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Whatever the result, this is what the election has told us
Win or lose, Labour's strategy in this general election campaign gives us an insight into the priorities for the fight after the results are announced on Friday, argues John Rees
Unfinished business: The Battle of Seattle twenty years on
The anti-neoliberal spirit of the Seattle protests of two decades encapsulated an internationalist but anti-globalisation mass movement that has lessons for us today, argue Chris Nineham and Feyzi Ismail
From protest to revolt in days: a new phase of global resistance
Insurgent protest is spreading across the globe like wildfire as people take to the streets demanding fundamental change, writes Chris Nineham
Huge numbers join Catalonia's general strike for freedom
Hundreds of thousands marched in Barcelona and around the territory today in defence of democracy and their right to independence, reports Chris Bambery
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Bolsonaro under pressure from within and below
Although the Bolsonaro regime doesn't look like collapsing immediately, its structure and support are waning and the mass movement is growing, argues Orlando Hill
Creggan and the death of Lyra McKee
The republican movement must not revert to futile militarism but build an alternative mass class-based politics fighting for a socialist Ireland, argues Vincent Doherty
Algeria on the brink: is the Arab Spring back?
The working class has hit the streets in Algeria, reviving hopes of revolutionary change in the region and beyond, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Rosa Luxemburg: reform or revolution?
The life of the influential revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg provides inspiration and lessons for today, writes Judy Cox
France 2019: Macron, Yellow Vests and class struggle
Saturday saw the Gilets Jaunes revolt continue on a grand scale, as the President scrambles to repress the movement and cajole the public. John Mullen reports from Paris
‘No Christmas for the bourgeoisie’: Protests erupt across Europe at the close of 2018
Mass protests across Europe show that a new politics is on the horizon, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
France's streets flooded with protest three days before Christmas
The Yellow Vests outwitted Macron's repressive state forces to stage a surprise mobilisation in Paris and storm towns and roundabouts across France, reports Susan Ram
Macron must go: Yellow Vests Act V
The movement brought anger to the streets again across France in defiance of state efforts to divide and disrupt it this week, reports Susan Ram
French high school students rise against Macron in 'Black Tuesday' protests
Opposing Macron's neoliberal education reforms and police repression, tens of thousands of students are out on strike, vowing to join up the struggles, reports Jack Hazeldine
France: stay on the streets until Macron falls
Danièle Obono, a deputy of La France Insoumise, speaks to Feyzi Ismail about the Yellow Vest movement, the police and the origins of Macron's crisis
France: unsubmissive and on the streets
Feyzi Ismail reports from Paris, where the
Gilets Jaunes
have been demonstrating for the fourth weekend consecutively, and with more protests planned
Yellow Vests, Act Four: where is France going?
Saturday's huge
Gilets Jaunes
mobilisation across France defied Macron's Project Fear, as high school students facing state repression join a movement that continues to rise. John Mullen reports from Paris
Revolt in France: could Macron be under threat?
Yellow Vests mass protests enjoyed a third weekend of militant action across France, with trades unionists and other groups supporting. John Mullen reports from Paris
Marx and the fight against climate change - Counterfire Media Podcast
Elaine Graham-Leigh and Tom Lock Griffiths discuss the Marxist perspective on ecology and the fight against climate change in the third episode of Counterfire Media's Podcast
Brexit breaking point: it May be the end of this government - weekly briefing
The crisis for Theresa May and the Tories continues to deepen, their only lifeline would be a second referendum, argues Lindsey German
Media and the infrastructure of radical movements
Our movements need media that inspire mass participation, amplifying analysis to reach new audiences turning to the left, writes Des Freedman
Corbyn’s leadership in danger
The defeat for the Palestinian cause at the hands of the Labour Party’s NEC should not be underestimated
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The Corbyn Moment - video
Some clips from the speeches made at The Corbyn Moment event in London filmed and edited by Paul Merron
Is France heading for another May '68?
From student dissent to militant strikes and a radical alternative, the ingredients are there for mass rebellion, writes John Mullen
When the ruling class can't rule in the old way - weekly briefing
The establishment is losing control, but there is a way out for them, if the left lets its guard down, warns John Rees
France, March 22nd: the mobilisation of the public sector begins
Across France, hundreds of thousands of people, spearheaded by combative rail workers, mobilise against Macron’s neoliberal assault on the public sector
A weak and unpopular establishment is losing control - video
Chris Nineham is interviewed about his book 'How the Establishment Lost Control'
Are we having a party or a moment?
If Corbynism is to be more than a moment, Mark Perryman argues this requires new kinds of left politics
Between the Scylla of ‘Pasokification’ and the Charybdis of 'Syrizification’ – and how to avoid both
A successful left wing movement has to break completely with the organs of capitalist class power and forge an emancipatory politics from the bottom up, argues Stathis Kouvelakis
Economic murder: homeless man dies outside Parliament
For seven years the Tory government has been waging economic terrorism against its own citizens - we must fight to kick them out, argues Steph Pike
The prevalence of Islamophobia: a Europe-wide phenomenon
Prejudice against Muslims is high across Europe, but in Britain there are grounds for optimism thanks to a mass movement against Islamophobia
A country imprisoned: elections offer Catalans a chance to 'free themselves'
Enacting a Republic to break from Spanish state repression is close on the horizon for the movement, and there is evidence that mobilisation can reach new heights, reports Jack Hazeldine from Barcelona
How the establishment lost control: Chris Nineham and Brian Eno - video
In conversation with Brian Eno, Chris Nineham launched his book
How the Establishment Lost Control
. Video by Paul Merron.
We are the Republic: Catalans back on the streets for freedom
As the Catalan government stand immobilised and imprisoned, the base of the movement has taken the lead with a “week of struggle” and general strike ahead, reports Jack Hazeldine
Universal Credit: gross incompetence or calculated cruelty?
After the defeat for the government over its welfare reforms, we have to do everything we can to sweep it away
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
As postal workers come out fighting, employers try to use law to stop them
Solidarity from across the movement will be vital as Royal Mail threatens to avert next week‘s strike
The politics of 2017 catch up with the economics of 2008
In a time of the rebirth of mass politics, the right is fighting back. The left must meet this challenge, argues Kevin Ovenden
Tories out - Counterfire freesheet September 2017
Labour's Brexit dilemma, Trump and North Korea, and more - Counterfire freesheet edition 20, September 2017
Corbyn and the chances of change – book extract
In this final extract from
How the Establishment Lost Control
Chris Nineham outlines why a radical extra-parliamentary movement is needed to secure decisive change
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
A state of mutiny - book extract
In this first of three extracts from
How the Establishment Lost Control
Chris Nineham looks at the sudden revolt of public opinion against the ruling neoliberal consensus
Fighting back in the 21st century: the NUT and social movement trade unionism
Alex Kenny from the National Union of Teachers talks to Counterfire’s Chris Nineham
How the Establishment Lost Control
Chris Nineham's book on the insurgent mood in Britain, and how it all went wrong for the ruling class
Brazil: protestors reject biased judicial system
In major cities, citizens have taken to the streets to protest against the judicial farce that led to the sentencing of former president Lula da Silva
People power: thousands march to tell Theresa May she has to go
A hundred thousand people took to the streets on Saturday to oppose the Tories and put them on notice, Jonathan Maunders reports.
Theresa May is ‘a dead woman walking’ – but the fight is just beginning
The Conservatives’ ship may be sinking faster than expected, but we should be anything but complacent, writes Kara Bryan
Some people still don't get it. Labour's surge is because of Corbyn
Whatever happens on Thursday, we need to get ready to take to the streets to defend a left wing government, or to force out a right wing one
The best democracy money can buy
We need a democratic movement that can break the Westminster consensus
Macron’s victory, and why the earthquake will continue
Although most people are relieved by the election result, we are going to have to fight the new president’s policies
'There have always been exciting political artists'
Dave Randall, activist, musician and writer, talks about the politics of music and his recently published book
Strike 4 Repeal: International Women's Day in Ireland
On International Women's Day, thousands of women in Ireland went on strike and took to the streets reports Amy O'Donoghue
The left and the crisis of the liberal centre
A new political alignment is taking place against Corbyn and the left, argues John Rees
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
NHS: Britain is in a humanitarian crisis
The roots of the precarious state of our welfare system lie in the Tories' austerity policies, writes Ollie Turnbull
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
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
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
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.
NHS: close to breaking point
There will always be forces that seek to destroy the NHS, so the fight to defend it must be one that every generation takes on, writes junior doctor Mona Kamal
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
Victory for Standing Rock
Standing Rock shows us that organised resistance and mass movements work argues Shabbir Lakha
After the second Corbyn victory: a view from the left
John Rees was interviewed for the
Panama Magazine
by Argentinian writer Mariano Schuster
Crowds and Party
Jodi Dean in
Crowds and Party
boldly reasserts the need for socialist organisation, as a necessary antidote to neoliberal individualism, finds Lindsey German
It’s Corbyn’s critics that have questions to answer
As the lines are being drawn, Shabbir Lakha turns the tables on Owen Jones and his soft left assault on Jeremy Corbyn’s social movement
Corbyn: it isn't going to be like last year
This is a decisive battle, and it's even bigger than Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, argues John Rees
An opening for the left - keep Corbyn, keep fighting
Chris Nineham takes a snapshot of the current political crisis and argues for a fast and sharp strategic realignment
Rosa Luxemburg’s The Mass Strike - key texts
Rosa Luxemburg argued that the majority of people would be won to socialism through struggle, writes Paul Vernell in this introduction to
The Mass Strike
Farsi: interview with John Rees on 'Democracy in the Age of Mass Movements'
An interview with John Rees about his book '
Democracy in the Age of Mass Movements
'