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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
Liberal and illiberal delusions
02 Aug 2019
Mike Macnair argues that capitalism cannot escape from the battles of liberals and conservatives
Taaffe expels his majority
02 Aug 2019
Paul Demarty reports on the finalisation of the split in the Committee for a Workers’ International.
Taaffe counts his shekels
18 Jul 2019
The two sides in the CWI dispute are engaged in a tawdry wrangling over cash, writes Paul Demarty
Squandering the Legacy
12 Jul 2019
SPEW is severing its ties with the PCS leadership - because of its political errors, argues Paul Demarty
Drop the dead donkey
04 Jul 2019
Peter Taaffe’s determination to split his would-be international is yet more proof of his unfitness for leadership, argues Paul Demarty
Force the ANC to retreat
04 Jul 2019
Going back to apartheid practices means denying democracy. Peter Manson looks at the ‘traditional peoples’ legislation
What will be left?
20 Jun 2019
The split in the Committee for a Workers’ International ought to put paid to its delusions of grandeur, writes Paul Demarty
Fiasco nears conclusion
13 Jun 2019
Peter Taaffe’s split-mongering shows that loyalty to him is the yardstick of orthodoxy in his ‘international’, argues Paul Demarty
Silent treatment
30 May 2019
The failure of some left groups to back the Labour Party is the fruit of deep-rooted problems in method, argues Paul Demarty
Take a class stand
23 May 2019
Peter Manson condemns leftwing traitors - both of the open kind and the silent kind
Pointer to disillusionment
16 May 2019
ANC support continues to drop, writes Peter Manson, but the main beneficiary is the black nationalist EFF
Commitment to orderly progress
09 May 2019
Jim Creegan argues, in his second and concluding article, that while Karl Kautsky’s writings contained insights, his entire political career can only serve as a negative example. We intend to carry a rejoinder in the near future
Steady rightward trajectory
02 May 2019
Responding to a flurry of debate, US comrade Jim Creegan gives his view on the evolution of Karl Kautsky in the first of a two-part article
Anti-racism and ‘useful idiots’
02 May 2019
The SWP remains trapped in its old bad habits - and never have they been more obviously counterproductive, reckons Paul Demarty
Revolution or the ‘democratic road’?
25 Apr 2019
Amid increased radicalisation, US leftists are debating their political strategy. We publish here a contribution by Donald Parkinson