Democracy & State
Overcoming the enemies within
17 May 2012
The left must unite in order to change the relationship of forces both within and outside the Labour Party, argues Mike Macnair
Antifa, nationalism and democracy
26 Apr 2012
Maciej Zurowski interviews Freerk Huisken - until his recent retirement a lecturer at the University of Bremen - about his new book
Crisis and creeping despair
26 Apr 2012
From the killing spree by a lucid yet paranoid Anders Breivik to the increase in private and public suicides in austerity Europe Paul Demarty asks, what is capitalism doing to our minds?
Disappointing result for left
26 Apr 2012
The far-left in France underwhelms as the hard-right advances and the mainstream parties sit about equal after the first round of voting in the general election. Jean-Michel Edwin takes the scene apart.
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
Lega reaches end of road
19 Apr 2012
Toby Abse reports on the scandal that has engulfed the main Italian far-right regionalist party
Charities up in alms
19 Apr 2012
George Osborne's tax changes have been criticised for threatening charity in this country - if only, laments Paul Demarty
One fight, inside and out
12 Apr 2012
What are the tasks of communists in relation to the Labour Party? Mike Macnair answers some key questions
Expecting the unexpected
12 Apr 2012
The euro crisis never went away. But resistance to austerity is certain to intensify, says Eddie Ford
The creep of the secret state
12 Apr 2012
Paul Demarty takes a look at the latest moves towards greater state monitoring of electronic communication
Pouring oil on stormy waters
05 Apr 2012
The government's supposed 'Thatcher moment' has backfired spectacularly, writes Eddie Ford
West coast rebound
29 Mar 2012
Oakland and Longview - Jim Creegan reports on two parallel struggles
Revenge of trickledown economics
29 Mar 2012
George Osborne's budget shows that we are not 'all in it together', writes Eddie Ford
Thin dividing line
29 Mar 2012
The 'cash for access' row has once again exposed the contradictions inherent in capitalism, writes Peter Manson
Moralistic gesture politics
29 Mar 2012
What has David Cameron been drinking? Michael Copestake takes a look
We can still win
22 Mar 2012
The executive of the Public and Commercial Services Union has decided that "PCS members will not be taking part in the March 28 strike" against the attack on pensions. Tina Becker spoke to Lee Rock (assistant branch secretary, department for work and pensions, Sheffield) about the decision