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Through my eyes: the social care crisis

Through my eyes: the social care crisis

Opinion June 2, 2017

John Rees writes about how the social care crisis hit his family

The Dictator, the Revolution, the Machine: A Political Account of Joseph Stalin

The Dictator, the Revolution, the Machine: A Political Account of Joseph Stalin

Book Reviews June 1, 2017

Tony McKenna’s compelling Marxist biography of Stalin disproves the allegation that October 1917 led directly to the dictator’s atrocities, argue...

How the election campaign has changed British politics 

How the election campaign has changed British politics 

Analysis May 31, 2017

Whatever happens on polling day, Labour’s campaign has altered the landscape of British politics  

Armed force on the streets: the French experience

Armed force on the streets: the French experience

Opinion May 24, 2017

France’s state of emergency has suspended civil liberties while failing to stop the menace of terrorism

Dementia tax u-turn: Theresa May’s contempt for the electorate

Dementia tax u-turn: Theresa May’s contempt for the electorate

Latest News May 23, 2017

Theresa May has done something that no party leader has done before - discarding a manifesto pledge days after it was announced

Vote Labour and prepare to fight

Vote Labour and prepare to fight

Opinion May 20, 2017

As the election approaches, we have a momentous fight on our hands

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The people of Liverpool send the EDL packing

The people of Liverpool send the EDL packing

The EDL's visit to Liverpool ended in humiliation, reports Madeline Heneghan

June 3, 2017 Madeline Heneghan

The days of timidity are over

The days of timidity are over

It's time to stand up for our democratic rights, and that shouldn't be restricted to the vote we have in the general election

June 1, 2017 Mick Wattam

This wasn't supposed to happen - Election briefing #29

This wasn't supposed to happen - Election briefing #29

The mainstream media's "facts" about this election are rapidly revealing themselves to be self-serving prejudices, notes Lindsey German ...

June 1, 2017 Lindsey German

What the response to Corbyn's debate victory tells us about bias - media watch

What the response to Corbyn's debate victory tells us about bias - media watch

What are the lessons to be learned from Corbyn’s performance on Monday night?

May 31, 2017 Des Freedman

Theory

Georg Lukacs and the actuality of revolution

Georg Lukacs and the actuality of revolution

Hungarian Marxist Georg Lukacs is under attack. We repost a talk given by Chris Nineham at the recent conference in Budapest to defend him   ...

May 6, 2017 Chris Nineham

The Jews, Israel and the Holocaust - key texts

The Jews, Israel and the Holocaust - key texts

The Blairites' crocodile tears are about defending empire, writes David Moyles in this introduction to The Jews, Israel and the Holocaust  ...

May 3, 2016 David Moyles

The Communist Manifesto - key texts

The Communist Manifesto - key texts

The Communist Manifesto is a pamphlet that refuses to die. As incendiary as the day it was published, Paul Vernell unpacks this founding document

April 8, 2016 Paul Vernell

Books

A People’s History of Modern Europe

A People’s History of Modern Europe

Pelz’s People’s History of Modern Europe gives an illuminating history of the class struggles and revolts which accompanied the modernisatio...

May 25, 2017 Tom Whittaker

The Econocracy: The Perils of Leaving Economics to the Experts

The Econocracy: The Perils of Leaving Economics to the Experts

The Econocracy calls for reform and democratisation of the field of Economics so that it may suit the present needs of our society, finds Orlando Hill ...

May 18, 2017 Orlando Hill

W.E.B. Du Bois: Revolutionary Across the Color Line

W.E.B. Du Bois: Revolutionary Across the Color Line

This biography reveals W.E.B. Du Bois as a radical and revolutionary thinker who challenged capitalism, imperialism and racism, finds Adam Tomes

May 11, 2017 Adam Tomes

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