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
Rejection of Marxism
13 Sep 2012
Continuing his examination of the various programmes of the Turkish and Kurdish left, Esen Uslu looks at the new-found democratic confederalism of the Workers Party of Kurdistan
An irresponsible split
13 Sep 2012
Differences should be brought out into the light of day, writes Stan Keable of Labour Party Marxists
What kind of party do we need? - Ben Lewis
06 Sep 2012
Fighting on two fronts - Ben Lewis of the CPGB gives his view, taken from a speech to Communist University 2012
What kind of party do we need? - Simon Hardy
06 Sep 2012
Get involved with the ACI -Simon Hardy of the Anti-Capitalist Initiative gives his view on the party we need, taken from a speech to Communist University 2012
What sort of party do we need? - Mike Phipps
06 Sep 2012
Stay with what exists - Mike Phipps of Labour Briefing gives his view, taken from a talk at Communist University 2012
Her life and her legacy
16 Aug 2012
Mike Macnair asks whether the modern new left use of Luxemburg is part of the problem rather than the solution
Where’s the action?
09 Aug 2012
The Tory-Lib Dem government has not produced a spike in industrial action, notes Paul Demarty. So what should be made of the lefts strike fetishism?
Permanent revolution and the battle for democracy
09 Aug 2012
Ben Lewis reviews: D Gaido and R B Day (editors and translators) Witnesses to permanent revolution: the documentary record Haymarket books, 2011, pp682, £25.99
The passing of a liquidationist scheme
02 Aug 2012
The Anti-Capitalist Initiative is not long for this world. Peter Manson reports on the departure of its largest component
A radical for all seasons
26 Jul 2012
Jim Creegan takes a look at the political life of Alexander Cockburn, 1941-2012
No guide to revolution
19 Jul 2012
Mike Macnair reviews: Iain McKay (ed) Property is theft! A Pierre-Joseph Proudhon anthology AK Press, 2011, pp822, £25
The appeal of Syriza
12 Jul 2012
The left continues to squabble over the merits of the Coalition of the Radical Left in Greece - but, argues Paul Demarty, both sides miss the point
The relevance of Lenin today
12 Jul 2012
Why is the Bolshevik leader ritualistically invoked, only to be demonised? Chris Cutrone of the US Platypus group examines the paradox
No line on architecture
12 Jul 2012
Away from the headline showdowns some of the Marxism sessions saw SWP comrades free to speak their minds (on architecture). Emily Orford reports
Weakening our class
12 Jul 2012
The SWP remains in line behind the nationalists in Scotland, reports Sarah McDonald