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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
Little cause for optimism in Italy
06 Dec 2018
The left is fragmented, directionless and in total disarray, writes Toby Abse
Left tails of liberal bourgeoisie
29 Nov 2018
He who pays the AEIP piper calls the AEIP tune, says Jack Conrad
Free-trade tailism
22 Nov 2018
The Alliance for Workers’ Liberty has enlisted a clipped version of Marx and Engels to serve its political agenda. In the first of two articles Mike Macnair looks at the claims of free trade and protectionism
Trump can still win in 2020
08 Nov 2018
The midterm results will increase the tension in Washington, says Paul Demarty, presenting the left with dangers and opportunities
American midterms are an index of political crisis
01 Nov 2018
And the left must ensure its candidates are accountable, writes Paul Demarty
People’s Vote: Establishment fights back
25 Oct 2018
Saturday's demonstration carried more than a whiff of a post-Brexit national government about it, writes Eddie Ford
SWP: Keep on keeping on
25 Oct 2018
The absence of members’ rights is striking. Peter Manson reports on the first Pre-Conference Bulletin
Dashed hopes
11 Oct 2018
Despite retreats and prevarication, writes Peter Manson, the objective conditions for working class advance remain
Despicable participants in an ongoing witch-hunt
11 Oct 2018
The AWL social-imperialists have constituted themselves as allies of the Labour right, the mainstream media and the Israeli political establishment, writes Carla Roberts
Small but positive
11 Oct 2018
Peter Moody looks at DSA attempts to ensure that their elected representatives remain accountable to the organisation
A funny way to support Jeremy
04 Oct 2018
SPEW has written to the Labour Party asking to affiliate. Peter Manson looks at the background
Liberal playthings
27 Sep 2018
Mike Macnair assesses the AWL’s second conference document, on Europe
Left in disunity
06 Sep 2018
Dave Vincent looks at the strange battle for assistant general secretary
Demanding a consensus
26 Jul 2018
What will result from the SACP’s call for a ‘reconfigured alliance’ with the ANC? Peter Manson reports on the party’s continuing divisions
Sowing dragon's teeth
26 Jul 2018
Is Leon Trotsky’s Transitional programme the last word when it comes to the Marxist programme? Or does it represent regression in Marxist terms? Jack Conrad argues against the economism of Trotskyism