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
Turkey: Battle for secularism
13 Jun 2013
Opposition to creeping Islamisation is not confined to the protestors in Taksim Square and elsewhere, argues Eddie Ford. The army is also deeply disgruntled with the AKP
Turkey: In revolt against AKP dictat
13 Jun 2013
Esen Uslu reports from Istanbul
Great victory
06 Jun 2013
Simon Wells reports on the 3 June UAF meeting in London
BNP: Out of the woodwork
06 Jun 2013
Maciej Zurowski reports on the BNPs return to the streets and the demonstration mounted by anti-fascists
Far right on the march
06 Jun 2013
The chauvinist atmosphere in the wake of the Lee Rigby murder has thrown the British far right into the spotlight. Paul Demarty assesses the balance of forces
Tories: Fraying at the edges
06 Jun 2013
Desperate anti-Europe posturing shows that the Tories are being pulled sharply to the right by Ukip, writes Eddie Ford
Italian elections: Grillo’s populism exposed
06 Jun 2013
The Five Star Movement has suffered a sharp drop in support. Toby Abse reports on the first round of the local elections
PCS: Dishonest debates
30 May 2013
Tina Becker reports from the May 21-23 conference of the Public and Commercial Services Union
Woolwich: A pretext for state repression
30 May 2013
The murder of a soldier highlights the irrationality of bourgeois politics - but also the failure of the left, argues Paul Demarty
Tories: Return of the repressed
23 May 2013
For the first time, this coalition government looks structurally unsound - but its collapse would shift politics to the right, argues Paul Demarty
Iran: Boycott the vetted election, not the mass protests
16 May 2013
The Islamic republic is bitterly divided at the top and subject to crippling international sanctions. Yassamine Mather analyses the political situation in the run-up to the June 14 presidential poll
Giulio Andreotti: Corruption, murder and the thirst for power
16 May 2013
Toby Abse reviews the life of the Italian prime minister with close Mafia connections: Giulio Andreotti, January 14 1919 - May 6 2013
Anti-EU left: Being pulled to the right
09 May 2013
Ukips anti-EU nationalism is mirrored by the CPB. Michael Copestake takes a look
Ukip success: Not just a protest vote
09 May 2013
Ukips success at the county council elections reflects its voters prejudices, but also long-term alienation from official bourgeois politics, argues Paul Demarty
Italian government: Grand coalition for austerity
02 May 2013
Toby Abse reports on the formation of yet another anti-working class administration in Italy