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
Mobilise the dispossessed
22 Feb 2007
Shanty town dwellers make up an ever increasing proportion of the population in the cities of the so-called third world. They have been used as the battering ram of counterrevolution, but this is not inevitable. They can be won by the left. This is an edited version of a speech delivered to Communist University 2006 by comrade Mehdi Kia and is entirely based on research done by Ardeshir Mehrdad - co-editor of Iran Bulletin - Middle East Forum. Comrade Mehrdad had previously presented the core of this research in two four-hour talks to the 2006 Socialist Forum. This article must not be reproduced in whole or in part
Not a mistake but a state crime
22 Feb 2007
Four years after the invasion, Iraq continues to sink deeper into the morass. Mike Macnair analyses the current situation
A strategy to finish the new American century
22 Feb 2007
A US in relative decline is striving to retain global hegemony, writes Nick Rogers. The latest threats against Iran emphasise once again the fragility of the current imperialist order and the urgency of communist organisation to oppose it
Will Tehran be next?
22 Feb 2007
Every day the media publish new information about plans for a military attack on Iran and, although many of these stories are simply recounting previous revelations, there is no doubt that the danger of (limited or extensive) military action by the US is now very real. Yassamine Mather reports
Soundtracks for the new American century
15 Feb 2007
Gordon Downie listened to BBC Radio's Three Composer of the week (John Adams), February 9
Black face for White House?
15 Feb 2007
'Official anti-racism' has provoked a dialogue over whether the US is ready for a black president. Martin Schreader examines the 'Obama phenomenon', which has caused such confusion among many on the left
Heads in the sand
15 Feb 2007
Yassamine Mather reports on the Stop the War Coalition's Scottish conference - which missed the opportunity to seriously discuss the question of Iran
Defend Iran's workers, not its rotten regime
08 Feb 2007
Over the last two weeks, although Iran is facing a major military attack, protests and demonstrations against harsh economic conditions have escalated within the country. Yassamine Mather reports
Kosova needs genuine self-determination
08 Feb 2007
Eddie Ford analyses the recent elections in Serbia and the plans for "limited independence" for Kosova
Against imperialist war, for Iran workers
18 Jan 2007
Yassamine Mather analyses the latest developments in Iran and takes a closer look at 'Campaign Iran'
AWL 'realists' raise their heads above the parapet
11 Jan 2007
Divisions emerge within the AWL over troop withdrawal
Bush ups the ante
11 Jan 2007
Differences over Iraq have been sharply debated in Washington between 'neocons' and 'realists', writes Mike Macnair. On a micro-scale this is paralleled in Britain by a debate within the Alliance for Workers' Liberty
Iran solidarity
04 Jan 2007
Yassamine Mather (Critique editorial group) explains why the campaign 'Hands off the People of Iran' has been set up. To get in touch with the campaign, email nowaroniran@yahoo.co.uk
Founding Statement
04 Jan 2007
Hands Off the People of Iran campaign
Death of a nationalist
04 Jan 2007
Mike Macnair looks at the death of Saddam Hussein