Party & Programme
End the cycle of splits
24 May 2012
If the left is to build a serious political organisation it will have to facilitate internal dissent, writes Mike Macnair. And that will require both majorities and minorities to act responsibly
Profoundly political
07 Jul 2016
Abbas Kiarostami, June 22 1940 - July 4 2016, Yassamine Mather shares her memories
Brexit shock waves
07 Jul 2016
The UK referendum vote has added to the uncertainty in Italy, notes Toby Abse
General election now?
07 Jul 2016
Whatever the SWP might think, argues Eddie Ford, the Tory Party is not about to split
Turn the tables on the right
30 Jun 2016
The coup attempt against Jeremy Corbyn presents the left with both a huge challenge and an historic opportunity. James Marshall, writing for Labour Party Marxists, assesses the balance of forces, and outlines a programme of immediate action and long-term strategic aims
Fear, confusion and delusions
30 Jun 2016
Left responses to the referendum result vary from despondency to total exuberance. Both are misplaced, argues Paul Demarty
Two roads to ruin
30 Jun 2016
Republican establishment figures are unsure whether to throw their weight behind Donald Trump or wait for better times. Jim Creegan reports
The decolonisation of Palestine
23 Jun 2016
Zionism constitutes a unique colonisation process, argues Moshé Machover - which means that the route to Palestinian freedom must be equally unique
The politics of platitudes
23 Jun 2016
Commissaress discusses the implications of the EU referendum campaign on political discourse
M5S takes Rome and Turin
23 Jun 2016
With the help of elements of the left, Beppe Grillo’s crew has gained ground in former working class strongholds. Toby Abse reports
Principles of syndicalism
16 Jun 2016
Dave Douglass reviews: Lewis H Mates, 'The great labour unrest: rank and file movements and political change in the Durham coalfield', Manchester University Press, 2016, pp328, £75
Corbyn and the media trap
16 Jun 2016
Labour should stop basing its strategy on appealing to the media - it will fail, argues Paul Demarty
Blundering ineptitude
16 Jun 2016
There are furious objections to the Morning Star giving Ken Livingstone a regular column. Peter Manson reports
Curious delay and publication switch
16 Jun 2016
Rexx Dunn reviews: 'Victor Serge and Natalia Sedova Trotsky The life and death of Leon Trotsky', Haymarket Books, 2016, pp396, £12.99
M5S is not a leftwing party
16 Jun 2016
Why are elements within the left recommending a vote for Beppe Grillo’s party? Toby Abse points to its links with the far right
M5S on course to take Rome
09 Jun 2016
Toby Abse reports on last weekend’s local elections