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
London: Grounds for optimism
07 Jul 2011
Hopefully it will be a rather hot autumn, writes Ben Lewis
Southampton: All in it together
07 Jul 2011
Callum Williamson witnessed an encouraging appetite to fight on
Plymouth: Bigger picture
07 Jul 2011
Daniel Trevenna saw a newly discovered radicalism and workers' solidarity
Care provision should be free, not for profit
07 Jul 2011
Care for older people should not be dependent upon a cruel postcode lottery or private provision. Eddie Ford looks at the Dilnot report into the current state of care for the elderly
Scotland: Independence fight looms
07 Jul 2011
Scotland is not an oppressed nation, declares James Turley
Milton Keynes: Important step forward
07 Jul 2011
Next time, coordinated strike action by millions, writes Dave Isaacson
Voodoo and left posturing
30 Jun 2011
Anne Mc Shane reports an exchange of views at the United Left Alliance forum
Take the battle into Labour
30 Jun 2011
Unions must reject the terms of debate established by government, media, and Labour opposition, argues Michael Copestake
Silvio Berlusconi trounced again
17 Jun 2011
Toby Abse looks at the situation in Italy after the prime minster's humiliating defeat in last weekend's referenda
Propaganda of the deed
09 Jun 2011
Harley Filben reviews Sean Birchall's 'Beating the fascists: The untold story of Anti-Fascist Action' Freedom Press, London 2010, pp413, £15
Victory claimed as GMB rejects workfare
02 Jun 2011
What was a union's logo doing on a report recommending the privatisation of the employment and benefit service? Tony Greenstein reports
Faith, flag, family, socialism?
02 Jun 2011
'Blue Labour' is the latest fad to enrapture the leadership of the Labour Party. James Turley probes into its appeal for 'Red' Ed
Truth, memory and distortion
26 May 2011
Ben Lewis reviews Peter Watkins's (director) 'La Commune' 2000, DVD
The Second Empire and the Paris Commune
26 May 2011
This is the final excerpt in the current series from Karl Kautsky's 'Republic and social democracy in France', translated by Ben Lewis[1] and published in English for the first time. Kautsky begins his discussion of the Commune by examining the situation in France under emperor Napoleon III
Inspirational feats and heroic failure
26 May 2011
The Paris Commune teaches us valuable lessons, writes Nick Rogers