Democracy & State > Nationalism
Referendum has nothing to offer
07 Jun 2012
Neither Scottish independence nor British unionism. Sarah McDonald looks at the launch of the "Yes" campaign
Günter Grass and the German neurosis
19 Apr 2012
Maciej Zurowski looks at a literary scandal and the bourgeoisie's attempt to cope with its past
Taking the Chinese road
02 Feb 2012
This week, Dilma Rousseff, the president of Brazil, makes her first state visit to Cuba. James Turley sees another step from Stalinism to capitalism.
Climax of tartan nationalism
19 Jan 2012
The Scottish independence referendum is a choice between Westminster and Berlin, argues James Turley - yet the left offers no alternative to nationalist illusions
Defence of the nation-state
08 Dec 2011
Dave Douglass reviews VN Gelis "How the IMF broke Greece: eyewitness reports and role of the fake left" 2011, pp222,
Patriotism and pyromania
10 Nov 2011
Police action against 'poppy-burners' reveals the murky chauvinist undercurrent to Remembrance Day, argues James Turley
ANC bureaucrats target youth league demagogue
20 Oct 2011
The South African Communist Party has no answer to Julius Malema's black nationalism, writes Peter Manson
Faith, flag, family, socialism?
02 Jun 2011
'Blue Labour' is the latest fad to enrapture the leadership of the Labour Party. James Turley probes into its appeal for 'Red' Ed
Constitutional crisis beckons
12 May 2011
Labour's defeat at the hands of the SNP is hardly a cause for celebration, argues Sarah McDonald
Vote 'no' on March 3
17 Feb 2011
Next month will see a referendum on proposals to give the Welsh assembly a limited number of law-making powers. Gareth Evans gives his opinion
How did it come to this?
04 Nov 2010
Nick Rogers examines the tragic results of the SSP split
SSP chickens come home to roost
04 Nov 2010
Where did it all go wrong? asks Sarah McDonald
The history boys
14 Oct 2010
We need to go beyond liberal criticisms of Tory and neo-Liberal views of history, writes James Turley
Scottish myth blown away
13 May 2010
Left nat candidates humiliated, writes Sarah McDonald
National question remains
06 May 2010
Anne Mc Shane says it is vital to have a clear, democratic platform
Fractured left
29 Apr 2010
While the main battle in Scotland will once more be between Labour and the SNP, rival left nationalists will also be slugging it out. Sarah McDonald reports