Society & Culture > Gender & sexuality
Quotas harm the cause
27 Feb 2014
The left should not succumb to neoliberalisms phoney version of equality, argues Yassamine Mather
ISNetwork: Bondage and bigotry
30 Jan 2014
The International Socialist Network has split - over a work of art. Paul Demarty is bemused
Pot calls kettle black
16 Jan 2014
After months of infighting the Socialist Party in England and Wales pulled out of the NCAFC. But the fallout exposes the hypocrisy and cynicism of the Alliance for Workers Liberty, writes Rease Higgs
Safe Spaces: How not to fight for women’s equality
05 Dec 2013
Harley Filben on the approach taken within Left Unity
Stirring stagnant Saudi waters
31 Oct 2013
When is it OK to oppress women? When the oppressor is a key ally and trade partner, answers Eddie Ford
Across nations and issues
31 Oct 2013
As Black History Month closes, Mike Belbin argues that black feminist communist Claudia Jones (1915-64) is only too relevant to today
Ireland: Crisis for government - and for the left
10 Oct 2013
Last weeks defeat of the Irish government in the referendum to abolish the upper house was a major blow for the Fine Gael/Labour coalition
Anthropology: Engels was right
12 Sep 2013
In April Sheila McGregors Marxism and womens oppression today was published in the Socialist Workers Partys International Socialism. The journal declined to carry this response from radical anthropologist and SWP member Lionel Sims
Left Unity: Playing it safe
12 Sep 2013
Everyone involved in producing Left Unitys proposed safe space policy should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves, argues Paul Demarty
South Africa: Maverick targeted
08 Aug 2013
Peter Manson reports on a case that has gripped the Johannesburg media
Turing: Calculated pardon
25 Jul 2013
The Alan Turing case exposes both the flexibility of the political establishment and its hypocrisy, argues Eddie Ford
Oppression and opportunism
18 Jul 2013
Peter Manson looks at questions of race, sex and nation raised by SWP speakers at Marxism
SWP abuse: 'Delta' in dock again ... this time it’s comrade X
11 Jul 2013
Reject calls to no-platform SWP over handling of allegations of sexual misconduct, says Peter Manson
Anthropology and women: Genetic evidence is richer than the stale party line
11 Jul 2013
Chris Knight of the Radical Anthropology Group investigates the SWPs impoverished debate on the Marxist theory of womens oppression
Vatican: Rotten to the core
04 Jul 2013
The money-laundering scandal has confirmed that Vatican corruption cannot be put down to isolated individuals, writes Toby Abse
Ireland: No ifs, no buts a woman’s right to choose
13 Jun 2013
Controversy over abortion continues to reverberate throughout Irish society, writes Anne McShane