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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
What kind of oppression?
26 Jan 2017
Peter Manson reports on presidential rivals, changing political alliances and apartheid’s ongoing legacy
Trump threatens N-deal
26 Jan 2017
It is time to reboot Hands Off the People of Iran, argues Yassamine Mather
Reason in revolt
19 Jan 2017
Lawrence Parker reviews: Paul Flewers and John McIlroy (editors) 1956: John Saville, EP Thompson and The Reasoner Merlin Press, 2016, pp450, £20.
Fake claims blown apart
19 Jan 2017
Al Jazeera’s The lobby exposes the establishment’s ‘anti-Semitism’ claims for what they are, writes Tony Greenstein
Steele’s very British coup
19 Jan 2017
Whatever the truth of the salacious details, the Trump dossier is a reminder that the state is not politically neutral, argues Jim Grant
After the fall of Aleppo
12 Jan 2017
Opposition to imperialism does not mean support for Assad, argues Yassamine Mather, and the myth of the moderate opposition is busted
Palestine and Hebrew self-determination
12 Jan 2017
Is there a Hebrew nation and how should it be defined? Moshé Machover proposes a strategy envisaging the defeat of Zionism
Yet more retreats
12 Jan 2017
Backpedalling will not save Jeremy Corbyn, argues Paul Demarty
Immeasurable loss
15 Dec 2016
Obituary: Moshé Machover remembers Sadiq Jalal al-Azm, 1934-2016
Punished for Brexit muddle
15 Dec 2016
In, out or what? Eddie Ford is still unsure about Jeremy Corbyn’s position on Europe
A false narrative
15 Dec 2016
The current Momentum crisis has nothing to do with age, Trotsky or even the voting method to be used at conference, says Carla Roberts of Labour Party Marxists. It is about who controls Momentum and for what political ends
Quest for purity
15 Dec 2016
Is dubbing Israel a ‘racist state’ anti-Semitic? Tony Greenstein looks at the reality on the ground
Reaping the harvest
15 Dec 2016
Al Nusra are not brave rebels, writes Yassamine Mather. The jihadist group has been financed and directed by the west’s allies with the sole aim of bringing about regime change from above
A vote on Renzi, not Europe
15 Dec 2016
Toby Abse looks at the possibilities following the referendum defeat and subsequent resignation of the prime minister
The nuclear option
08 Dec 2016
While Jon Lansman considers ending it all, the left majority needs to press home its advantage, urges Carla Roberts of Labour Party Marxists