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Defend the Pimlico Academy students threatened with expulsion
Latest News April 17, 2021
Students who organised a protest against their schools racist policies have outrageously been threatened with expulsion, we cannot let this happen, argues Jamal...
Opposition to the Tories is only growing - Kill the Bill protesters hit the streets nationwide
Latest News April 17, 2021
For a second national day of action, protesters marched in towns and cities across the country to oppose the Tory crackdown on protest and police violence; Coun...
Lessons need to be learned from the British Gas defeat - News from the Frontline
Latest News April 16, 2021
Counterfire's weekly digest with the latest on strikes and workplace struggles
The Caduca - book review
Book Reviews April 15, 2021
Richard Allday defends science fiction, and enjoys Elaine Graham-Leigh’s The Caduca, a novel for the disregarded
Cameron, getting caught and the new corruption
Opinion April 14, 2021
The Greensill scandal is not about one man, it shows corruption is now a method of government in Britain, argues Chris Nineham
The price we pay for the prince – weekly briefing
Opinion April 11, 2021
Lindsey German considers the role of ruling class figureheads in maintaining the status quo
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Alabama Amazon defeat: a wake-up call for the US labour movement
US socialist Joe Allen analyses the failed attempt to unionise at Amazon in Bessemer, Alabama, and argues the movement must learn the lessons if it wants to win...
April 17, 2021 Joe Allen
Scottish elections: will Alba shake things up?
Chris Bambery explains how the new Alba party has caused a stir in the upcoming election, but why the independence movement needs a grassroots campaign ...
April 16, 2021 Chris Bambery
Take it to the streets: Get ready for 26 June
Lucy Nichols on why we need to bring together all the strands of opposition to the Tories onto the streets at the People’s Assembly national demonstration on 26...
April 16, 2021 Lucy Nichols
British Gas: a body blow the whole movement has to learn from
British Gas workers put up a heroic fight but the battle against fire and rehire continues, the movement must learn the lessons, writes Chris Neville ...
April 15, 2021 Chris Neville
Stop the Tory attack: Kill the bill
Counterfire editorial on Tory corruption, a useless opposition and the new normal to be won
April 14, 2021 Counterfire
We will not be silenced: list of #KillTheBill protests around the country this weekend
In a second national day of action, protesters are preparing to take to the streets across the country this weekend to oppose the Police and Crime bill ...
April 14, 2021 Counterfire
Black Lives Matter: protests rage after police killing of Daunte Wright
Mere miles from the trial of George Floyd’s killer, the shooting of Daunte Wright is a tragic reminder of why the Black Lives Matter movement is still so necess...
April 13, 2021 Terina Hine
Ecuador election: what went wrong for the left?
The unexpected defeat of Arauz in Ecuador’s election shows the challenges faced by the left in Latin America and what needs to be done to rebuild, writes Jonath...
April 13, 2021 Jonathan Maunders
Theory
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
October 27, 2020 Alex Snowdon
What is imperialism? - explainer
In the tenth part of a series of explainers, Dragan Plavšić examines the roots of imperialism and how to oppose it
September 8, 2020 Dragan Plavšić
Is revolution possible in the twenty-first century? – explainer
In the ninth part of our explainer series, Katherine Connelly looks at the continuing possibility of revolution for transforming society today
August 25, 2020 Katherine Connelly
What went wrong in Russia? - explainer
In the eighth part of a series of socialist explainers, Vladimir Unkovski-Korica analyses what went wrong in post-revolution Russia
August 18, 2020 Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Is a society without oppression possible? - explainer
In the seventh part of a series of socialist explainers, Elaine Graham-Leigh analyses where oppression comes from and if it can be overcome
August 11, 2020 Elaine Graham-Leigh
Books
Alliance of Adversaries: The Congress of the Toilers of the Far East - book review
The 1922 Comintern Congress of the workers of the Far East underlines the importance of anti-imperialism and the politics of liberation to the revolution, argue...
April 8, 2021 Chris Bambery
Berkeley: The Student Revolt - book review
Hal Draper’s classic account of the 1960s Berkeley student free-speech movement reveals enduring patterns that remain important for all activists, argues Joshua...
April 1, 2021 Josh Newman
Jazz and Justice: Racism and the Political Economy of the Music - book review
Gerald Horne’s Jazz and Justice is an illuminating history of the material conditions of African-American Jazz musicians in its classic decades, finds Martin Ha...
March 25, 2021 Martin Hall