Party & Programme
End the cycle of splits
24 May 2012
If the left is to build a serious political organisation it will have to facilitate internal dissent, writes Mike Macnair. And that will require both majorities and minorities to act responsibly
State department socialists
14 Jul 2016
In the wake of the Chilcot inquiry, Paul Demarty remembers that it was not merely the Blairites who put faith in the benevolence of American power
What was social democracy?
07 Jul 2016
Chris Cutrone of the Platypus Affiliated Society traces the origins of current socialist terminology1
Time to counterattack
07 Jul 2016
The Labour plotters are well organised, but weaker than they look. Jim Grant of Labour Party Marxists urges that we take the fight to them
Missing from the story
07 Jul 2016
The story of prehistoric human communism was missing from the SWP's Marxism reports Stan Keable
Parroting the ‘party’ line
07 Jul 2016
A genuine exchange of ideas is the last thing the SWP leadership wants, writes Peter Manson
Profoundly political
07 Jul 2016
Abbas Kiarostami, June 22 1940 - July 4 2016, Yassamine Mather shares her memories
Brexit shock waves
07 Jul 2016
The UK referendum vote has added to the uncertainty in Italy, notes Toby Abse
General election now?
07 Jul 2016
Whatever the SWP might think, argues Eddie Ford, the Tory Party is not about to split
Turn the tables on the right
30 Jun 2016
The coup attempt against Jeremy Corbyn presents the left with both a huge challenge and an historic opportunity. James Marshall, writing for Labour Party Marxists, assesses the balance of forces, and outlines a programme of immediate action and long-term strategic aims
Fear, confusion and delusions
30 Jun 2016
Left responses to the referendum result vary from despondency to total exuberance. Both are misplaced, argues Paul Demarty
Two roads to ruin
30 Jun 2016
Republican establishment figures are unsure whether to throw their weight behind Donald Trump or wait for better times. Jim Creegan reports
The decolonisation of Palestine
23 Jun 2016
Zionism constitutes a unique colonisation process, argues Moshé Machover - which means that the route to Palestinian freedom must be equally unique
The politics of platitudes
23 Jun 2016
Commissaress discusses the implications of the EU referendum campaign on political discourse
M5S takes Rome and Turin
23 Jun 2016
With the help of elements of the left, Beppe Grillo’s crew has gained ground in former working class strongholds. Toby Abse reports
Principles of syndicalism
16 Jun 2016
Dave Douglass reviews: Lewis H Mates, 'The great labour unrest: rank and file movements and political change in the Durham coalfield', Manchester University Press, 2016, pp328, £75