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Another split, another sect
26 Apr 2012
The left must organise on the basis of genuine democratic centralism, argues Ben Lewis
Left culture: Politics for dummies
03 Oct 2013
Paul Demarty asks why so many on the left are afraid of talking politics
SWP: At war with itself
03 Oct 2013
The leadership is divided between two competing factions. Meanwhile there is the challenge presented by the official opposition. Peter Manson reports on the growing disarray
Die Linke: Safe spaces task force
26 Sep 2013
A word of warning from Maciej Zurowski for those in Left Unity who wish to emulate the German left party
Safe spaces: Conway-Hudson school of censorship
26 Sep 2013
Paul Demarty defends the idea of free speech on the left
SWP: Treating the symptoms
26 Sep 2013
Attempting to reform the disputes procedure will not cure the SWP of its bureaucratic centralism. Meanwhile, splits have opened up in both the opposition and loyalist camps, writes Peter Manson
Why is the left so afraid of science?
19 Sep 2013
Our struggle to overcome capitalism requires solid scientific foundations, argues Chris Knight of the Radical Anthropology Group
Socialist Platform: Politics of prejudice
19 Sep 2013
The fear of political groups and impatience with political meetings on display at the Socialist Platforms first national meeting are deeply linked - and politically pernicious, argues Paul Demarty
AWL dishonesty
19 Sep 2013
Dave Isaacson refutes a rather bizarre accusation
Socialist Platform: Principles first, then the masses
12 Sep 2013
Mark Fischer on the differences that have arisen in the SP in the lead up to its first meeting
Programme: Lessons of Erfurt
05 Sep 2013
Was the Second International based on parties of the whole class? Mike Macnair looks at the real history of working class organisation
Left Unity: Self-liberation, not manipulation
29 Aug 2013
Nick Wrack was the second speaker at the Fighting for a mass party session
Marxism online: Reappropriating basic principles
29 Aug 2013
On August 13, the centenary of August Bebels death, a new website was launched - MarxistCenter.com seeks to revive a genuinely partyist Marxism for the 21st century. Geary Middleton introduces this new political and journalistic project
Slander and gossip
08 Aug 2013
In this article, which he entitled Inventive illiteracy amidst petty sectarianism, Gilbert Achcar, a founding signatory of Left Unity, responds to accusations of social-imperialism. Needless to say, a reply will follow
CWI Ireland: Attempt to silence critics
08 Aug 2013
Anne McShane surveys the response to CWI member Craig Murphy's honest and forthright article on the Socialist Party in Ireland
Left Unity: Resistance and socialist change
08 Aug 2013
Seven comrades from the Socialist Platform explain their vision for a Left Unity party