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
Conference didn’t buy it
28 Sep 2017
Delegates identify with the Palestinian cause and reject the smears, writes Kat Gugino
Labour First on the run
28 Sep 2017
Gerry Green watched them scarper
Stuffed parrots and Momentum texts
28 Sep 2017
There was a joyous, even jubilant mood, but the decision-making was opaque, writes first-time delegate Gerry Green
Now the real work begins
28 Sep 2017
The left made limited, but real, gains at conference, reports Carla Roberts of Labour Party Marxists
Hire and fire as they please
21 Sep 2017
With union combativity languishing, writes Michael Roberts, real wages continue to fall despite full employment
Humpty Dumpty and ‘anti-Semitism’
21 Sep 2017
The Jewish Labour Movement claims its rule change has been adopted by the Labour Party NEC, Kat Gugino, of Labour Party Marxists, begs to differ
New assault on migrants
21 Sep 2017
Trump’s latest moves emphasise once again the need for the left to get its act together, writes Peter Moody
Boris’s cunning plan
21 Sep 2017
Foreign secretary will never be good enough for Boris Johnson, reckons Paul Demarty - but the top job is hardly guaranteed
In the footsteps of Lenin
21 Sep 2017
The official CPGB’s leading theoretician, Rajani Palme Dutt, followed the example of Lenin when assessing the reputation of Karl Kautsky, writes Lawrence Parker
Keep up the pressure
21 Sep 2017
Labour’s NEC has opened the door for much-needed change - now the left needs to take advantage of that opening, says Carla Roberts
Strange battle lines
14 Sep 2017
David Sherrief says that the Tories are acting against the interests of big capital. Expect compromises and gruelling late-night sittings
Where next for the ANC?
14 Sep 2017
Are there hopeful signs amidst the poverty and corruption? South African socialist, author and journalist Terry Bell addressed a London Communist Forum on September 10
Nationalism and imperial power
14 Sep 2017
The Kurdish independence referendum is not a welcome development, writes Yassamine Mather
Not enforcing juche
14 Sep 2017
In the last analysis North Korea’s ‘rogue state’ status results from US strategic requirements, writes Mike Macnair
Don’t abandon Palestinian cause
07 Sep 2017
The National Policy Forum wants to end Labour’s opposition to the occupation, writes Tony Greenstein