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Secularism is hostile to state religion, not religion
23 Feb 2012
Separation of church and state is a basic democratic demand bitterly resisted by the British establishment, writes Eddie Ford
Elephant in the room
05 May 2016
While the Labour left is under attack, writes Eddie Ford, why is there no criticism of Zionism?
Zionism and anti-Semitism
05 May 2016
This interview with Israeli communist and Weekly Worker writer Moshé Machover was conducted by the Croatian online publication Slobodni Filozofski
Slurs, lies, innuendos
28 Apr 2016
Defend Malia Bouattia and Naz Shah, urges Tony Greenstein
Smear tactics and our response
14 Apr 2016
To combat the lies, we need our own independent working class media, argues Mike Macnair
Weapon of choice
24 Mar 2016
False accusations are being carefully aimed at Jeremy Corbyn and the left, argues Tony Greenstein
Confusing the question
17 Mar 2016
Tony Greenstein dissects Zionism, Jewish identity and the ‘socialism of fools’
Due process and justice
17 Mar 2016
In the interests of political debate and clarification we publish Gerry Downing’s appeal against his expulsion
Everything in socio-economic context
10 Mar 2016
By equating anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism, the bourgeois establishment is determined to brand a racist anyone who dares criticise the Israeli state. Ahistorically plucking out a few phrases from On the Jewish question, it levels the exact same charge against Marx too. Jack Conrad puts the record straight
Left wing of Zionism
10 Mar 2016
Recent smears of ‘anti-Semitism’ against the left are an echo of similar allegations emanating from within the left, argues Paul Demarty
What will be will be
10 Mar 2016
Michel Houellebecq, Submission, (Translated from the French by Lorin Stein) William Heinemann, 2015, pp256, £18.99
A contested Jesus
17 Dec 2015
Respect the longevity of Christianity, but, says Jack Conrad, separate myth from reality
Two culpable rivals
01 Oct 2015
What lies behind the Mecca tragedy? Yassamine Mather looks at the facts
A gay day for equality
28 May 2015
Anne McShane celebrates the defeat of the Catholic church and calls for the battle for democracy to include the aim of socialism
After the death of Jesus
02 Apr 2015
According to western Christian mythology, Jesus died on Good Friday and came back to life three days later on what we now call Easter Monday. But, argues Jack Conrad, Jesus and his first followers were not Christians, but Jewish revolutionaries. It was Paul who invented Christianity
The new normal
19 Feb 2015
As Denmark becomes the latest staging ground for Islamist atrocities, Paul Demarty asks how the left can confront the growth of religious reaction