Party & Programme > The left
Another split, another sect
26 Apr 2012
The left must organise on the basis of genuine democratic centralism, argues Ben Lewis
Principled partyist strategy
08 Dec 2022
Four out of five House ‘socialists’ scabbed. Parker McQueeney of the Marxist Unity Group brings to light the deep divisions within the DSA revealed by the recent railworkers disputes
Bosses want migrants
01 Dec 2022
Anyone who has paid even the slightest attention to the media will know that the boss class wants to increase migration in order to keep down pay levels and increase profits. Kevin Bean says, once again, the SWP gets it wrong
Self-determination is a right
01 Dec 2022
Mike Macnair scrutinises the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on ‘Indyref2’ and looks at some typically inadequate left responses
Workers’ mass protests
01 Dec 2022
Yassamine Mather reports on strikes and protests in Iran
Victories and weak points
01 Dec 2022
Veteran Iranian socialist Shahab Borhan warns of the dangers of relying on spontaneity. The movement needs leadership, organisation and clear politics - article translated from Farsi by Yassamine Mather
Zero-Covid and its discontents
01 Dec 2022
Beijing’s failure to roll out an effective vaccination programme has forced it to rely on lockdowns. However, there are leftwing Sinophiles who want to emulate the Xi regime, writes Eddie Ford
Ending the dynamic stalemate?
24 Nov 2022
Militarily the war is unwinnable, so politics are vital. Esen Uslu calls for Öcalan’s line to be continued
Victory claims under scrutiny
24 Nov 2022
Why hide the truth? Vernon Price discusses an unusual contribution in the latest Pre-Conference Bulletin
Principle not diplomacy
24 Nov 2022
Mike Macnair explores the Mandelite ‘Fourth International’ and its commitment to fudge, concealing differences and upholding bland generalities in unity projects
Open polemics cauterise
17 Nov 2022
James Harvey reports on plans, problems and the need to openly thrash out principled differences
Rebuild on solid foundations
17 Nov 2022
Yassamine Mather celebrates the continuing mass protests, recognises their limitations, laments the parlous state of the left and urges unity around the basic principles upheld by Hopi
General election now?
10 Nov 2022
Much of the left is tailing Sir Keir and the liberal media in promoting the poison of presidentialism. Kevin Bean presents the republican alternative
Ukraine and the ‘left’
03 Nov 2022
When on earth will the DSA and ‘the Squad’ come up with a principled position? Daniel Lazare reports on the dismal failings of the US ‘pwogs’
Tragedy second time too
03 Nov 2022
Yassamine Mather celebrates the current wave of mass protests, the youth, the bravery. However, lack of serious organisation, coordination and a strategic plan is a real problem that must be addressed
Follow the leader
27 Oct 2022
How did the original adherents of a fierce critic of capitalism end up praising rightwing nationalism? Paul Flewers gives the lowdown on a strange journey