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
Rival nationalist bigotries
28 Apr 2022
Daniel Lazare investigates the thriving rightwing ideology on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine divide
Booze, lies and votes
28 Apr 2022
The Tories face a hammering on May 5, but, says Eddie Ford, you are very unlikely to find a principled leftwing candidate
Forgive us our trespasses
21 Apr 2022
Establishment celebrations of the Kinder Scout mass trespass of 1932 brush over its communist politics. Lawrence Parker puts the record straight
Hold the line
21 Apr 2022
The left in France should not be panicked into voting for Emmanuel Macron, writes Paul Demarty
Out of sight, out of mind?
21 Apr 2022
Rwanda deal is a cynical election ploy, writes Eddie Ford
SUPPLEMENT: Imperialism and the state (Part IV)
14 Apr 2022
There can never be a world capitalist state. Hierarchy and inequality between many states is an inevitable feature of capitalism
Rise and fall of a creep
14 Apr 2022
The fiasco over his wife’s non-dom status and now a fixed-penalty notice have sunk Rishi Sunak’s prime ministerial ambitions. Paul Demarty is amused
No quick fix
14 Apr 2022
Mimicking the sun and producing power using nuclear fusion has long been a dream and it appears that will be the case for a long time to come. Yassamine Mather explains
A farrago of illusions
14 Apr 2022
Social-Putinism and social-imperialism are not our only problem, argues Jack Conrad. There is the curse of social‑pacifism and centrism too
The biters bitten
14 Apr 2022
James Harvey of Labour Party Marxists asks why the AWL has been proscribed when it has given such unstinting service to the right in promoting the ‘anti-Zionism equals anti-Semitism’ big lie
SUPPLEMENT: Imperialism and the state (Part III)
07 Apr 2022
Capitalism produces huge wealth and huge inequalities, both of which play a role in recurring crises
Process of poverty
07 Apr 2022
Will there be a new Winter of Discontent in response to the cost of living crisis? Eddie Ford is hopeful, but it will only happen with organisation and challenging the grip of the trade union bureaucracy
Seasons of crisis
07 Apr 2022
The huge increase in NHS waiting times is not just a result of the pandemic, James Linney explains
Piracy on the high seas
31 Mar 2022
There is a danger of the P&O dispute being railroaded along nationalistic lines. James Harvey looks at the sacking of 800 workers and the government’s response
Squeezing the poor
31 Mar 2022
The chancellor’s spring statement means increasing numbers will have to choose between eating or heating, writes Eddie Ford