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
Iranian left protests against apologetics
13 Jul 2006
Like the Socialist Workers Party, Monthly Review in the United States has toned down its opposition to the Iranian regime. Iranian socialists have issued this open letter in protest at its coverage of the June 12 women's demonstration in Tehran
Ian Donovan's original letter
06 Jul 2006
'Class lines' against democracy
06 Jul 2006
Mike Macnair takes on Ian Donovan
Rehabilitation, not irrationality
29 Jun 2006
Blair's speech exposes the government's bankruptcy on crime, says Eddie Ford
Not fit for purpose
22 Jun 2006
In the panic over sex crimes, communists emphasise the need for treatment, not revenge. Eddie Ford comments
Don't mention the regime
15 Jun 2006
The June 12 'open organising meeting' of Action Iran quickly focused on one question - should it take up a position on the nature of the Iranian regime or simply remain a 'single-issue campaign'? Tina Becker reports
Obscene apologia
15 Jun 2006
Anybody expecting a debate at the annual conference of the Stop the War Coalition was to be disappointed, writes Anne Mc Shane. The last thing the leadership wants is a challenge to their 'Don't criticise Iran' line
Against war, for democracy
15 Jun 2006
Comrade Jamshid from the Committee to Defend the Iranian People's Rights spoke to Anne Mc Shane about his organisation and the role of the anti-war movement
What should have been done
15 Jun 2006
Jack Conrad concludes his series of articles on the general strike
Fight on two fronts
08 Jun 2006
On the eve of the Stop the War Coalition annual conference on June 10, Mark Fischer spoke to Mehdi Kia of Iran Bulletin/Middle East Forum about the tasks of the anti-war movement in this country. Does our opposition to imperialist threats against Iran mean we must suspend criticism of the monstrous theocratic regime that oppresses the country?
A Chartist trade union party?
01 Jun 2006
Dave Craig of the Revolutionary Democratic Group looks forward to a synthesis of reform and revolution
Manufacturing royal consent
25 May 2006
Gordon Downie takes a look at the May 20 concert of the 'Prince's Trust'
Virtues and vices
25 May 2006
Jack Conrad pays tribute to the role of the CPGB in 1926. But as well as heroism there were limitations
The minimum platform and extreme democracy
18 May 2006
Under what conditions should communists participate in government? Mike Macnair revisits the strategic problem of authority
A study in bureaucratic inertia
18 May 2006
Jack Conrad shows that, while the Tory government assiduously and ruthlessly prepared for the 1926 general strike, the TUC was content to pass left-sounding resolutions