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Republicanism and the form of working class rule
31 May 2012
As the constitutional monarchy state proclaims its commitment to privilege and the status quo, Michael Copestake looks back to a rather different tradition
Vote working class anti-cuts
28 Apr 2011
Peter Manson discusses forthcoming council elections and the AV referendum
Hub of stability
28 Apr 2011
Mark Fischer spoke to Clive Bloom, author of 'Restless revolutionaries', a book that aims to rediscover "Britain's 'lost' republican history"
Republic and social democracy in France[1]
28 Apr 2011
For the first time in English, an extract from Karl Kautsky's 'Republic and social democracy in France', translated by Ben Lewis
The book that didn't bark
28 Apr 2011
Independent scholar Lars T Lih introduces excerpts from Karl Kautsky's 'Republic and social democracy in France', published in English for the first time
Monarchist system must go
28 Apr 2011
The working class movement must fight for republican democracy, argues Eddie Ford
Rattled by Wikileaks
02 Dec 2010
The latest revelations expose imperialist plans against Iran and the whole rotten business of hidden diplomacy. Eddie Ford calls for freedom of information
Wedding of mass distraction
25 Nov 2010
Everyone from Ed Miliband to Johnny Rotten is looking forward to a "bit of flag-waving". Eddie Ford calls for a militant republican response
Strike back against the empire
16 Sep 2010
Place newspapers in the hands of journalists and printworkers, demands James Turley
Light and air of political freedom
16 Sep 2010
North American scholar Lars T Lih explores the varying attitude of Marxists towards universal suffrage, freedom of the press and freedom of association
Open the books - end state secrecy
05 Aug 2010
Wikileaks tip of iceberg, writes James Turley
Fight for genuine PR
08 Jul 2010
Peter Manson recommends a 'yes' vote in May 2011
Representation, not referendums
01 Jul 2010
The basis of decision-making under the dictatorship of the proletariat is not the same as under communism, argues Mike Macnair
Silence of the left
10 Jun 2010
Should socialists demand tighter gun control? Jim Moody calls for a different approach
Electoral reform and communist strategy
27 May 2010
Nick Rogers discusses the democratic forms appropriate to the rule of the working class
Workers' defence
13 May 2010
For self-defence and against anarchistic violence