Ireland’s Red Troubadour
Ireland’s best-known folk singer, Luke Kelly, died thirty-five years ago today. He was a lifelong socialist.
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Ko Leik Pya
Ko Leik Pya works as a teacher and writer in the UK and Myanmar. He writes here under a pseudonym.
Understanding Venezuela’s Crisis
Former Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Guillaume Long on Venezuela’s long crisis, the irresponsibility of Western responses and the growing risk of civil conflict.
Domestic Violence Deserves More
The government’s draft domestic violence legislation is a step forward. But unless cuts to funding are reversed, it will amount to little.
Never a Yes Man
Dan Carden MP remembers his predecessor Eric Heffer, longtime Labour MP, working-class parliamentarian and fighter for socialism.
Never a Yes Man
Dan Carden MP remembers his predecessor Eric Heffer, longtime Labour MP, working-class parliamentarian and fighter for socialism.
Life in the Century’s Midnight
On International Holocaust Memorial Day we should remember the resistance that organised itself in Nazi death camps.
Life in the Century’s Midnight
On International Holocaust Memorial Day we should remember the resistance that organised itself in Nazi death camps.
Still No Black in the Union Jack?
Historian and philosopher Paul Gilroy gives a critical assessment of racial politics in Brexit Britain.
Backing Rojava
Last year, Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle visited Rojava to learn about its radical democratic ‘revolution’. He argues that support for the Kurdish cause is now more important than ever.
Fake Aliens and Real Estate
A recent exhibition at The Met Breuer investigated the art world’s attempts to come to terms with the rise of conspiracy.
Northern Ireland’s Deeper Crisis
The problems in Northern Ireland’s peace process didn’t begin with Brexit, and they won’t end with a backstop.
The ISDS Stitch Up
The world’s elite gathered in Davos today have been pushing investor-state dispute settlements (ISDS) into trade treaties around the globe, allowing corporations to sue governments and undermine public services.
Restoring King
On MLK Day we remember the real Martin Luther King Jr., who was far more radical than most who celebrate his legacy today.
Restoring King
On MLK Day we remember the real Martin Luther King Jr., who was far more radical than most who celebrate his legacy today.
Gran Fury
When political leaders ignored the AIDS crisis in 1980s America, a group of radical artists decided to make them listen.
Mark Fisher’s Popular Modernism
Two years ago this month we lost Mark Fisher, but his vision of a socialist future endures.
Against the ‘Burnout Generation’
Popular articles examining the hopeless prospects of the young need to offer more than identification and shareable content.
The Legacy of Eleanor Marx
On her birthday, we celebrate the life of Eleanor Marx.
Pension Fund Socialism
Skilled and organised workers are now majority shareholders of companies across the world. Could we wield this power for socialist ends?
Do Miners Read Dickens?
The history of the working-class in Britain has been one of creativity and dignity in the face of harsh and demoralising circumstances.