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Strike days: let's go onto the offensive
We need wider and deeper co-ordination and escalation to win the strikes, argues Unjum Mirza
Liverpool, Shankly, Socialism
As the Labour conference in Liverpool continues, Philosophy Football’s Mark Perryman revisits Shankly's Clause Four
Green capitalism does not work - book review
Capitalist measures to fix the climate have not worked, as two recent books show, so the key is to link working-class and ecological movements, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh
Barbara Ehrenreich: a class act - obituary
Lindsey German pays tribute to the life and contributions of socialist feminist Barbara Ehrenreich who recently passed away
A People’s History of Howard Zinn
On the hundred year anniversary of Howard Zinn's birth, Sean Ledwith examines the life and work of America’s greatest radical historian
System failure: What should socialists do? A discussion with Lindsey German and James Schneider - video
A discussion with Lindsey German, author and Convenor of Stop the War, and James Schneider, co-founder of Momentum and author of the upcoming book Our Bloc: How We Win, on the crises we face and strategy for the left
Breaking The Impasse: Electoral Politics, Mass Action, and the New Socialist Movement in the United States - book review
Kim Moody’s
Breaking The Impasse
offers an incisive analysis of what the US labour movement needs to do to bring radical change, finds John McGrath
Revolution in the Developing World: Trotsky's Marxism - video
Feyzi Ismail discusses Trotsky's ideas on revolution in countries on the periphery of the global capitalist system and takes on the stageist theory
Post Rosa: Letters Against Barbarism - book review
Post Rosa
, a world-spanning collection of letter exchanges between socialists inspired by Rosa Luxemburg, demonstrates her continuing importance, finds Dominic Alexander
The Case Against the Sexual Revolution. A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century - book review
Perry’s
Case Against the Sexual Revolution
raises important questions about women’s liberation, but is based on deeply flawed premises, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh
Struggle Makes Us Human: Learning from Movements for Socialism - book review
Vijay Prashad’s discussions with Frank Barat in
Struggle Makes Us Human
give insights into a host of problems and possibilities facing the left, finds Jamal Elaheebocus
The best of times, the worst of times: Prospects for socialism today - video
Lindsey German, in conversation with Feyzi Ismail, on the Corbyn years, the movement and the opportunities for the struggle for socialism today
Confronting crisis: Next steps for the left - video
Danièle Obono, Eddie Dempsey, John Rees and Jeremy Corbyn on the interlocking crises we face and strategy for the left at Counterfire's Revolution! Festival
The Critique of Commodification: Contours of a Post-Capitalist Society - book review
An analysis of commodification in
The Critique of Commodification
provides useful insights, but the exploitation of labour remains key to the system, argues Dominic Alexander
Breaking the impasse: Interview with Kim Moody - video
Unjum Mirza speaks to author Kim Moody about his new book
Breaking the Impasse
and the political landscape in the US
Lenin on party and class - video
To wrap up Counterfire's series on Leninism in the 21st century, Michael Lavalette discusses Lenin's concept of a revolutionary organisation and its relation to the working class
The many crises of capitalism and how we can overcome them
Understanding the nature of the contradictions and crises of capitalism is central to the question of building a socialist alternative, writes John Clarke
Duncan Hallas: Socialism and war
This article originally written by the revolutionary Marxist Duncan Hallas to explain the position on war at the time of the Falklands/Malvinas war in 1982. It remains relevant today.
Poverty in the Centres of Wealth
Austerity, the commodification of housing and chronic social inequality lead to death on the streets of Toronto, reports John Clarke
Socialist Register 2022: New Polarisations, Old Contradictions, The Crisis of Centrism - book review
Socialist Register 2022
discusses the impasse in the neoliberal consensus, the rise of authoritarian politics, and the prospects for the left, finds Dominic Alexander
What is Counterfire?
Who we are, what we stand for and why you should
join us
Ulysses at 100: the politics of James Joyce
On the centenary of the publication of
Ulysses
, John McInally looks at the politics of James Joyce and the society around him that set the background for the iconic novel
Will racism always be with us? - explainer
Yonas Makoni explains the socialist perspective on where racism comes from and how we can eradicate it
1972: A great year for the workers - Tony Cliff
As part of a series of articles marking the 50th
anniversary of a tremendous year for the British working class, we republish Tony Cliff’s overview of the decisive events of 1972
Revolutionary Peacemaking: Writings for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence - book review
Daniel Jakopovich’s
Revolutionary Peacemaking
is a fine collection of writings exploring how we can achieve a society of peace and social justice, finds Ellena Plumb-Javed
Darcus Howe: Honouring an anti-racist giant
Cici Washburn reports on the unveiling of a new plaque in Brixton commemorating anti-racist activist Darcus Howe
Under the Socialist Banner: Resolutions of the Second International 1889-1912 - book review
The resolutions of the Second International are a revealing way of uncovering the contradictions in the pre-1914 workers’ movement, finds Chris Bambery
Radical Christmas Songs, Vol. IV
Morgan Daniels' pick of radical Christmas songs
The ghost of Corbynism still haunts Johnson – weekly briefing
Lindsey German on the persistence of our ideas
Philosophers with No Clothes: A Review of The War Against Marxism
Tony McKenna’s new book is an important defence of Marxism, against thinkers who have confused and obscured its revolutionary core, argues Chris Nineham
Capitalism will cost us the earth - Counterfire Freesheet November 2021
Climate briefing for activists, more Tory Covid failure, Clarks strikers fight fire-and-rehire, Scotland's wider crisis, socialism explained and more in this month's Counterfire freesheet
Climate and growth: Why driving down living standards won’t stop climate chaos
Averting climate catastrophe demands reorganising production, not ‘de-growth’, argues Dominic Alexander.
Free Speech and the Suppression of Dissent during World War I - book review
A history of repression during World War I shows the importance of defending civil rights, but free speech always needs to be seen in its political context, argues Dominic Alexander
Socialist Explainers: Short Answers to Big Questions
In this collection of socialist explainers, we’re giving quick responses to the questions that loom largest for us today
Why I joined Counterfire
Four recently joined Counterfire members explain why they became members
Treated with disrespect and disdain: former Labour member speaks out on Starmer’s witch hunt
After recently quitting Labour, Paddy O’Keefe describes the toxic atmosphere of smears and bullying which is hounding dedicated socialists out of the party
Socialist Register 2021. Beyond Digital Capitalism. New Ways of Living - book review
Contributors to
Socialist Register 2021
, on digital capitalism, show that the system hasn’t changed its essential nature, and scepticism is needed, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh
Revolutionary ideas: Class and class conciousness - video
Introduced by Lindsey German at Counterfire's Revolution! festival
Fred Hampton, the Black Panthers and the US state - video
Yonas Makoni discusses Fred Hampton, the Black Panthers and the US state as part of Counterfire's Revolution! Festival
Will extreme weather be a wake-up call?
The extreme weather experienced across the globe recently is a direct result of a climate crisis caused by the capitalist mode of production and activists must pressure world leaders to act, writes Nathan Street
Women's liberation: a revolutionary history - video
Katherine Connelly and Rachel Holmes discuss the radical tradition of the struggle for women's liberation at Counterfire's Revolution! Festival of Marxist Ideas
The war on woke: how socialists should respond to the culture wars
The Tories are trying to further divide the working class by fuelling culture wars, socialists must fight back on our own terms, argues John Westmoreland
Stonewall, gay liberation and lessons for today - interview with Kevin Ovenden
To mark Pride month, Anja Ilić speaks to Kevin Ovenden about the radical roots of the gay liberation movement and the struggle today
Capitalism is killing the planet: what should socialists do?
With a record breaking heatwave sweeping North America and the continued failure of world leaders to take action, Nathan Street explains the socialist strategy for combating climate change
The anger's everywhere... Join the fightback - Counterfire Freesheet June 2021
United against the Tories, why solidarity with Palestine is critical, a socialist guide to combating climate change and more in this month's Counterfire freesheet
Don't split the left: an open letter from Unite members
Unite members call for a single left candidate to defeat the right in the General Secretary election.
The left breakthrough in Peru: socialist teacher Castillo on the verge of victory
Trade unionist Pedro Castillo’s narrow lead in Peru’s Presidential elections opens up the prospect for radical change, but the right won’t back down quietly, argues Jonathan Maunders
32 Counties: The Failure of Partition and the Case for a United Ireland - book review
In
32 Counties
, Kieran Allen shows that Irish unity is back on the agenda, if an anti-sectarian socialist politics can transform south and north, finds Chris Bambery
The Railway: An Adventure in Construction - book review
The post-war experiences of the young E.P. Thompson working on a railway in Tito’s Yugoslavia cannot be taken at face value, finds Dragan Plavšić
The 1926 General Strike: when workers brought Britain to a standstill
On International Workers' Day, Chris Bambery recalls the General Strike of 1926, the power of the working class and the lessons to be learnt in the struggle today
The Return of Nature: Socialism and Ecology - book review
Bellamy Foster’s
Return of Nature
shows that ecological science and socialism have developed together from Marx and Engels’ writings, finds Dominic Alexander
Where there’s people, there’s power – Judas and the Black Messiah review
The revolutionary life and politics of Fred Hampton, and the violence of the state against him, provide timely lessons for the movement today, writes Shabbir Lakha
Books to spring into Spring with
As what's seemed like a never-ending lockdown approaches some sort of close, Philosophy Football’s Mark Perryman has been reading up on the sport we’ve lost and what sport might become
The Individual and Collective in Women's Liberation - video
Lindsey German looks at the role of the individual and collective organising in the struggle for women's liberation
Women's oppression and its roots in class society - video
Elaine Graham-Leigh discusses the origin of women's oppression in the development of class society and what that means for the struggle for liberation
Justice at last for the Shrewsbury pickets
The victory for the Shrewsbury 24 lays bare how the state conspired to lock up striking workers in the 70s, reports John Westmoreland
Paris Commune @ 150 - video
Counterfire's event commemorating the Paris Commune 150 years on and its relevance today
CLR James on the Paris Commune: They showed the way to labour emancipation
On the 150
th
anniversary of the Paris Commune, we repost this article by renowned Marxist CLR James from 1946 on Marx and the Commune
The Paris Commune: when workers ran a city
Ahead of the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune, John Westmoreland looks at the first working-class government and why it's an important historical milestone
Whose unity? Scottish Labour drops candidate after she backs Indyref2
Anas Sarwar is following Sir Keir Starmer’s footsteps in expunging every vestige of progressive thought in the Labour Party, reports Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
The socialist tradition of organising women - video
Feyzi Ismail discusses the role of socialist organising in the struggles for women's liberation
International Women's Day: a working class, socialist history
For international women's day, we republish this piece by Katherine Connelly on its origins in socialist and feminist movements led by working class women.
Working women and the feminist movement
In the first of a series on women and socialism, Terina Hine looks at the history of how women have made gains through worker militancy
The fight for women's liberation - Marxism and Women's liberation extract
Katherine Connelly looks at the struggle against women's oppression in this extract from
Marxism and Women's Liberation
Latin America: a new ‘Pink Tide’?
In Latin America popular movements rejecting neoliberalism are fusing with a left electoral resurgence to make a second ‘Pink Tide’ possible, argues Jonathan Maunders
Pro-independence Catalan vote deepens crisis of the Spanish state
Chris Bambery analyses the Catalonia election which put pro-independence parties ahead of unionists, the crisis for Madrid and the challenges ahead for the left
Starmer's flag fetish: win the middle ground, don’t chase it
Rather than Starmer’s bland patriotic appeal, Kevin Ovenden argues for the revolutionary tradition of winning broad support for socialists through building mass movements
After Trump: can the left organise to defeat the right? - part two
As Biden is inaugurated, Kate O’Neil asks DSA activist and author Saman Sepehri what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for the American left
After Trump: can the left organise to defeat the right? - part one
In the lead-up to Biden’s inauguration, Kate O’Neil asks DSA activist and author Saman Sepehri what this month’s historic events in the US mean for the American left
Is Britain breaking up? Socialists and the national question - video
With the growing division within the union, Vladimir Unkovski-Korica discusses how socialists should relate to national independence struggles
Life outside Labour - part 2
Following our
first round of testimonies
, four more new Counterfire members give their reasons for joining
Where does sexism come from? - Marxism and Women's Liberation excerpt
Elaine Graham-Leigh traces the roots of women's oppression in this excerpt from
Marxism and Women's Liberation
Yet another 10 radical Christmas songs
Avoid the lockdown blues with Morgan Daniels' pick of radical Chrismas songs
There is life outside Labour
Four new Counterfire members explain their reasons for joining
The Queen’s Gambit: a riposte to Cold War America
The Queen’s Gambit offers an engaging critique of official Cold War narratives and Western individualism, finds Nathan Street
Revolutionaries and trade unions - video
John Rees discusses a Marxist view of trade unions and how revolutionary socialists should organise
Eugene V. Debs: A Graphic Biography - book review
The story of the American trade-union militant turned socialist leader, Eugene Debs, remains important and is stirringly told in a new graphic biography, finds Sean Ledwith
Is there life outside Labour?
In our continuing series on left strategy, Chris Nineham from Counterfire responds to
Laura Smith
and
John McInally
Engels: giant of the socialist movement - video
On the bicentenary of Engels' birth, Lindsey German looks at his life as a socialist revolutionary, activist and theoretician
Radical off the pitch: what they don’t tell you about Maradona
As El Diego leaves us, Enrico Tortolano pays tribute to the boy from the barrio who never forgot where he came from
Engels: a working class hero
The life long comrade of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels made a huge contribution to socialist ideas and to revolutionary activity. Lindsey German looks at his legacy
Don’t give up! Educate, organise and fight
As part of our series on the future of the left in and out of Labour, Laura Smith outlines a path forward
The problem with the Shock Doctrine: Socialists and Crisis - video
Crises are inherently moments of weakness for the ruling class and an organised left can play a role in shaping the outcome, argues Chris Nineham
Imperialism is driven back in Bolivia
The return of Evo Morales to Bolivia symbolises the defeat of the Washington-driven coup following the election last month, writes John Clarke
Why Labour fails - video
Dragan Plavšić explains why the Labour Party fails as a party that was founded to represent the working class
The China question
Dragan Plavšić replies to criticisms of his recent article ‘
China: a socialist force for good or an imperial superpower in the making? An historical evaluation
’
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
Defend Corbyn: the key thing is to fight - video
Lindsey German speaks at a mass online rally in defence of Jeremy Corbyn
CLR James: a revolutionary life - video
Unjum Mirza gives an introduction to the revolutionary life of CLR James, a Marxist, historian, novelist, playwright, and cricket lover
Why does the Labour Party fail? - explainer
Alex Snowdon dissects the root of Labour's failures as a party that's meant to represent working people
Paul Robeson: fighter for liberation - video
A presentation on the revolutionary life of singer, actor and activist Paul Robeson by Tayo Aluko
Bolivia defies the Washington Consensus
Driven by mass popular resistance, the election of Movement for Socialism signals a major victory against the coup leaders and their neoliberal backers in Washington, writes John Clarke.
Walter Rodney: Marxist, Pan-African, organic intellectual
Sean Ledwith recounts the socialist revolutionary Walter Rodney's many accomplishments and intellectual prowess
Claudia Jones: Communism and the Notting Hill Carnival
As well as founding the Notting Hill Carnival, Claudia Jones lived a revolutionary life fighting for black liberation and socialism, writes Lucy Nichols
Where next for the left? - Mike Wayne
As part of a discussion on the next steps for the left after the rightward shift of the Labour Party under Keir Starmer, Mike Wayne looks at the need for a new party of the left and the importance of revolutionary organising
China: a socialist force for good or an imperial superpower in the making? An historical evaluation - long read
Dragan Plavšić considers what China’s modern history tells us about the nature of the Chinese state today
US wildfires and extreme weather are a warning: we need system change to stop the climate crisis
The extreme weather and wildfires ripping through parts of the US show clearly why we need fundamental change to stop the climate crisis, argues Jamal Elaheebocus
What is imperialism? - explainer
Dragan Plavšić examines the roots of imperialism and how to oppose it
Is revolution possible in the 21st century? – video
As part of a series on Marxism in the Modern World, Chris Nineham looks at the prospect of revolution in the present day
Made in the US: the coup in Chile
On the 50
th
anniversary of Salvador Allende’s election, Mike Wayne looks at a declassified CIA report that shows how quickly plans were laid to stop him at all costs
Is revolution possible in the twenty-first century? – explainer
Katherine Connelly looks at the continuing possibility of revolution for transforming society today
What went wrong in Russia? - explainer
Vladimir Unkovski-Korica analyses what went wrong in post-revolution Russia
What is the working class today? - video
As part of a series on Marxism in the Modern World, Lindsey German discusses what the working class is today and what that means for socialists
Is a society without oppression possible? - explainer
Elaine Graham-Leigh analyses where oppression comes from and if it can be overcome
Ten years of Counterfire books: on sale now
Celebrating a decade of books published by Counterfire
Can socialism come through Parliament? - explainer
Morgan Daniels looks at the prospect of achieving socialism through Parliament
Why class matters - explainer
David McAllister explains what the working class is and why it's central to transforming society
The Starmer supremacy: Labour is now on the wrong side of the struggles that matter
Starmer's stampede to the right means that socialists will need to reach beyond the Labour Party to build a fighting left, argues Chris Nineham
The Starmer restoration is only just getting into stride
Starmer's transformation of the Labour Party by attacking the left and pulling the party to the right is only just beginning, argues Kevin Ovenden
Can economic planning work? - explainer
Dominic Alexander takes on the idea that a planned economy cannot work
Poland Elections 2020: a narrow but dangerous victory for the right
The victory for the Trumpesque right in Poland is a dangerous development and the challenge for socialists is to create an opening for renewed struggle, argues Reece Goscinski
Does human nature make socialism impossible? - explainer
Lucy Nichols dissects the idea that humans are inherently selfish
The NHS is 72: why we must fight to defend it
As the NHS turns 72, it is under threat from the free-market dogma that has been underfunding and privatising it, writes John Westmoreland
Starmer takes Labour right: It's time for an extra-parliamentary left
The fight is on, but it isn't going to be fought in the Labour Party
Ernie O'Malley's On Another Man's Wound: books that made me a socialist
An anti-imperialist personal account chosen by Chris Bambery
What is socialism? - explainer
In the first of a series of socialist explainers, Chris Nineham looks at the concept of socialism itself
Engels' contribution to Marxism
As part of our series on the revolutionary Frederick Engels, on the 200th anniversary of his birth, we repost Tony Cliff's 1996 speech on Engels
Starmer plays to the right: where now for the left?
Starmer has signalled war on Labour's left with the sacking of Rebecca Long-Bailey. It is a deliberate attempt to root out Corbynism from positions of influence
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
Socialist Register 2020: Beyond Market Dystopia - book review
The wide range of essays in
Socialist Register 2020
provide important reflections on the strengths and weaknesses of recent left movements, finds Sean Ledwith
Black Lives Matter, the sixties and socialist organisation - video
Lindsey German interviews Tariq Ali on the Black Lives Matter protests, their significance and the struggles ahead
'Are there no food banks?' The Poor Laws and Charles Dickens at 150
Dickens’s acute observations of social inequality illuminate the cruelty of our government 150 years after his death, says Katherine Connelly
Marxism and the trade unions: Strategy and Tactics
An excerpt from John Rees' Strategy and Tactics: How the Left Can Organise To Transform Society
If VE Day never came: It Happened Here - film review
On the 75th anniversary of VE Day, Tom Griffiths finds Brownlow and Mollo's alternative vision of Nazi-led Britain in the 1940s still resonates powerfully
Britain in World War Two: when workers wouldn't go back to normal
The history of working-class struggle during the Second World War that transformed Britain for the better should be remembered on VE day, writes John Westmoreland
Total War: realism and fantasy in British Cinema of the 1940s
British Cinema during WW2 presents us with a more complex picture of an important historical period than we might expect, argues Martin Hall
Reading the Labour Party: book recommendations by and for socialists
How can we explain what has happened in the Labour Party? We asked eight Counterfire authors to tell us about the books that have helped them to understand what the Labour Party is and how socialists should engage with it
The history of May Day: an unfinished struggle
Out of the Chartist movement, the struggle against slavery and for international socialism, why the demands of May Day remain as vital as ever today
Who pays? Socialists and state intervention part 2 – long read
In the second part of his article, Chris Nineham examines the recent development of the state and how the Coronavirus will impact on government policy and the left
Rebel Minds: Class War, Mass Suffering, and the Urgent Need for Socialism - book review
A Marxist critique of psychiatry puts mental-health issues in the context of the social crises created by capitalism, and argues for socialist solutions, finds Adrian Cooley
Who pays? Socialists and state intervention part 1 – long read
State intervention is back. In part one of a two-part article, Chris Nineham looks at the myths and politics behind state involvement in the economy
Did Lenin inevitably lead to Stalin?
There was nothing inevitable about the grotesque transformation of Russia’s fledgeling workers’ state into Stalin’s Soviet Union, explains John Westmoreland in the third of his three-part series
The hidden history of American radicalism: the campaign for the Workers' Unemployment Insurance Bill
The little-known story of working class organising for a Communist-led initiative in 1930s America challenges assumptions about US workers’ conservatism, argues Chris Wright
Socialists in a time of plague
John Rees provides an overview of a landscape darkened by the establishments’ failure to deal with the coronavirus pandemic
Tony Cliff: revolutionary theory and practice
John Rees remembers Tony Cliff’s unique contribution to the Marxist tradition
Invasion of the Body Starmers
Starmer's Labour Party is a bit like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, let's learn the right lessons, argues Ben Tunstall
New horizons during Covid-19: beyond the limits of capitalist realism
Through the Covid-19 crisis we glimpse the need for change and the possibility of change, argues Mike Wayne
Marge Piercy’s Woman on the Edge of Time: books that made me a socialist
A startling fusion of science fiction and feminism selected by Dave Randall
Trotsky’s My Life: books that made me a socialist
A magisterial autobiography chosen by Jacqueline Mulhallen
EP Thompson’s The Making of the English Working Class: books that made me a socialist
A classic work of social history chosen by Dominic Alexander
Where's Keir Starmer?
Keir Starmer's failure to stand up for working class people during this crisis is a glimpse of what we can expect if he becomes Labour leader, writes Alyssa Cassata
Coronavirus, the market and the state
The state and the market are opposite sides of the same capitalist coin, writes Dragan Plavšić
Engels' Marxism
In the second of our series on the revolutionary Frederick Engels, on the 200th anniversary of his birth, we are republishing this piece by John Rees which first appeared in the International Socialism Journal in 1994
Put people before profit to fight Coronavirus
The government's response to the Coronavirus puts big business first, but we need real solutions that benefit the public instead, argues Richard Allday
Laugh through the lockdown
Five of the best novels to keep you laughing while you sharpen your critical faculties from John Rees
Counterfire during the Coronavirus: letter from the editor
A letter to our readers from Counterfire's editor, Katherine Connelly
A People’s History of the German Revolution 1918-19 - book review
William Pelz’s
People’s History of the German Revolution
is a vivid and accessible introduction to socialism’s greatest lost revolution, finds Tom Whittaker
Why the working-class, socialist history of International Women’s Day matters today
On International Women's Day, Katherine Connelly looks at its origins in the socialist and feminist movements led by working class women
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
Frederick Engels: life of a revolutionary
In the first of our series on the revolutionary Frederick Engels, on the 200th anniversary of his birth, we are republishing this piece by Lindsey German which first appeared in the
International Socialism Journal
in 1994
Ten books to shake 2020
Want to turn the world upside down in 2020? Philosophy Football’s
Mark Perryman
has found ten books to help us on the way
Why Bernie matters
Sanders puts class warfare back on the agenda, writes Alex Kerner
In the Red Corner: the Marxism of José Carlos Mariátegui - book review
Mike Gonzalez,
In The Red Corner
, recovers José Carlos Mariátegui’s Marxist understanding of Latin America in the context of the development of capitalism, finds Orlando Hill
As Australia burns, climate strikes set for a new phase
Lucy Nichols reports on twelve months of student-led protest
Why socialists oppose imperialist wars
Smashing the link between militarism and the system is a fixed task for our side, argues Dominic Alexander
Brazil: the 2013 June Days and the consolidation of the 2018 coup
Leonardo Péricles looks at the character and context of the June Days protests in Brazil which he argues did not directly lead to the 2018 coup
Retreat is a luxury the left cannot afford
The left must turn to rebuilding dynamic extra-parliamentary resistance to the Tories
After a bruising election... What next for the left? - Counterfire Freesheet January 2020
Labour leadership contest, general strike in France, growing protest movement in India, why socialists oppose imperialism, a year of climate strikes and more in this month's Counterfire freesheet
Corbynism, socialists and the resistance – Counterfire’s conference
Counterfire recently held its biggest annual conference yet. We report on the discussion and the decisions made
Socialists and trade unionists chart the way forward after Brexit
Our Brexit, or Theirs – the LeFT Campaign’s North West event on Saturday saw a big turnout by trade unionists and socialists from across the region and beyond
Looking ahead: how the Left can win
Looking at how we got to where we are, Tony Dowling argues that the left must pivot to the streets
Another struggle is possible
John Rees looks at what was lost and how to win again
From New Labour to a second referendum: why the north turned blue
As part of a series of opinion pieces on the election result, Heather Parry argues that it wasn't socialist policies but the view that Labour was ignoring voters that cost them the election
Socialists don't do nukes
Nuclear weapons are incompatible with socialist politics, argues Hilary Stephenson
Tony Blair is completely wrong: Chris Nineham on Sky News - video
Debating a representative from the Adam Smith Institute, Chris Nineham defends Jeremy Corbyn and the left on Sky News
Labour's defeat: how it happened
As part of a series of opinion pieces on the election result, Brian Heron looks at where it went wrong for Labour
Rebuilding the resistance
Boris Johnson has to be resisted, and that means we have to get organised
What we should take from the election and what we do next
Lindsey German gives her thoughts on the election and what it means for socialists
The energy for Labour in Bristol has been projected across the South West - campaign report
In the last election, Bristol saw a massive swing to Labour, so this time Bristolians have led an energetic campaign in nearby seats, reports Nathan Street
Lindsey German: don't underestimate how far we've come - video
Speaking at a public meeting, Lindsey German discusses some of the issues that have come up in the election and says whatever the outcome, extra-parliamentary organisation will be key
Who needs enemies, with friends like Jon Ashworth?
Labour can still win, but in spite of Labour MPs like Jon Ashworth, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Jewish activists speak out: why we’re campaigning for Corbyn
Counterfire’s Kate O’Neil caught up with three Jewish activists campaigning for Jeremy Corbyn this week to hear what they had to say
How to read an election
Philosophy Football’s Mark Perryman provides a handy reading guide for the 12
th
December General Election
The Coming Revolution: Capitalism in the 21st Century - book review
The Coming Revolution is an impressive guide for Marxists looking for a way to approach contemporary capitalism, argues Josh Newman
The impact of the manifesto: canvassing for Labour in Glasgow North
Labour’s radical policies are visibly popular on the doorstep, reports Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
The Corbyn effect in Scotland - campaign report
Jeremy Corbyn's Labour is offering hope in Scotland, reports Mark Porciani from the campaign trail in Glasgow North East
Bolivia: call it a coup, support the resistance
International solidarity is vital - the left must unite in condemning the coup against Morales, argues David Bush
Get organised, and get out there - campaign report
We can get Corbyn elected, but it will take sustained effort, writes Isabel Carr
How Labour can win the election
Mobilising the labour movement behind a radical anti-austerity programme is Corbyn's best bet to win, writes David McAllister
Election 2019: the chance for a green industrial revolution
Electing a Corbyn government that can implement a green industrial revolution is the essential next step to taking on climate change, argues Alex Snowdon
It's going to be a tough battle, but Labour can win
There is only one way to get a government which wants to improve working people's lives - and that's by voting for Corbyn, argues Lindsey German
Lessons from the remarkable life of Paul Robeson – part 2
Paul Robeson's extraordinary life is a lesson to us today, writes Tayo Aluko
7 black heroes that changed the world
For Black History Month, Counterfire asked activists today to tell us about their black hero and how they provide inspiration in our struggles today
The British State: A Warning
As the left prepares for the possibility of taking power, Chris Nineham's timely new book analyses the British state and what the left can expect
Lessons from the remarkable life of Paul Robeson - part 1
Paul Robeson's extraordinary life holds many lessons for the present day, writes Tayo Aluko
US workers strike back: General Motors and Chicago teachers
A surge in strike action in the US shows a labour movement that’s fighting back, argues Kate O’Neil
Bosses put the screws on the newly elected Portuguese government to avoid changes to employment laws
At the meeting between the PS [Socialist Party] leader and the president of the CIP, the employer confederation argued that the next government should be supported by "agreements during each budget", which may include the PSD
A Socialist Defector: From Harvard to Karl-Marx-Allee - book review
An American socialist’s memoir of his life in East Germany overturns many standard assumptions about the contrasts of West and East, finds Dominic Alexander
Kick out the crooks - Counterfire freesheet October 2019
Tory crisis, Corbynism, drive to war with Iran, austerity, climate strikes and more in this month's Counterfire freesheet
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Pensions: the system isn't working
We need a radically different system based on needs that works for pensioners and young people alike, argues Reuben Bard-Rosenberg
Class, Party, Revolution: A Socialist Register Reader - book review
A collection of classic
Socialist Register
articles raise vital questions about Marx, Lenin, Gramsci and revolutionary organisation, argues Alex Snowdon
Steer left to beat Johnson's phoney populism
To get rid of the Tories, Labour must fight the status quo with radical class politics, argues Alex Snowdon
Why we can win: the left and Boris Johnson's crisis
The way out of this crisis is to keep left, fight for Corbyn and stay on the streets, argues Chris Nineham
William Morris: father of socialist ecology
William Morris is one of the greatest environmentalists of the socialist tradition and his work becomes more relevant by the day, writes Gabriel Polley
The outlaw government must go!
John Rees on the next step to elect a socialist government
Why we all have to support the climate strike
On 20 September, it is essential that socialists and trade unionists support the climate strike, writes Richard Allday
Power to the People
Democratic rights don’t fall from the sky, they are fought for and won, insists Alex Snowdon
Labour’s Brexit slide
Labour must distance themselves from the status quo and instead fight for radical change in the interests of working people, argues Martin Hall
Labour and a ‘national government’: how to dash the hopes of millions
Looking back at the last time Labour joined a national government, John Westmoreland argues it would be a mistake for Labour to consider it now
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