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A People’s History of the Portuguese Revolution - book review

A People’s History of the Portuguese Revolution - book review

Book Reviews April 25, 2019

The Portuguese Revolution needs to be studied more thoroughly, and Varela’s book is good place to start, finds Orlando Hill

Marxists, so-called Marxists, and parliamentary socialists

Marxists, so-called Marxists, and parliamentary socialists

Analysis April 7, 2019

John Rees tries to distil some sense from recent tabloid exchanges, and looks at the real relationship between Marxism, parliament and Jeremy Corbyn ...

Neoliberalism and Brexit: why Brexit is about more than just Brexit

Neoliberalism and Brexit: why Brexit is about more than just Brexit

Analysis April 3, 2019

Brexit must be viewed through the window of the struggle against neoliberalism, argues Dragan Plavšić

Why the EU is not internationalist

Why the EU is not internationalist

Analysis April 1, 2019

Seeing the EU as internationalist is a fundamental error rooted in a misdiagnosis of its aims and effects, argues Chris Nineham

Bungled Brexit beggars belief - weekly briefing

Bungled Brexit beggars belief - weekly briefing

Opinion April 1, 2019

General Election Now has to be the clarion call for all those resisting war, austerity and inequality, argues Lindsey German

March for Palestine: exist, resist, return

March for Palestine: exist, resist, return

Opinion March 29, 2019

11 May is the mobilisation that the movement’s been waiting for, reports Sybil Cock

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Conservative ‘Blue Wave’ sweeps across Canada

Conservative ‘Blue Wave’ sweeps across Canada

The only viable resistance to Canada's creeping blue wave will come from a united working class, writes John Clarke 

April 25, 2019 John Clarke

Thank God it's Friday: 300 years of Robinson Crusoe

Thank God it's Friday: 300 years of Robinson Crusoe

On the 300 year anniversary of the publishing of Robinson Crusoe, Morgan Daniels analyses what the book really tells us from a Marxist perspective

April 24, 2019 Morgan Daniels

Cardiff rallies in solidarity with Kurdish hunger strikers

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

April 24, 2019 Kevin Potter

Extinction Rebellion: a movement recharged

Extinction Rebellion: a movement recharged

Environmental politics has been given a much-needed shot in the arm, reports Bill Perry 

April 22, 2019 Bill Perry

Exploring the Lives of Women 1558-1837 - book review

Exploring the Lives of Women 1558-1837 - book review

These essays celebrate thirty years of the Women’s Studies Group, showing the historical variety of women’s lives despite the masks of femininity, finds Elaine ...

April 18, 2019 Elaine Graham-Leigh

The left needs to stop retreating over the use of the term Zionism

The left needs to stop retreating over the use of the term Zionism

John Rees on what anti-Zionism does and does not mean

April 17, 2019 John Rees

Theory

Media and the infrastructure of radical movements

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

September 17, 2018 Des Freedman

Socialism: utopian and scientific - an introduction

Socialism: utopian and scientific - an introduction

Engels’ popular pamphlet offers one of the best concise accounts of capitalist development and an accessible introduction to Marx's revolutionar...

June 20, 2018 John Rees

The limits of Keynesianism part 5: can the working class make advances within capitalism?

The limits of Keynesianism part 5: can the working class make advances within capitalism?

In the final part of our series, Dominic Alexander looks at how working class advancement means moving beyond the confines of reformism

May 18, 2018 Dominic Alexander

Books

Exploring the Lives of Women 1558-1837 - book review

Exploring the Lives of Women 1558-1837 - book review

These essays celebrate thirty years of the Women’s Studies Group, showing the historical variety of women’s lives despite the masks of femininity, finds Elaine ...

April 18, 2019 Elaine Graham-Leigh

World in Crisis: A Global Analysis of Marx’s Law of Profitability - book review

World in Crisis: A Global Analysis of Marx’s Law of Profitability - book review

Marx’s law of profitability is shown in World in Crisis to explain today’s long depression, but ending capitalism requires a political strategy, argues Dominic ...

April 11, 2019 Dominic Alexander

The Russians are Coming, Again - book review

The Russians are Coming, Again - book review

Kuzmarov and Marciano's analysis of the US media demonisation of Russia warns of the danger of a new cold war, in full historical context, finds Martin Hall ...

April 4, 2019 Martin Hall