The Reality of Reselection
Labour’s reselection process has generated predictable outrage, but it’s the least democratic accountability members should expect.
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Miriam Pensack
Miriam Pensack is a writer, editor, and doctoral candidate in Latin American history at New York University.
A Green New Deal for Workers
As Britain’s trade union movement comes together at the TUC, it’s time to make the case for a Green New Deal that can save the planet and empower the working class.
The Lib Dems’ New Friends
Anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage, anti-immigrant – the Liberal Democrats’ new recruits are anything but liberal.
The Coup in Chile
On the anniversary of Salvador Allende’s election, we republish Ralph Miliband’s landmark essay describing how the “reasonable men” of capitalism crushed his government in a fascist coup.
The Spending Review Stunt
John McDonnell responds to the government’s Spending Review, calling it a “grubby electioneering stunt” which “fails to deliver a real end to austerity.”
Giving Workers Their Share
The Financial Times might not like it – but Labour’s plan to give workers a share of large corporations is just economic justice.
The Rich Against Nature
A new report lays bare the ‘climate crimes’ committed by the super-rich against the planet. Socialism is the only solution to their largesse.
Remembering the Diggers
On St. George’s Day we remember the Diggers – the true radicals of the English Revolution.
The Housing Crisis Reaches The Archers
The housing crisis has reached The Archers, soap opera of Middle England, with a storyline that shows how deeply the struggle to find a home is damaging people’s lives.
Arcs of Change, Death and Renewal
The Salford Docker is a bold attempt to revive the spirit of radical community theatre that was a part of Britain’s working-class life for many decades.
The Social Democratic Road to Socialism
In the 1970s, the Swedish Left pushed through an extraordinary wave of reforms as it sought to make the leap from social democracy to a socialist economy.
No Honour in Failure
The late socialist writer Mark Fisher on the ways in which neoliberalism disempowered workers, the Left’s failure to respond and the challenge of rebuilding class politics.
The Labour Students Stitch-Up
Figures released this weekend show that less than 2% of Labour’s students voted in the Labour Student elections. It’s time to end the right-wing stitch-up that locks thousands of students out.
The Crisis in Kashmir
India’s brutal occupation of Kashmir is only getting worse. Kashmiris resisting the crackdown deserve our attention and solidarity.
In the Male State
The case of the Khachaturyan sisters reveals how the ultra-conservative ideology of the Russian state tacitly supports domestic violence.
Public Transport Can Be Free
Free public transport is not a pipe dream. It exists in over 100 cities across the world – and has transformative impacts.
Make Public Transport Free
It’s time for radical proposals to rebuild Britain’s social fabric and combat the climate crisis. Here’s one: make public transport free.
Tony Blair Made Me Hardcore
The ‘rave nostalgia’ film Beats provides an image of collective joy with politicised resonances in the present.
Labour’s Policing Problem
Rather than entering an arms race on policing with the Tories and accepting law and order demagoguery, Labour should lead a new conversation about crime in Britain.
Barbara Castle: Transport Minister
After two years as international development secretary, Barbara Castle took transport — an unloved government brief — and used it to vindicate Labour’s purpose in power.