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Saudi rogue killers? Why the West is so quiet about the death of Jamal Khashoggi
The murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a Saudi consulate in Turkey will irretrievably tarnish Saudi Arabia’s reputation in Western public opinion, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Kavanaugh, Trump and the degradation of US politics
Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court marks a shift to the right, and Trump's antisemitic rhetoric shows the rot at the core of the US state, argues Sean Ledwith
Adieu, Nikki Haley (but she’ll be back…)
Haley’s signature contribution to international affairs during her ambassadorship has been her trumpet-section support for Israel, writes Susan Ram
Afghanistan's unending war: seventeen years since the Western invasion
The Taliban is advancing again, met by escalation from Trump and NATO. Amidst the devastation, our leaders still can't recognise defeat, writes Stop the War's Chris Nineham
Trump targets Iran: not just talk, this is serious
The Trump administration is stepping up its aggressive campaign against Iran, writes Chris Nineham
The socialist challenge to Trump
The Trump nightmare has fired up left organisation in the US to electorally challenging the establishment, writes Sean Ledwith
No business as usual: Trump’s trade wars
Trump’s trade war is another phase of capitalist crisis that could lead to a harsher world, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
The importance of mass mobilisation against war
Build the mass movements against war. Kevin Courtney's speech from the Stop the War Coalition national conference
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
The dynamics of disaster
Capitalism will destroy humanity. Only working class mass mobilisation and struggle can stop this, argues John Westmoreland
The attack on Bookmarks was an attack on us all
The attack on Bookmarks shows how emboldened the far right are and why the debate on how to stop them is so urgent argues Pete Morgan
Far right celebrate Tommy Robinson's release from prison
Tommy Robinson's release pending a retrial has been received with jubilation by the far right. Anti-racists need to be prepared to take them on, argues Steph Pike
Is Corbyn's Brexit policy really 'full Trump'?
Describing Jeremy Corbyn's Brexit strategy as "economic nationalism" is adopting neoliberal arguments that defend the status quo argues Kevin Ovenden
Why Labour must oppose Israel’s racist apartheid
The Labour Party must not endorse Israeli violence, racism and apartheid policies as MPs have voted to do, argues Alex Snowdon
Steve Bannon: international orchestrator of the alt-right
Steve Bannon has gained international notoriety for his role as Trump's chief strategist. Sean Ledwith examines his role in organising the transatlantic alt-right
Afghanistan: more troops to continue an endless war
Britain sending more troops to Afghanistan shows the end of the war isn't in sight and lays bare what the 'special relationship' is all about argues Lindsey German
Together against Trump: a mass show of opposition
Looking back at the quarter of a million strong demonstration against Trump, Daniel Jakopovich argues that it was a mass display of people power
The EU: As racist in deed as Trump
Following our mass condemnation of Trump, Reuben Bard-Rosenberg highlights the inherent racism of an organisation closer to home
Establishment Fake News: Trump, Russiagate and ‘Treason’
The establishment’s response to Trump’s meeting with Putin in Helsinki sounds panic-stricken but is in fact fake and dangerous, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Trump Out, Tories Out, General Election Now! - Counterfire Freesheet July 2018
Trump's visit and his trade delusions, crisis for the Tories, Grenfell, is the EU really a friend to migrants and more - Counterfire freesheet edition 027, July 2018
Trump's trade delusion
Both free trade and protectionist strategies will ultimately impoverish workers, writes Susan Newman
We stopped Trump
Over 250,000 people marched through central London on a Friday, and Pete Morgan argues that together we stopped Trump
The meaning of Trump
Is Trump a symptom or a cause of the rot at the heart of the US empire, asks Des Freedman
Together we can defeat Trump, and the Tories too
Opposing Donald Trump can play a role in bringing down our own vicious government
The Rhyming Guide to Donald Trump
Potent Whisper makes the case for protesting against Donald Trump
Only a united movement can defeat the far right
Saturday's far right demonstration in support of Tommy Robinson must be opposed directly on the streets
Why we should all be out protesting against Trump's visit to the UK
We must be united in our opposition to Trump and everything he represents
May Day, May Day: this ship is sinking – weekly briefing
This latest Tory crisis is an opportunity the left must seize and the week’s protests are all the means to do so, argues Lindsey German
Why Trump won't forget his visit
Chris Nineham argues why it is important that the movements go on to the offensive against Donald Trump in the next few days
Trump’s Nato ultimatums: red letter or red herring?
There is no justification for the obscene levels of military spending across the world says Lindsey German
The real danger behind Trump's antics and why he is not indestructible
Trump's obvious absurdity should not distract us from the very real dangers posed by his presidency and his UK visit
All roads lead to the Trump protest on 13 July – weekly briefing
Trump is scared of the UK protest movement; let’s make sure that his fear is confirmed, writes Lindsey German
Trump’s state-sponsored child abuse
Separating children from their parents and detaining them is consistent with Trump's inhumane policies and adds to why we need to protest against him argues Sean Ledwith
The collapse of everything, and what to do about it - weekly briefing
Two major demos in the next four weeks is a fantastic opportunity to hardwire our politics to the street, argues Lindsey German
Now it’s serious: why taking on Trump matters
Let's give Trump a reception he won't forget
World Cup 2018: thirty two nations under a groove
Will the World Cup which opens today be an orgy of petty-minded nationalism? Philosophy Football’s Mark Perryman doesn’t seem to think so
Our NHS: Keep the fight on the streets - Counterfire Freesheet June 2018
Fighting for our NHS, Ireland's abortion rights victory, Grenfell one year on, Dump Trump and more - Counterfire freesheet edition 026, June 2018
Sound and fury, signifying nothing
What does the Trump-Kim summit mean? Not much, says John Rees
The far right threat is real and we can't be complacent
After the big Free Tommy Robinson rally in London, the entire left need to get serious about organising against the far right argues Shabbir Lakha
Dump Trump and the special relationship, too
Theresa May's support for Trump is a faultline we must fully exploit, argues Jonathan Maunders
Our NHS: keep the fight on the streets
The demos this summer give us a chance to recapture the spirit of last year's insurgency and take the fight to the Tories. We must take it
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
London says end the massacre in Gaza, freedom for Palestine
Thousands of people poured into Whitehall on Tuesday to oppose the killing of unarmed protesters in Gaza, reports Tom Gibbs
Childish Gambino: This is Trump’s America
Sean Ledwith argues Childish Gambino's latest track and video,
This Is America
is the new voice of the American musical resistance.
Gaza massacre: Trump’s embassy move legitimises murder of Palestinians
Israel’s massacre of unarmed civilians shows that there’s no right kind of resistance for Palestinians and that Trump has legitimised their murder, argues Shabbir Lakha
Palestine: remembrance and resistance
As the resistance of Palestinians in Gaza continues despite horrific violence against them, we must continue to show solidarity and protest, argues Shabbir Lakha
After Windrush: this racist government must go - Counterfire Freesheet May 2018
Windrush, May 68, Palestine, UCU strike, Marx and more - Counterfire freesheet edition 025, May 2018
Trump's ditching of Iran deal is paving the way to war
Trump pulling the US out of the Iran nuclear deal is a step on the path to more war in the Middle East argues Shabbir Lakha
As Gaza rebels, how can Palestine be free? With Kevin Ovenden - video
Speaking at a London Counterfire event, Kevin Ovenden discusses what the protests in Gaza are about and how Palestine can be free
Racism starts at the top in Britain, and we’re seeing the result with Windrush - weekly briefing
The fight against ruling class divide-and-rule has never been more urgent and the Tory leadership are a sitting target, argues Lindsey German
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
The idea that the West have been “inactive” in Syria is completely untrue
Politicians and commentators supporting more military action in Syria say inaction has consequences, but the West haven't been inactive in Syria argues Shabbir Lakha
The mission accomplished that is nothing of the sort – weekly briefing
A primed anti-war movement finds the new warmongers much the same as the old warmongers, writes Lindsey German
A pointless but dangerous display of gesture bombing in Syria
The decision to bomb Syria was a pathetic display of supposed strength by declining imperial powers, argues Chris Nineham
Six things we learnt from the Syrian airstrike
John Rees on the immediate conclusions we can draw from the US led airstrike on Syria
Syria: the solution is not more military intervention
As Theresa May prepares to back Trump in escalating military intervention in Syria, Stop the War published the following letter in response
Douma attack and the war in Syria - Stop the War statement
Statement from Stop the War Coalition following the attacks on Douma in Syria
John Bolton: the return of the uber hawk
Trump's new National Security advisor will see his appointment as an opportunity to test his military prowess, argues Lindsey German
The Trump era and the anti-war movement
With the US state department looking increasingly aggressive, the anti-war movement must fight on many fronts, argues Lindsey German
Europe: why retreat must not turn into defeat for the left - weekly briefing
Lindsey German analyses Jeremy Corbyn's speech on Brexit, as well as the importance of the UCU strike and the growing movement against the NRA in the US
American Carnage: Students Defy Trump’s Cult of Violence
Could the student response to last weekend's shootings be the spark for change? Sean Ledwith looks at gun violence in the United States
Will Trump’s UK visit be the end of the special relationship?
After yet another disastrous intervention into UK politics over the NHS protest John Rees asks what will be the effect of the Trump visit?
Palestine: the open wound
Shabbir Lakha reflects on the twentieth century imperial imposition that continues to blight global justice
Why we protest
Look at what we have achieved with protest and what we can achieve again. All out for the NHS this Saturday
Trump in the White House: Tragedy and Farce - book review
Trump's presidency is a highly dangerous force, but to defeat its reactionary policies, its nature must be understood, argues Graham Kirkwood
False alarm in Hawaii: Trump and nukes keep the world on edge
With Trump in the White House boasting about his nuclear button, the world is on knife-edge and events in Hawaii serve as a warning to us all argues Tom Unterrainer
Look who isn't coming to dinner - weekly briefing
Trump deflected is an object lesson in the power of protest but it is only a beginning, writes Lindsey German
Trump visit: We've confronted the Special Relationship
Donald Trump's cancellation is an embarrassment for both sides of the Special Relationship, argues Chris Nineham
Neither Washington Nor Moscow: origins and applying it today
David Bush looks at what a slogan developed during World War 2 and crystallized as a position during the Cold War means for socialists in the 21st century
Beyond a joke: Trump vs Bannon
Michael Wolff's book on the Trump presidency reveals an administration in chaos, writes Sean Ledwith
Why are people in Iran protesting?
Since Thursday last week, Iran has been gripped by a new social unrest across a number of cities. Naz Massoumi gives some context to the unfolding crisis.
Ahed Tamimi's indictment paints a clear picture of apartheid Israel
The treatment of Ahed Tamimi is not uncommon for the children of Palestine and shows Israel's systemic oppression of Palestinians clearly argues Shabbir Lakha
2018: the way forward
As we start the new year, Alex Snowdon looks back at the political developments of the last year with a view of what to expect from 2018
We were many: A review of 2017
Mark Perryman of Philosophy Football introduces their visual review of 2017
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
How to expect the unexpected
It’s become a journalistic cliché to say that we live in times where the unexpected happens. But that doesn’t mean we have to wait on events, argues John Rees
I'm a Palestinian from Jerusalem, where's my say?
Trump's announcement last week marks the end of the peace process and once again Palestinians have been left in the dark argues Ahmad Muna from Jerusalem
The Irish Question, the EU and the debate about borders - weekly briefing
The end of the first phase of Brexit negotiations is neither the restoring of Theresa May's fortunes nor an indication that the Irish situation is stable argues Lindsey German
Trump - Year One
Making sense of the Trump presidency is impossible without a systematic understanding of the forces of reaction and capitalism which paved his way, argues David Bush
Liberal Media in the Age of Trump: shock and awe
As the liberal media embraces an anti-populist business model, the left must continue to forge an independent opposition, argues Des Freedman
Why is Trump recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital a big deal?
Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital has international law implications, infringes on Palestinian rights and could be a calculated move argues Shabbir Lakha
Today’s fringe is tomorrow’s respectable racism - weekly briefing
POTUS' tweets are a symptom not a cause: our side has to start presenting credible alternatives, argues Lindsey German
Theresa The Appeaser: Trump tweets and Britain First
Trump's tweets have dangerously promoted fascists and Theresa May's weak response exposes the nature of the special relationship with the US argues Shabbir Lakha
Trump: one year of waking hell
Donald Trump was elected just over a year ago. In that time, he has wreaked havoc
Post-modern Trumpism and loneliness: the rise of vulgar authoritarianism
What is at the root of Trump's appeal?
Not fit to govern - Counterfire freesheet November/December 2017
Tory crisis, Catalonia, Universal credit, foreign policy, and more. Counterfire freesheet, November/December 2017
Saudi faction fight: break Britain's links
Mohammed bin Salman is no moderniser. Time to end the corrupt relationship with the House of Saud, argues Kevin Ovenden
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
Racist Trump will never be welcome here
From the repeated attempts to pass the Muslim Ban to attacking NFL players, Trump is racist and is not welcome here argues Maz Saleem
The seeds of their own destruction? - weekly briefing
The Tories are just about holding on out of fear for a Corbyn government, but as the crisis they're in grows they're falling apart argues Lindsey German
Parliament and power: Lessons from Latin America with Jeffery Webber - video
Author and professor Jeffery Webber dissects the political situation in Latin America, how it developed and what lessons can be learnt from it at a London Counterfire public meeting
Trump’s racist war on US football
Trump's latest rant is likely to increase resistance to him, argues Des Freedman
The deadliest of games: the US and North Korea
Donald Trump’s fumbling towards statesmanship is a global danger, argues Ian Chamberlain
Trump's UN speech: a new low for the president
Trump's speech on Tuesday made it absolutely clear that he is prepared to raise the stakes in terms of international conflict
Tories out - Counterfire freesheet September 2017
Labour's Brexit dilemma, Trump and North Korea, and more - Counterfire freesheet edition 20, September 2017
Resisting 'America’s first white president': Ta-Nehisi Coates and the politics of despair
The US writer's apocalyptic talk disempowers us at precisely the time when we need to oppose Trump, writes Des Freedman
North Korea: the United States seek power rather than peace
The US approach to North Korea cannot be understood without considering its wider goals in the region
North Korea: moving towards the threat of real war
With calls for a freeze on testing and manoeuvres on all sides falling on deaf ears, tensions are reaching a dangerous level, writes Lindsey German
If it ain't broke, don't fix it: the dangers of Keir Starmer's new policy on Brexit - weekly briefing
Jeremy Corbyn's original position, when he argues for a People's Brexit, made a lot of sense.
Trump and Afghanistan: extended carnage
It's time to break the special relationship and its barbaric foreign policy, argues Lindsey German
Chaos in the White House - weekly briefing
Steve Bannon has been dismissed as the fallout from Charlottesville continues, Sarah Champion has resigned and recent strike success has shown what's possible
Bannoned: the White House in turmoil
Steve Bannon has gone but the threat remains, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Don’t be blindsided: the threat of nuclear war is real
Recent rhetorical grandstanding should not obscure a clear and present danger, writes Lindsey German
Can we stop Trump tweeting his way to war? - weekly briefing
Trump tweets his way to nuclear confrontation with North Korea and military action in Venezuela while fascists wreak carnage in Charlottesville
Charlottesville: Trump has made America hate again
US Nazis on manoeuvres is a wake-up call for everyone, argues Sean Ledwith
Trump and North Korea - Stop the War statement
The urgent priority must be to de-escalate and pursue a negotiated solution to the crisis
India’s Hindu supremacist lynching epidemic: Trump, the Tories and the legacies of colonialism
Hindu nationalism and Islamophobia is running rampant in India. Ananya Wilson-Bhattacharya argues its relevance in contemporary politics because of Britain's colonial history.
Fear and loathing in the Trump White House
The blunders of the Trump team have provided cover for the consolidation of a quasi-military clique at the highest levels of the US state, writes Sean Ledwith
Trump sends for the Marines: what could possibly go wrong? - weekly briefing
The Trump administration is like a cross between the declining Roman Empire and a reality show that has gone wrong
Trump bids to escalate Afghanistan bloodshed
Western intervention in Afghanistan is a continued story of disaster, argues Chris Nineham
Trump and Macron: tangoing in Paris
Macron’s lovefest with Trump rests on a raft of converging policies, writes Susan Ram
Trump and the Comey testimony: incompetence, nepotism and skulduggery
Sections of the US elite are at each other's throats, but the death blow to the whole system will only come from the millions of ordinary Americans
Trump’s climate cynicism
Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris accord shows that he thinks climate change is trivial enough to be used for short-term political positioning
Theresa May's time-to-get-tough approach falls flat
Theresa May's attempt to look strong and stable in response to the tragedy on Saturday night has failed argues Chris Nineham
Trump, May and Farage: the roll of shame - Election briefing #30
As campaigning enters its final stretch, right wing reaction is plumbing new depths, writes Lindsey German
Trump and Nato: a dangerous alliance
It's been a significant week in the murky history of Nato, writes Shabbir Lakha
Trump: a shambles of Nixonian proportions
As the US president’s troubles deepen, he could drag the United States into a full-blown constitutional crisis
Iran in the shadow of Trump
In the upcoming Presidential election in Iran domestic issues are being overshadowed by the Donald argues Sean Ledwith
The subversive power of the UN Report that labelled Israel an 'apartheid' regime
The US reaction to a UN report describing Israel as an apartheid state demonstrates its potential legal power as well as in the movement argues Nourhan Ashraf Elsayed
Even the Lords knows May's foreign policy is a shambles
As the Lords international relations select committee attacks May's foreign policy, there is clearly far reaching opposition to her approach, writes Chris Nineham
Trump: war on the climate, war on the working class
Trump's attacks on environmental protection prove once again that he's only on the side of the capitalists, never the working class
Trump the warmonger
Just over a hundred days into office and confrontation with imperial rivals is already brewing, writes Chris Nineham
Bring it on! - Counterfire freesheet April 2017
General election, Trump and the politics of music - Counterfire freesheet edition 017, April 2017
The road to impeachment? Trump’s first 100 days
The US president has turned out to be as divisive and disastrous as many feared
The nuclear question: Tory warmongers’ first strike
The case against a trigger-happy Prime Minister
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
Trump frolics with a Korean war
As the US ratchets up tensions with North Korea, the threat of a bloody war looms large
Trump's air stike has deepened Syria's misery
In the aftermath of Trump's missile attacks, peace in Syria looks further away than ever
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
America's lapse of the imperial memory
Donald Trump’s attempt to present himself as the defender of Syrian civilians is deeply hypocritical, writes Kara Bryan
Fake news: capitalism and ideology - video
How can we tell fact from fiction? In this talk, Milly Williamson takes a look at how 'fake news' has always been a function of capitalism
Trump's foreign policy: escalation in the Middle East
If anyone had doubts about the direction of Trump’s Middle East policy, the last few days should have cleared them up
Trump’s involvement in Syria: an unwinnable war
Trump’s proclaimed fight against Islamic terrorism is likely to develop into a war with troops on the ground, writes Lindsey German
Uniting the fight-back against Trump
We must step up the fight against hatred and division, writes Shabbir Lakha
Its our NHS and we'll fight for it - Counterfire freesheet March 2017
The NHS crisis, mobilising against Trump and more - Counterfire's freesheet edition 016, March 2017 - Counterfire freesheet edition 016, March 2017
Last Stand at Standing Rock
Indigenous people and 'water protectors' were cleared out of the Oceti camp this week following Trump's go ahead to the DAPL reports Kara Bryan
Trump’s coming war with China?
Is Trump heading for war with China? Sean Ledwith takes a look
The EU: is this really what anti-racism looks like?
Those who are trying to block Brexit, using anti-racist and pro-migrant arguments need to think again, argues Shabbir Lakha
Trump: the new face of fascism?
Is Trump a fascist? What is fascism anyway? Chris Bambery takes a look
The Trump factor: Israel, settlements and antisemitism
Trump and Netanyahu usher in a new level of US-Israel cooperation, but as far right antisemitism grows the narrative cracks argues Shabbir Lakha
Rapidly decreasing middle ground: the Balkans and the Trump Effect
Southeastern Europe is far from exempt from post-neoliberal global convulsions, observes Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Join the movement against Trump
The rising resistance against the US president represents a huge opportunity for those on the left to make the case for a different kind of world
Standing up to Trump
Campaigners from across the country gathered together to discuss and plan for
Stand up to Trump
, a coalition with a plan to take on the US president
Unity and organisation: our weapons against Trump
The Stand Up to Trump organising summit is exactly the kind of rallying cry our international movement needs, asserts Chris Nineham
May ’68 and the movement against Trump: a call for a united front
Rather than criticising people who are demonstrating for the first time, we should embrace them
Trump and May: a special kind of relationship
What does Theresa May's and Donald Trump's 'special relationship' really mean?
Brexit and Trump: two sides of the same coin?
The vote for Brexit and for Trump have their similarities but do not represent a lurch to the populist right argue Sean Ledwith and Adam Tomes
Scotland marches against Trump
Thousands braved the cold and rain in Edinburgh on Saturday 11 February to march against Donald Trump, reports Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
We can't move forward if we don't understand our past
We need to talk about the Russian Revolution now more than ever, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Iran and The Donald: the US isolationism that did not happen
Trump’s destabilising gestures in the Middle East are an alarm call to us all, asserts Chris Bambery
Sound system solidarity: Bristol marches against ‘Muslim Ban’
On Saturday Bristolians marched against Trump's 'Muslim Ban' and 'Theresa the Appeaser'. Owen Lloyd-Jones reports on the sound system powered demonstration
The Pumpkinführer’s war on Muslims
The Orange one’s disastrous 10 days in office, reviewed by Kara Bryan
We are not just protesting, but aiming to win
We need to unite people from all walks of life in the battles of the coming weeks, writes Kevin Ovenden
Trump up the volume
Now is the time to get creative and infuse our music and culture with politics, argues Dave Randall
Refugees are welcome here: Newcastle trumps racism
Trumpism’s first clash with the North East’s rich anti-racist tradition shall not be the last, reports Dawn Warcup
Starting as you mean to go on: Trump and the movement
Recent protests contain the seeds of future victories but nothing is automatic, notes Lindsey German
Quebec Mosque shooting: terrorist attack leaves multiple dead
Six people have been killed and a number more injured in an Islamophobic attack on a local Mosque in Quebec city.
Trump's Muslim Ban, Theresa May's silence
Trump's Muslim Ban is appalling and Theresa May's refusal to condemn it is outrageous. Organising against both is critical.
Not my pussy: protest trumps pessimism
The weekend’s magnificent demonstrations are a cue to reinvigorate left politics as a whole, suggests Ellen Graubart
The right in power, resistance and transformation
The die is cast, but socialists must fight for their outcomes, argues Jack Hazeldine
The new balance of forces: lessons from Saturday
As the old order stumbles, our side must embrace the internationalism that underpins anti-Trumpism, asserts Kevin Ovenden
Women's March: this is what democracy looks like - photos
5 million people. 670 protests. 75 countries. The Women's March was the biggest global protest event since the 2003 protests against the Iraq War.
The Women's Marches are just the beginning
This can be the start of a new wave of dissent, argues Lindsey German
London marches with the world for women
Protests took place across the world, celebrating and defending women, as well as opposing misogynist Trump. Sophie De Val reports from London
NHS: never safe in Tory hands - Counterfire freesheet January 2017
The NHS crisis, Durham teaching assistants and defending free movement - Counterfire's freesheet edition 015, January 2017
Anti-Trump protesters surround Bristol police station after local black man tasered
Furious chorus of 'No justice, no peace - No to racist police!' as over 400 people block a main road in rush hour - Jack Hazeldine reports
No to Trump: standing up against hate
Trump’s inauguration will be marked by worldwide protest, Shabbir Lakha explains why we should be organised and united against the new US President
Trump's new Horsemen of the Apocalypse
As President-elect becomes President, Sean Ledwith takes a look at the Trump administration
Art review: ‘Exhibit A’
Hugh Tisdale and Dan Murrell present a thoughtful blend of reflection, comment and protest, writes Sanjiv Sachdev
Dump Trump: ending the US-UK special relationship
Donald Trump should be the final straw in the US-UK special relationship, particularly on foreign policy argues Chris Nineham
Counterfire’s top ten hits of the year
John Rees looks back on the most read Counterfire articles of 2016
The centre cannot win
Donald Trump should have been the dream opponent. A narcissistic blowhard opposed by his own party. He should have been a walk over
Trump and Nato: continuity and change
As the dust begins to settle on the result of the US presidency, Jonathan Maunders disentangles the reality from the rhetoric in Trump's nascent foreign policy
What is really going on at Trump Tower and why it isn't fascism
Inappropriate use of the F-word misleads and disorientates at a time when clarity is key, warns Chris Nineham
'The Trump Disaster' with John Rees - video
How did Trump win? What do we do now? John Rees takes on these questions in the first talk of our new series, tackling the big issues of the day
This is where the work begins: on the streets against Trump
Indignation and anguish against Trump from thousands of young school students, as they walk out of classes and militancy mounts
BBC: Providing a platform for fascism
On Remembrance Sunday, Andrew Marr and the BBC decided to air an interview with Marine Le Pen reports Shabbir Lakha
10 points about Trump
We must fight for an alternative to barbarism, argues Lindsey German
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