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
Unconscious cancel culture
05 Jan 2023
Robust debate is vital. Tina Werkmann explains her departure from the Labour Representation Committee and Red Line TV
Mongols versus Vikings
05 Jan 2023
Daniel Lazare examines the dangerous stew of ethno-nationalisms that emerged following the collapse of the Soviet Union
Turning in a blind panic
05 Jan 2023
Beijing was forced to abandon its draconian zero-covid policy by mass protests, writes Eddie Ford. But now the pandemic is raging through the country due to an inadequate vaccination programme and an overwhelmed health service
Abolition versus reform
05 Jan 2023
Brown’s proposals amount to mere tinkering and the left’s response is woefully inadequate. Kevin Bean calls for a single-chamber parliament, a federal republic and national self-determination
G-man behind the curtain
15 Dec 2022
Scandal or nothingburger? Paul Demarty assesses the ‘Twitter files’ and the continued travails of Elon Musk
End of a chapter
08 Dec 2022
The lame reaction to the latest expulsion exposes the bankruptcy of the official Labour left, says Kevin Bean
Principled partyist strategy
08 Dec 2022
Four out of five House ‘socialists’ scabbed. Parker McQueeney of the Marxist Unity Group brings to light the deep divisions within the DSA revealed by the recent railworkers disputes
Diminished responsibility
08 Dec 2022
The high-profile cases of Lady Susan Hussey and Kanye ‘Ye’ West highlight the limits of official anti-racism, argues Paul Demarty
Notes on the war
08 Dec 2022
General Winter will favour those who have the best extreme weather kit, equipment and rations. Jack Conrad looks at the military situation and the wider strategic picture
Strikes on Student Day
08 Dec 2022
The leaking of documents gives us a glimpse of the conflicts within the regime that the protest wave has caused, Yassamine Mather reports
Bosses want migrants
01 Dec 2022
Anyone who has paid even the slightest attention to the media will know that the boss class wants to increase migration in order to keep down pay levels and increase profits. Kevin Bean says, once again, the SWP gets it wrong
Self-determination is a right
01 Dec 2022
Mike Macnair scrutinises the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on ‘Indyref2’ and looks at some typically inadequate left responses
Workers’ mass protests
01 Dec 2022
Yassamine Mather reports on strikes and protests in Iran
Zero-Covid and its discontents
01 Dec 2022
Beijing’s failure to roll out an effective vaccination programme has forced it to rely on lockdowns. However, there are leftwing Sinophiles who want to emulate the Xi regime, writes Eddie Ford
A wave that really happened
24 Nov 2022
Donald Trump has announced his candidacy and the Republican right is getting ready to investigate the president’s son. Daniel Lazare expects the results to be interesting