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
May 22: Reaction on the march
29 May 2014
Good results for Ukip, and a lukewarm reception for Labour - Paul Demarty argues that the election results exemplify society’s rightward drift
India: Modi-fication of democracy
29 May 2014
The seeds sown by Congress have borne authoritarian fruit, writes Murzban Jal
Scotland: Nothing progressive about nationalism
29 May 2014
Sarah McDonald reports on a clumsy attempt to railroad Left Unity Scotland into support for a ‘yes’
Europe: Alternative to populism
29 May 2014
Have the courage to think of a different Europe, urges Yassamine Mather
BNP: Death bed performance
29 May 2014
Back in the real world, writes Eddie Ford, it was the BBC that ‘did’ Nick Griffin - not Unite Against Fascism or Hope Not Hate
Interview: Don't march with nationalists
22 May 2014
Tina Becker spoke to Sandy McBurney of Glasgow Left Unity about the September 18 referendum
Italy: Courtrooms and backhanders
22 May 2014
The corruption that afflicts the highest echelons of Italian society is reminiscent of the series of scandals that led to the downfall of the First Republic, writes Toby Abse
Triumph of the butcher of Gujarat
22 May 2014
There is a real danger of a wave of reaction following the general election, warns Jim Moody
Lack of democracy, lack of safety
22 May 2014
Soma exposes the double brutality of Turkey’s crony capitalism, writes Esen Uslu
The real price of coal
22 May 2014
Privatisation and intensified competition has driven the attack on mining safety standards everywhere, writes David Douglass of the National Union of Mineworkers
SWP: Outriders for the establishment
22 May 2014
Wagging your finger at people for voting for the ‘racist’ Ukip is the wrong approach, says Eddie Ford
Egypt: ‘Road map to democracy’ sham
22 May 2014
The coup may have been aimed at the Muslim Brotherhood, writes Yassamine Mather, but now the working class is under attack too
The worker has no country
22 May 2014
As the imperialists prepare to celebrate the slaughter that was World War I, Chris Gray examines the phenomenon of nationalism
Six Counties can of worms
22 May 2014
Yassamine Mather analyses the Gerry Adams arrest
Ottoman genocide remembered
22 May 2014
Last week saw the 99th anniversary of the first detentions which led to the Meds Yeghern slaughter. Esen Uslu explains how a ‘Turkish’ state was created out of the Ottoman empire