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
Boris rolls the dice
16 Aug 2018
Boris Johnson’s burqa article is not a gaffe, but a political gamble, argues Paul Demarty
Nurtured by the state
16 Aug 2018
What lies behind the current crisis? Esen Uslu looks at the peculiar form of capitalist development in Turkey
Shameless hypocrisy
09 Aug 2018
The coming crisis will be both political and economic, predicts Esen Uslu
Minister of the Underworld
09 Aug 2018
Who is responsible for instigating the recent spate of racist attacks? Toby Abse points the finger at interior minister Matteo Salvini
Age of Aquarius
28 Jun 2018
The Lega has celebrated its gains in local elections by stepping up its attacks on migrants and Roma, with the complicity of M5S, writes Toby Abse
Steve Bannon’s dream government
07 Jun 2018
Whatever position it takes in relation to the EU, the new right-populist administration will be viciously anti-worker and anti-migrant, warns Toby Abse
Danger of a right-populist coalition
26 Apr 2018
While some insist that M5S is a ‘leftwing’ force, writes Toby Abse, it could well be heading for government in alliance with the Lega
Twenty years on
19 Apr 2018
James Harvey recalls the Good Friday agreement and looks to the problems that lie ahead
No more ‘Enoch was right’
19 Apr 2018
Attempts to ban BBC’s Rivers of blood programme were totally misplaced, writes Eddie Ford
Defeat is victory
12 Apr 2018
Gerry Adams may take pride in the legacy of Sinn Féin under his leadership, but Kevin Bean wonders how he will ultimately be regarded
The struggle continues
22 Mar 2018
After the surrender of Afrin, Esen Uslu says that the Turkish left and Kurdish movement must unite in opposition to Erdoğan
Triumph of right populism
15 Mar 2018
Election marks the worst ever performance of the post-World War II left, writes Toby Abse
‘Wrong sort’ of privatisation
01 Mar 2018
In the first of two articles, Yassamine Mather examines the development of Iran’s economy since the Islamic revolution
Genesis of ‘new Sinn Féin’
22 Feb 2018
Kevin Bean looks back to the 1980s and 90s and the taming of the republican movement
A man and his movement
15 Feb 2018
Kevin Bean examines the role played by Gerry Adams in Sinn Féin