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
Year of four trials
27 Jul 2023
Legal case follows legal case. Expect a crack-up even bigger than January 2021, says Daniel Lazare
Venomous targeting of migrants
27 Jul 2023
Despite suffering something of a setback in Spain, the far right is on the march across Europe. Prime responsibility for this, argues Paul Demarty, lies with the left
A tale of three by-elections
27 Jul 2023
Kevin Bean of Labour Party Marxists looks at the state of bourgeois politics and the controversy over so-called green policies
Their fantasy, our nightmare
20 Jul 2023
Ukraine’s offensive is getting nowhere and when a compromise is eventually reached Zelensky will be in deep trouble, argues Daniel Lazare
Cross-party yellow peril
20 Jul 2023
Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee has produced a lurid account of the challenge represented by China. Mike Macnair argues that the UK is playing catch-up with the US hegemon
Doing deals with Sir Keir
20 Jul 2023
Is building a Labour Party mark two a viable strategy? Kevin Bean of Labour Party Marxists looks at the Unite policy conference and beyond
Tinseltown’s hot summer
20 Jul 2023
Writers and screen actors need to win in their strike against the media giants, says Paul Demarty. But our aim must be a better, a higher culture
Putting the record straight
29 Jun 2023
Alexei Sayle (narrator), Chis Reeves (director), Norman Thomas (writer), Oh, Jeremy Corbyn - the big lie, Platform Films
Notes on the war
29 Jun 2023
Putin is in real trouble - the Wagnerite rebellion testifies to political, military and strategic failure, argues Jack Conrad
Arrested development
22 Jun 2023
Scott Evans looks at the paradox of continued support for independence and the revival of the Scottish Labour Party
Bussing and abusing
22 Jun 2023
More and more Republican states are cynically treating migrants as political pawns. But what lies behind the surge in numbers coming over the border? Daniel Lazare blames wars, global warming, economic meltdown and the booming illegal drugs trade
Cost of Fortress Europe
22 Jun 2023
Those who horrifically drowned off the Greek coast were fleeing intolerable conditions. Eddie Ford argues for free movement, citizenship rights and effective trade unions
Death of a true believer
22 Jun 2023
He exposed official lies, escaped the clutches of Richard Nixon’s goons and fought hard for pacifism for the rest of his life. Paul Demarty remembers Daniel Ellsberg
Abortion should not be illegal
22 Jun 2023
Carla Foster has been handed a 28-month sentence. Mike Macnair warns that this is part of a wider Tory culture-war offensive designed to rally the right
A year of strikes
22 Jun 2023
We must go beyond Labourism. Kevin Bean assesses the upsurge in trade union action and its limitations