Democracy & State
Overcoming the enemies within
17 May 2012
The left must unite in order to change the relationship of forces both within and outside the Labour Party, argues Mike Macnair
How to deselect your MP
08 Sep 2016
Carla Roberts looks at the rules, past and present
ANC in disarray
08 Sep 2016
While the ruling party is riven by factions, writes Peter Manson, the SACP too is deeply divided
For the love of god, go
08 Sep 2016
Ed Balls urges the right not to split - but Paul Demarty wonders if they have a choice
Make it mandatory
08 Sep 2016
Carla Roberts reviews: David Osland's 'How to select or reselect your MP', Spokesman Books, 2016, pp16, £4
Pseudo-secularism on the beach
01 Sep 2016
The petty cruelty of the French burqini bans stems from an elite looking for scapegoats, writes Paul Demarty
End the bans and proscriptions
01 Sep 2016
Once the Labour Party was characterised by tolerance and inclusion, all working class organisations were welcome - no longer. James Marshall of Labour Party Marxists explores the history
Burying the scandal
01 Sep 2016
The western media has shown little interest in new revelations about the slaughter of political prisoners in 1988, reports Yassamine Mather
After the Brexit vote
25 Aug 2016
Mike Macnair argues that very little has become clearer since late June
Imperialists bearing gifts
25 Aug 2016
Yassamine Mather examines the changing alliances in the war in Syria
Trotspotting: a field guide
25 Aug 2016
Tom Watson is worried about ‘infiltrators’: Jim Grant of Labour Party Marxists is less than impressed with his conspiracy theories
Sources, streams and confluence
25 Aug 2016
Ben Lewis offers some thoughts on the origins of democratic centralism
Don’t demand an election
04 Aug 2016
The main task is to transform Labour into a party that can form a genuine workers’ government, argues Peter Manson
Scorched earth litigation
04 Aug 2016
The right’s implausible and not so implausible legal threats have a purpose, writes Mike Macnair
An independent voice
04 Aug 2016
How can we combat the disinformation of the mass media? Yassamine Mather discusses the problems and solutions
Festival of nationalism
04 Aug 2016
This year’s Olympics are even more grotesque than normal, writes Eddie Ford