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
George’s modest flutter
01 Jul 2021
The return of the British left’s most eccentric celebrity has provided an interesting twist - but can he succeed? Paul Demarty looks at the Batley and Spen by-election
So runs the tide
24 Jun 2021
Will the DUP be able to restore its former dominance under its new leader? Derek James is doubtful
Same old, same old
24 Jun 2021
The election of Ebrahim Raisi hardly signals a major change, writes Yassamine Mather. Yet, while the left remains confused, opposition to the regime is palpable
No-platforming fraud
24 Jun 2021
Government proposals for legislation to ‘protect free speech’ in universities are part of the ongoing culture wars designed to please the rightwing press, argues Mike Macnair. This article is adapted from his June 20 Online Communist Forum talk
Dim end of the wedge
24 Jun 2021
The buffoonery of GB News’s first weeks should not be confused with failure, warns Paul Demarty
Blue and red walls crack
24 Jun 2021
Should the left refuse to call for a Labour vote because of crap politics and crap candidates? Eddie Ford calls for strategic thinking, not knee-jerk reactions
Highlights of ‘democracy’
17 Jun 2021
Not only are the candidates useless: the pundits are worse. Yassamine Mather reports on the presidential election campaign, as it enters its closing straight
From G7 to D11
17 Jun 2021
Carbis Bay was more about creating a US-led anti-Chinese alliance than vaccinating the world or saving the planet, maintains Eddie Ford
A post-Covid-19 reckoning
17 Jun 2021
Despite the presence of social democrats in his government, Mario Draghi is more than willing to preside over an anti-working class offensive, writes Toby Abse
The Gerard Coyne danger
17 Jun 2021
Stan Keable reports on debates on the Unite election, the Chatham House left and our criticisms of the LPM fraction
Evans’s Zionist enforcers
17 Jun 2021
Supporting Israel will become a requirement for sitting councillors, prospective candidates and staff members. Graham Keene digs the dirt on the first ‘training session’
Fascism needs definition
17 Jun 2021
Marxism strives for clarity and telling the truth. Jack Conrad replies to Hasan Keser and Daniel Lazare
Penny-pinching boosterism
10 Jun 2021
Lots of soundbites, no joined-up thinking. Derek James looks at the poverty of the latest ‘great debate’
Texas and the F-word
10 Jun 2021
Can fascism be established in the absence of a working class threat? Daniel Lazare believes it is possible
Seven are the doors to hell
10 Jun 2021
Yassamine Mather reports on the new restrictions, the disqualifications and what passes for debate in the presidential election campaign