Society & Culture
Günter Grass and the German neurosis
19 Apr 2012
Maciej Zurowski looks at a literary scandal and the bourgeoisie's attempt to cope with its past
Scenes from history
27 Apr 2023
First published a hundred years ago, History and class-consciousness has exerted considerable influence on left sects since the 1960s. Lawrence Parker investigates the philosophy and politics of György Lukács
Online Communist Forum
20 Apr 2023
Jack Conrad: 'Climate catastrophe and how to prevent it'
History and anti-history
20 Apr 2023
Still like an academic conference, but at least there is more politics today. Mike Macnair reports from Chicago and the 2023 convention of the Platypus Affiliated Society
Yet more lies
13 Apr 2023
The Tories are way behind in opinion polls and have therefore turned to culture war issues such as trans people and further curbing free speech. Mike Macnair eviscerates what passes for their arguments
Dragged over the coals
13 Apr 2023
Why on earth is the right going nuts over drag queens? Paul Demarty investigates the latest moral panic
Zhenotdel and its travails
30 Mar 2023
In light of the ongoing Women, Life, Freedom protests in Iran, Anne McShane discussed with Yassamine Mather the lessons that can be drawn from the fight for women’s emancipation in post-revolutionary Russia
Against educational tsarism
30 Mar 2023
In the wake of Ruth Perry’s tragic suicide, Paul Demarty demands an end to Ofsted tyranny and instead an education system based on need
American death trip
16 Mar 2023
The war on drugs has been a horrendous failure. So, asks Daniel Lazare, why do governments remain hooked on repression?
Victory for pundits’ union
16 Mar 2023
The BBC’s brief ‘free speech’ war with Gary Lineker shows up its own institutional weakness - and the strange moral situation of football itself - argues Paul Demarty
Tailism cannot deliver
09 Mar 2023
By clearing away misconceptions and starting from our common class interests we can produce a workable approach. Mike Macnair concludes his series
Not a minor issue
02 Mar 2023
Marching with Zionists, excusing Zionism and standing in solidarity with Palestine. Tony Greenstein investigates the contradictions generated by crass opportunism
Ohio’s perfect storm
02 Mar 2023
Daniel Lazare warns that, with Trump skilfully championing poor whites, with weak trade unions and a ‘left’ intent on tailing Biden, the danger of a rightwing dictatorship grows
Effective collectivity is key
02 Mar 2023
Mike Macnair argues that we all - not least trans people - need democratic decision-making to ensure common actions and common goals
How not to win arguments
23 Feb 2023
Counterfire is in upheaval over the trans issue. Paul Demarty calls for serious debate, not heresy-hunting
Gender, class and capitalism
23 Feb 2023
Mike Macnair argues that the emancipation of trans people requires the overthrow of bourgeois rule