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
Review: Fascism’s local history offensive
16 Jan 2014
Gordon Stridiron, 'Blackshirts in Geordieland', Black House Publishing 2013, pp260, £12
Review: How to guard against state agents
16 Jan 2014
Rob Evans and Paul Lewis Undercover: the true story of Britains secret police Faber and Faber, 2013, pp346, £12.99
Corrupt to the core
16 Jan 2014
We should welcome the fact that state institutions, in particular the police, are being so thoroughly exposed, writes Eddie Ford
Nick Griffin: A rat on a sinking ship
09 Jan 2014
The collapsing British National Party is the victim of its own contradictions, not anti-fascism, writes Paul Demarty
Biggest union ready to split historic ANC alliance
09 Jan 2014
Things in the workers movement are very fluid, writes Peter Manson. The South African Communist Party is certainly heading for a profound crisis
North Korea: A very Kimist purge
19 Dec 2013
The bureaucratic apparatus in North Korea is becoming increasingly dysfunctional, writes Eddie Ford
Mandela: He was a bourgeois hero
12 Dec 2013
South African Marxist Hillel Ticktin discusses the role of Nelson Mandela with Peter Manson
Mandela: Creation of a cult
12 Dec 2013
The ruling class is honouring a man who helped make South Africa safe for capitalist exploitation, writes Peter Manson
Running the show from outside
05 Dec 2013
The absence of any serious leftwing political force leaves the working class in the unenviable position of choosing the butcher, writes Toby Abse
Labour and political scabbing
28 Nov 2013
Defending the union link as it is falls short of the needs of the working class, argues Paul Demarty
LRC: Surviving, but still shrinking
28 Nov 2013
Stan Keable of Labour Party Marxists reports on the annual conference of the Labour Representation Committee
Tories: Unite in the crosshairs
21 Nov 2013
The rights crusade against Britains biggest union continues, reports Paul Demarty
Syriza: Looking to its right
21 Nov 2013
Syriza has been held up as a party that should be emulated. Daniel Harvey examines the reality
China: Beijing’s new turn
21 Nov 2013
As the third plenum shows, China is moving towards some form of state capitalism, writes Eddie Ford
USSR: Getting the Soviet Union right
07 Nov 2013
On the 96th anniversary of the October Revolution, Jack Conrad engages with the Russian question