how the anti-war movement weakened the warmongers

  

  Recent reports show how social movements can impact directly on militarism, writes Chris Nineham

• Jazz and the anti-war movement

  

  Chris Nineham reflects on the history of jazz music and the anti-war movement ahead of Stop the War's event with Shabaka Hutchings marking the 75th anniversary of the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• The anti-war movement must challenge the imperialist narrative

  

  It's our turn to tell the story of war, says Terina Hine

• The Mavi Marmara killings ten years on: Palestine is still the issue

  

  Kevin Ovenden, who was aboard the Mavi Marmara, recounts the attempt to break the siege on Gaza and its part in the global solidarity movement with Palestine

• The Jackson State massacre: the savagery of state-led racist violence

  

  50 years on from the massacre of black students at Jackson State College, systemic racism and police brutality remain prevalent in the United States, writes Alyssa Cassata

• How Labour officials tried to drive out anti-war activists

  

  Labour HQ's campaign against anti-war party members shows why the movement needs to be strengthened, writes Chris Nineham

• Is there life outside Labour? That is where the hope lies

  

  Recent events in the Labour Party need to be examined clinically, because they tell us important things both about the party's direction of travel and about how power is wielded within it, says Chris Nineham

• As It Happened: Briefings From Two Years of Turmoil, 2017-2019

  

  A selection of Lindsey German's briefings from the 2017 to the 2019 general elections which present an analysis of Corbynism and the state of British politics as it happened

• 10 years of Counterfire

  

  Marking ten years since the launch of Counterfire, Alex Snowdon reflects on why the organisation was set up and some of what we have achieved in the last decade

• Why socialists oppose imperialist wars

  

  Smashing the link between militarism and the system is a fixed task for our side, argues Dominic Alexander

• 6 steps toward rebuilding the left

  

  Six practical and theoretical suggestions to build a broad, united and fighting left, by David McAllister

• War with Iran is still a danger

  

  The threat of war with Iran isn't over and the anti-war movement must continue to organise against it, writes Shabbir Lakha

• No war with Iran: Glasgow protests against Trump’s belligerence

  

  Over 200 people gathered at Buchanan Steps on Monday 6th January to say no to US imperialism, reports Vladimir Unkovski-Korica

• The anti-war movement gears up to oppose war with Iran

  

  Protesters took the streets to say no to Trump's drive to war with Iran, reports Shabbir Lakha

• Labour needs Corbyn’s anti-war politics more than ever

  

  The leadership contest is likely to be a missed opportunity for making Labour a serious anti-war party, argues Alex Snowdon 

• Why can’t Tony Blair stay away?

  

  The anti-war movement and Jeremy Corbyn were always the biggest threat to Blairism, that's why he's so adamant to try to show he's still standing, argues Jonathon Shafi

• Dearlove's recycled attack on Corbyn exposes the right's increasing desperation

  

  Dearlove's allegations of Corbyn's sympathies are wrong and completely baseless argues Chris Nineham

• Trump’s coming to London during the election

  

  Trump's meddling can be beaten with protest, writes Lindsey German

• Official Secrets review: how Bush and Blair lied their way to war with Iraq

  

  Official Secrets shows the extent of the lies in the drive to war with Iraq and leaves the viewer asking how on earth Blair got away with it, writes Shabbir Lakha

• Bolton's out, but we can't trust Trump or Johnson

  

  John Bolton's sacking is good news, now we need an alternative foreign policy by an anti-war government, argues Lindsey German

• Hiroshima 74 years on: campaigners demand no nukes, no war

  

  Anti-war and anti-nuclear activism is at the heart of remembrance in Hiroshima, report Clare Solomon and Steph Pike

• In the age of Trump, 'The War at Home' remains essential viewing

  

  For understanding how grassroots movements can be organised, The War at Home remains a vital resource, writes Gabriel Polley

• Murad Qureshi - Standing up for Londoners

  

  Murad Qureshi is standing to be a Labour candidate for the London Assembly. He sent Counterfire his campaign statement and we are happy to share his reasons for standing.

• Crisis in the Gulf - Stop the War statement

  

  A statement from Stop the War raises the alarm on the escalating threat of war with Iran over the seizures of tankers

• Stop Boris: General Election Now - Counterfire Freesheet July 2019

  

  No new Tory Prime Minister, protest the Tory party conference, revolt in Sudan, does modern monetary theory work, stop the drive to war with Iran, the British state and what Engels said about revolution in this month's Counterfire freesheet

• Miners' Gala shows we can kick back against the right

  

  The Miners' Gala showed how strong a left united against austerity can be, reports David McAllister

• Socialists should be trying to unite working people, not divide them - a reply to Paul Mason

  

  Responding to Paul Mason's latest article, Shabbir Lakha argues that the left needs to be trying to unite working people against austerity, not divide them over Brexit

• No to Trump, no to war on Iran

  

  Trump and his neocon advisers are taking us to the brink of yet another disastrous war in the Middle East, writes Hilary Stephenson

• Take the fight to the Tories: they are unfit to govern - Counterfire freesheet June 2019

  

  Tory meltdown, the crisis in British Steel, how we should remember D-Day, a Marxist analysis of Game of Thrones and more in this month's Counterfire freesheet

• We stand with Palestine: thousands march in solidarity

  

  Thousands of protesters marched through London on Saturday showing that solidarity with Palestine in Britain hasn't gone anywhere, reports Shabbir Lakha

• Why we need a movement: Stop the War at Lowkey's concerts - video

  

  The Stop the War Coalition supported Lowkey's recent tour around the country, this is a video of National Officer Shabbir Lakha speaking at the London concert

• Cardiff rallies in solidarity with Kurdish hunger strikers

  

  The Kurdish community and anti-war activists in Wales have mobilised to amplify the voices of Kurdish hunger strikers, reports Kevin Potter

• Islamophobia is the dominant form of racism: why is it being ignored?

  

  Attacks on Islam and Muslims are the central organising principles of far-right movements across Europe, argues Chris Nineham

• India and Pakistan must pull back from the brink of war - SASG statement

  

  Indians, Pakistanis, Kashmiris and UK citizens of South Asian origin issue a statement calling on the Indian and Pakistani governments to work for peace not war

• The attack on Chris Williamson is an attack on Corbyn and the left

  

  The decision to suspend Chris Williamson is a capitulation to the right that only gives more ground for attacks on the left, argues Shabbir Lakha

• The revolutionary life of Sylvia Pankhurst - Counterfire Media Podcast

  

  Tom Lock Griffiths talks to biographer and activist Kate Connelly about Sylvia Pankhurst and why the militant socialist and suffragette is still powerfully relevant today in this episode of Counterfire Media's Podcast

• Paris demonstration: 'Trump means war'

  

  The November 11 anti-Trump mobilisation in Paris is a real advance for the anti-war movement in France, reports Susan Ram

• Britain must stop arming the Saudi war criminals now

  

  A new offensive in the Saudi war on Yemen will ratchet up the humanitarian crisis. We must build a huge campaign to end arms sales, writes Chris Nineham

• The politics of Remembrance

  

  Remembrance is about the present and the future, not just the past, argues Alex Snowdon in this repost of his 2015 article

• A hundred years after WW1, what are we remembering?

  

  The establishment makes a big display of remembering fallen WW1 soldiers while justifying today's wars. We should remember those who fought hard to stop war, argues Lindsey German

• Labour's conference and what it tells us about how the left can win

  

  The left surge at Labour conference was impressive - now, if we want to win, we need to mobilise the whole movement

• Labour conference 2018: packed Stop the War fringe meeting declares an anti-war government vital

  

  The anti-war movement is on the front foot, and made its mark at Labour's conference

• Why the Labour left must hold the line at conference

  

  As Labour Party Conference commences, Sean Ledwith argues it is essential the left defends the Corbyn project against further retreats, as recent NEC decisions show us

• Racism, war and Trump: the Stop the War Coalition AGM

  

  Far from being an ‘isolationist’, Donald Trump has increased bombings, sanctions and war, argues Lindsey German

• We cannot let Iran become another US powder keg

  

  Trump's policies point towards regime change in Iran. The anti-war movement must stand firm, argues Shabbir Lakha 

• Nationwide opposition to Syria airstrikes

  

  Thousands of people have taken to the streets in over 40 towns and cities across the country to voice their opposition to Theresa May's bombing of Syria

• Alternative models and silent revolutions

  

  After years on the back foot, Labour has shown that ideas of worker-led ownership are back in play

• Turning the tide in Labour against war and against Nato

  

  Following the success of an anti-war resolution at Young Labour's conference, Johnny Charles reports on how a similar resolution was passed at his CLP

• 15 years on from the biggest protest in British history

  

  Lindsey German looks back at the day in 2003 that millions took to the streets to protest the Iraq war

• We need a new foreign policy built around peace

  

  Jeremy Corbyn's rise has put anti-war politics centre stage. We now have a chance to do things completely differently, argues Chris Nineham 

• Surprise, surprise: Jeremy Corbyn's anti-war policies turned out to be a vote winner

  

  An astounding election result combined with the cancellation of Trump's visit show protest works, writes Chris Nineham

• Trump: pushing us to the brink of war

  

  In this moment of rising tension, the anti-war movement has to get organised around the country

• Coming to grips with the Syrian tragedy

  

  How should the left approach the disaster of the war in Syria? We republish some suggestions by David Bush

• Syria: understanding the anti-war position

  

  However confusing the situation in Syria, the anti-war movement provides political clarity, argues David Bush in his latest online post

• Mosul: Stop the War statement

  

  More aerial bombardment of civilians will not help to bring about peace and stability in Iraq

• Corbyn represents change: the anti-war movement must stand behind him

  

  We must renew our efforts, build the anti-war movement and support Corbyn, argues Mick Wattam

• Permanent intervention: the calling card of the neocon warmongers

  

  As the war drums starting beating ahead of next month’s US election, Stop the War convenor Lindsey German notes a renewed urgency and sense of purpose for the movement   

• No more war: time to step up a gear

  

  Saturday's Stop the War Coalition international conference was an important and timely gathering of anti-war activists

• Libya: blood on their hands

  

  The imperialist chickens keep on coming home to roost, observes Alastair Stephens in this article republished from the current Counterfire paper

• Supporting Trident and Nato is the wrong direction

  

  In a world of increasing conflict, pandering to the right-wing on Trident and Nato is not the way forward, argues Lindsey German

• Who's to blame for the end of the ceasefire in Syria?

  

  The cessation of the Syrian conflict begins with the end of foreign intervention, argues Chris Nineham

• Corbyn, democracy and the movement

  

  Opposing imperialism through the movement on the streets is imperative, argues Lindsey German

• The Fourth Estate and the Fifteen Years’ War

  

  Lindsey German despairs at the dishonest accounting that passes for the media’s scrutiny of the War on Terror 

• Nato: Corbyn is correct

  

  It's disturbing that Jeremy Corbyn's comments on foreign policy were in any way controversial says Chris Nineham

• The persistence of the fog of war

  

  Lindsey German makes the connections between recent war remembrance and today’s Chilcot report

• The nuclear option: why Paul Mason is wrong

  

  Lindsey German argues that supporting weapons of mass destruction would be a disaster for the left

• Start The War versus Stop The War: McCarthyism returns

  

  Stop the War has been attacked by every part of the establishment recently, but the smears are blatant hypocrisy

• MPs complaints of bullying show contempt for democracy

  

  Many of those complaining fear greater accountability and the wave of anti-war feeling evident from Corbyn's election as Labour leader

• Saturday's demonstration can be historic

  

  It is the anti-war demonstration on 12 December, not Hilary Benn's speech which is likely to prove historic

• The left in France: a moment of decision

  

  While Hollande is arguing for more war, the left needs to focus on building a broad, united movement against war, racism and Islamophobia

• Cameron's retreat on Syria is not the end of the battle

  

  Cameron's plans to bomb Syria may have suffered a setback, but we still have to build the anti-war movement, argues Alastair Stephens

• Percy Bysshe Shelley: Poet and Revolutionary

  

  The relevance of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s radical politics and poetry is revealed in Jacqueline Mulhallen’s new biography, finds Alex Snowdon

• United front and trade union work

  How can socialists mobilise the type of mass action required for social change? The Counterfire steering committee presents the following article for discussion at our annual conference