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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
Kautsky on referenda
31 Mar 2016
As a contribution to the debate regarding the tactics to adopt in relation to the European Union referendum, Ben Lewis has translated this piece by Karl Kautsky on ‘direct legislation’. Kautsky (1854-1938), known as the “pope of Marxism”, was a thinker who, as recent scholarship has underlined, had a profound influence on the theory and practice of Lenin’s Bolsheviks
Direct legislation by the people and the class struggle
31 Mar 2016
By Karl Kautsky
Thin end of the wedge
17 Mar 2016
We must oppose the expulsion of Gerry Downing, but fight to expose his political errors, argues Jim Grant
Flip-flopping over in or out
10 Mar 2016
Neither Corbyn’s current stance, nor his former position is in workers’ interests, argues Peter Manson
Who’s afraid of 1916?
10 Mar 2016
Admiration of James Connolly should be tempered by criticism, writes Anne McShane
A working class military programme
25 Feb 2016
James Marshall of Labour Party Marxists argues that a Jeremy Corbyn government would best be defended by abolishing the standing army and the formation of a popular militia
Popular militia vs standing army
07 Jan 2016
Jack Conrad takes issue with those on the left who oppose, shun or want to keep silent over a basic democratic demand
Second amendment Marxism or inveterate pacifism
19 Nov 2015
Jack Conrad and Salman Shaheen debated the right to bear arms
Prioritise republican fight
17 Sep 2015
Corbyn’s defence of trade unionism is admirable, writes Peter Manson, but he must not shy away from the way we are ruled
Bedrock of the British state
10 Sep 2015
Instead of Platonic republicanism, Jeremy Corbyn should prioritise the fight to abolish the monarchy, says Eddie Ford
No escaping sordid history
23 Jul 2015
The queen’s Nazi salute exposes the British establishment’s modern myths, writes Paul Demarty
Democracy and rights
09 Jul 2015
Mike Macnaircalls on the CPGB to reconsider its position on the question of national self-determination. In the first of three articles, he examines the meaning of ‘democratic rights’
Doing war differently
28 May 2015
Does today’s workers’ movement need its own ‘self-denying ordinance’? Mike Macnair looks to the lessons of the New Model Army
Just a waste of money?
07 May 2015
The hype surrounding the birth of Charlotte Elizabeth Diana Windsor once again shows that we need to fight for a different world, says Tina Becker
Second time as farce
02 Apr 2015
The decline of Britain as an imperial power is symbolised by the funeral of Richard III, argues Mike Macnair