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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
A tale of two Alexes
26 Mar 2015
The Greek government is slowly retreating in the face of euro zone intransigence. But it may not be enough to stave off ‘Grexit’, argues Paul Demarty - not that that bothers some on the left
Antifa means air raid
26 Mar 2015
A leftwing book presentation in Leipzig was attacked by ‘antifa’ activists earlier this month. We spoke to the main speaker at the meeting, Susann Witt-Stahl
Still not too late
12 Feb 2015
It was necessary to confront the defeatism of the left head on at the end of the miners' strike, says Mark Fischer
Did free speech allow the Nazis to come to power?
12 Feb 2015
Eddie Ford criticises the SWP for misunderstanding history and insisting upon the ‘principle’ of no-platforming
What Kate did next
29 Jan 2015
Andy Croft (editor) After the party: reflections on life since the CPGB Lawrence and Wishart, 2012, pp224, £15.99
Dishonesty and opportunism
29 Jan 2015
The comrades are gearing up for a major electoral intervention. But on what basis? Peter Manson attended Tusc’s pre-election conference
Honeymoon or hangover?
29 Jan 2015
Initial euphoria on the left at the electoral victory of Syriza has given way to mixed feelings, notes Paul Demarty - but little sign of rethinking
Confusion abounds
15 Jan 2015
How has the left reacted to the Paris slaughter? Peter Manson has been taking a look
Charlie Kimber’s dream world
08 Jan 2015
Peter Manson looks back at the SWP conference
Left helps screw it up
08 Jan 2015
The left failed the test of the Miners Strike, argues Mark Fischer
Where left populism leads
11 Dec 2014
Those who have had such high hopes in Podemos will surely see them dashed, says Daniel Harvey
SACP splits unions down the middle
11 Dec 2014
Peter Manson reports on the expulsion of Cosatu’s biggest affiliate
Ireland: We need a united Marxist party
04 Dec 2014
The revolt against water charges poses sharp questions for the left, writes Anne McShane
Committed revolutionary
04 Dec 2014
John Robinson, 1926-2014
The strange case of the closeted Lenin
04 Dec 2014
According to comrades in the Socialist Workers Party, Lenin was a hypocrite who did not say what he thought. In this article, based on a speech to a London Communist Forum, Lars T Lih puts the record straight