Imperialism & War
Grounds for optimism
03 Feb 2011
Israeli socialist Moshé Machover talks to Mark Fischer about the implications of the uprising in Egypt for the whole region
We will not be silenced
11 Sep 2025
Both the 30th national demonstration against the genocide in Gaza and the protest against the proscription of Palestine Action were peaceful and disciplined, writes Ian Spencer, yet the police arrested 890 people under terrorism legislation
Global hard truths
04 Sep 2025
Where does the Islamic Republic sit in the international pecking order? Will the alliance with China and Russia save the regime? Yassamine Mather investigates. Meanwhile, there are moves on the left
Declaration of the obvious
28 Aug 2025
After nearly two years of inflicting industrial-scale violence, the Zionist state now stands officially accused of presiding over a genocidal famine, writes Ian Spencer
An opposition that serves
21 Aug 2025
Iran’s Reform Front ignores the ongoing war and genocide in Gaza, the threats posed by the US and Israel and effectively buys into western propaganda over the nuclear question, argues Yassamine Mather
Fragmenting Syria
24 Jul 2025
Israel’s intervention in Syria to protect the Druze minority is part of an ambitious geostrategic plan to redraw borders and extend its influence to the Euphrates and into Iraq, says Yassamine Mather
Regime change don’t come easy
17 Jul 2025
Iran’s Islamic Republic survived the 12-day war. Those, including some on the left, who thought it would collapse were wrong. But those on the left who simply tailed the regime were wrong too, argues Yassamine Mather
Speech controls in Knesset
17 Jul 2025
Israel boasts of being the ‘only democracy in the Middle East’, but even members of its own parliament are subject to intolerable harassment and attempts to silence them. Ken Syme urges solidarity with Ofer Cassif
Cauldron of conflict
17 Jul 2025
Abdullah Öcalan’s call for the PKK to disband and disarm has seen well-publicised ceremonies. Meanwhile, regional developments point to war, rather than peace, writes Esen Uslu
Rise of the barbarians
17 Jul 2025
Israel’s apologists insist it defends ‘western civilisation’. But, argues Paul Demarty, the truth is rather more complex. After all, ‘civilisational’ thinking so often plays out as barbarism, Israel today being the prime example
A Kafkaesque situation
17 Jul 2025
Adding to a malicious prosecution for ‘terrorism’, the banks have joined in by closing accounts. Tony Greenstein describes the treatment meted out to those who dare defy the official narrative when it comes to Israel, anti-Semitism and genocide in Gaza
Beyond the stench of hypocrisy
17 Jul 2025
Yvette Cooper presides over a Palestine Action ban, yet celebrates WSPU suffragettes. Meanwhile, the Labour government facilitates Israeli genocide in Gaza. Anne McShane points the finger at the real criminals
Online Communist Forum, Sunday July 13 5pm
10 Jul 2025
Defend right to protest
10 Jul 2025
Proscribing Palestine Action marks yet another attempt to silence those raising the alarm over the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Those MPs voting against an increasingly authoritarian government are to be congratulated, argues Ian Spencer
Looking back at the 12-day war
03 Jul 2025
People rallied in defence of the country, not the regime. They complain about the lack of preparation, the incompetence and the shortages. Meanwhile, says Yassamine Mather, the foreign media remains clueless
Nowhere else to go
26 Jun 2025
Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran was a predictable betrayal of his pitch to voters. But, asks Paul Demarty, who else are they to vote for? Especially when it comes to elections, memories are short