Society & Culture > Racism
Racism as thoughtcrime
05 Apr 2012
In the light of the jailing of Liam Stacey for making racist comments on twitter about footballer and recent heart attack victim Fabrice Muamba , Paul Demarty takes a look at official ant-racism and the attitude of Marxists.
Rasputin and Little Red Riding Hood
19 Jan 2017
Claims that the Five Star Movement is some kind of leftwing formation have been well and truly exposed, writes Toby Abse
Quest for purity
15 Dec 2016
Is dubbing Israel a ‘racist state’ anti-Semitic? Tony Greenstein looks at the reality on the ground
A welcome for Trump and Bannon
24 Nov 2016
Anti-Semitism has never been a problem for Zionism, observes Tony Greenstein
Crisis of establishment
17 Nov 2016
All you can say with certainty about the Donald Trump presidency, writes Eddie Ford, is ‘Expect the unexpected’
Silence is as good as compliance
17 Nov 2016
Iain McNicol has banned discussion of Zionism, anti-Semitism and the internal witch-hunt, reports Tony Greenstein
Banned motion
17 Nov 2016
Motion banned by the Labour Party prefaced by complaint about the decision
A richly deserved defeat
10 Nov 2016
Trump’s victory is an indictment of shallow American liberalism, and it is time for the left to detach itself from it, argues Paul Demarty
Swimming in the right pond
20 Oct 2016
Maciej Zurowski talks to Paul Thompson about the emergence of the skinhead subculture and its implicit values
Attempt to outlaw justified anger
20 Oct 2016
The demand that Corbyn should apologise for Labour ‘anti-Semitism’ is a demand to bow before US policymakers, writes Mike Macnair
Redefining anti-Semitism
20 Oct 2016
The transparent dishonesty of the home affairs select committee is remarkable, writes Tony Greenstein
Hitting the jackpot?
13 Oct 2016
Stand Up To Racism looks set to be a big success in SWP terms, writes Peter Manson. But will it advance the cause of the working class?
More than just cowardice
13 Oct 2016
Tony Greenstein explains why the case of Jackie Walker is so important
Explaining the holocaust industry
29 Sep 2016
Norman Finkelstein recalls how the official narrative on the Jews and Israel has changed over his lifetime. This is an edited version of a speech given to Communist University 2016
Ethnic cleansing?
15 Sep 2016
Binyamin Netanyahu’s video might have caused outrage, but Zionism still has friends in high places. Tony Greenstein comments
Apologists for Zionism
08 Sep 2016
Tony Greenstein introduces his open letter to Labour MP Joan Ryan