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
Don’t cry for Milei, Argentina
30 Nov 2023
The election of an anarcho-capitalist eccentric as president is the latest example of bourgeois politics descending into irrationality, argues Paul Demarty
Nigel’s next adventure
23 Nov 2023
However he gets on in the jungle, Nigel Farage is far from done with frontline politics, writes Paul Demarty
Defend and extend the jury system
23 Nov 2023
Acquittals of pro-Palestine activists, BLM protestors and XR campaigners have infuriated the Tory press and seen a judicial backlash. Mike Macnair argues for juries and their right to hear ‘lawful excuse’
America’s neo-Weimar constitution
16 Nov 2023
Outwardly, America still seems like a normal country, so predictions of doom and gloom may seem over the top. But, says Daniel Lazare, the danger of authoritarianism is all too real
A right based on need
09 Nov 2023
Moral outrage against Braverman’s repugnant ‘lifestyle choice’ remarks is justified, but clearly not enough. Kevin Bean makes the case for the political economy of the working class when it comes to housing
Deserting the ship
26 Oct 2023
Birds of ill omen are flying for Rishi Sunak and the Tory government. After two big by-election wins, Sir Keir increasingly looks like a prime minister in waiting, writes Eddie Ford
Unprecedented numbers for Palestine
26 Oct 2023
Ryan Frost gives his impressions of the demonstrations and why it is vital to go beyond the essentially circular politics of protest
Etymology of terror
26 Oct 2023
Accusations of terrorism have become all but meaningless. Paul Demarty examines the strategy, tactics and hypocrisy of the T-word
Placing demands on Labour
19 Oct 2023
Jack Bernard retells the hoary old tale of the inadequacies of the minimum-maximum programme of classical Marxism and the wonders that can be performed once equipped with transitional demands
Don’t mention apartheid
19 Oct 2023
Sir Keir bans Labour banners at Palestine demonstrations, Jeremy Corbyn appeals to‘international law’, while the Campaign Group of Socialist MPs sticks to empty platitudes, reports Carla Roberts
Biden’s sinking ship
12 Oct 2023
The greater the disarray, the greater the odds that Trump will return to the White House. Daniel Lazare charts the administration’s self-inflicted woes and the necessity of breaking with the Democrats
Following the national road
12 Oct 2023
Defeat for the SNP in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election is probably a foretaste of what will happen in the general election, yet much of the left still clings to petty nationalism. Mike Macnair offers a radical alternative
Backing a winner
12 Oct 2023
Rupert Murdoch may well bring his papers in behind Sir Keir - but how great is his influence in Britain nowadays? Paul Demarty investigates
Two-term chatter being heard
12 Oct 2023
James Harvey reports on the stage-managed Labour conference, the courting of big business and unconditional support for Israeli colonial oppression
Europe swings right
05 Oct 2023
With far-right parties making big gains and set for further advance in EU elections in 2024, Kevin Bean asks how the left should respond