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
Progressive sentiments amidst reactionary illusions
25 Jul 2013
Gilbert Achcar has strongly objected to being described as a social-imperialist in the Weekly Worker. So what is the truth about him? Yassamine Mather investigates
Snowden and the state: David and Goliath in high tech
11 Jul 2013
People like Edward Snowden may normally function as software in a hard drive, writes Jim Creegan, but for the state they have one drawback: they can think
Egypt & SWP: Nothing revolutionary about a high command coup
11 Jul 2013
The SWPs flip-flop on the Muslim Brotherhood reflects a profound crisis of perspectives, argues Ben Lewis
Egypt: Two reactionary forces
11 Jul 2013
Celebrations at the fall of Mursi are understandable, writes Yassamine Mather, but no-one should have illusions in the role of the army
By their friends shall you know them
04 Jul 2013
Backed to the hilt by the west, tiny Qatar is a monarchical dictatorship. Yet, observes Eddie Ford, it is also an enthusiastic supporter of the Syrian revolution so lauded by the SWP
How the triumvirate marched all the way to failure
20 Jun 2013
Callum Williamson reviews: Chris Nineham, 'The people v Tony Blair: politics, the media and the anti-war movement'. Zero Books, 2012, pp87, £6.99
Militarisation of cyberspace gathers speed
13 Jun 2013
Tensions between China and the US over cyber-security are a reminder of the hidden dangers of the information age, writes Paul Demarty
Iran: Boycott sham elections
30 May 2013
Yassamine Mather advocates a boycott and stresses the need for regime change from below
Iran: Election farce exposes regime’s crisis
23 May 2013
The Iranian elections are a travesty that demand a boycott, says Yassamine Mather
Zionist myths: Hebrew versus Jewish identity
16 May 2013
This is an expanded version of the talk given by Moshé Machover at the March 3 London conference, Reclaiming an Alternative Jewish Culture and Identity
Syrian bombing: Netanyahu attempts to provoke new confrontation
09 May 2013
Over the weekend of May 4-5 Israel launched air raids against targets in Syria. Yassamine Mather and Moshé Machover, two members of the Hands Off the People of Iran steering committee, discuss the issues raised by this latest development
Iran May Day: Defying the regime
02 May 2013
Yassamine Mather reports on the growing politicisation of the Iranian workers' movement
Syria: Toxic weapons and revolutionary illusions
02 May 2013
Even if it is true that Assad is employing chemical weapons, writes Peter Manson, Obama does not want to act in a way that would trigger the total breakdown of the Syrian state
Margaret Thatcher: The woman who armed Saddam Hussein
25 Apr 2013
Yassamine Mather digs up some of the recently departed's dirty politcal laundry
North Korea stand-off: Obama raises the stakes
04 Apr 2013
US provocation in the Korean peninsula has the potential to destabilise the entire region, argues Eddie Ford