The Same Old Lib Dems
The Liberal Democrats are posing as a ‘progressive’ alternative to Labour. But their leading lights are as pro-austerity as ever.
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Rae Hart
Rae Deer is an economist and freelance writer.
Every Day a Day Out
Britain’s working-class festivals are as much about a vision of the future as they are a product of the traditions of the past.
Savage Messiah
Artist and writer Laura Grace Ford on her zine Savage Messiah, counter-culture and unearthing the kernels of possibility in working-class life.
Labour’s Commitment to Global Justice
Last week’s International Social Forum was a landmark for Labour – showing that the party was serious about working with forces from the Global South to correct economic injustices.
Why We Remember the Tolpuddle Martyrs
This weekend’s Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival remembers workers deported from their country almost two centuries ago for the crime of organising a union.
Don’t Rewind the Film
The South Wales Valleys – however heroic their past, and however stricken they were by Thatcherism – can only survive by looking towards the future.
Will Boris Go for No Deal?
With only a matter of days until Britain has a new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson appears to be boxing himself into a strategy of no deal or bust.
Jersey City: America in One Place
Jersey City is a microcosm of postindustrial America – where poverty and property development go hand-in-hand. Neglected for decades, places like this could decide the 2020 election.
For Far Too Many, Prison Doesn’t Work – Let’s Invest in the Alternatives
Ending short sentences and investing in problem-solving courts, effective probation and Women’s Centres is the key to safer communities.
Hobsbawm at the Margins
Eric Hobsbawm chronicled how socialist breakthroughs in the Global South had deep impacts on the thinking of Marxists in the West.
In The Valleys
The former mining communities of Wales have been deliberately devastated for a generation – but their proud history of socialism and solidarity has not been so easily wiped away.
For a Socialist Internationalism
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell makes the case for a left-wing alternative to neoliberal globalisation and reactionary nationalism.
SYRIZA’s Long Demise
SYRIZA, once the great hope of the left, was defeated last weekend after four years imposing austerity on those it promised to fight for.
The Trigger Battle
The upcoming reselection process is a historic test for the Labour left: can it secure a parliamentary party willing to support a transformative socialist government?
Marx Goes Out of Town
George Comninel’s new study of Karl Marx is a reminder of what made his writings so revolutionary – and of the still unresolved battles they sparked off.
Journeys Through Black Europe
We speak to Johny Pitts – author of the book Afropean – about cities, race, class, colonialism, the 1990s, and going from CD:UK to socialism.
Remembering Simon Baker
Friends and comrades of Simon Baker write about his life’s work – and the lessons that can be learned from his commitment to a better world.
Poland’s Palace of Dreams
Poland’s Palace of Culture and Science is one of the continent’s largest and most striking buildings. But what is its history – and what can it tell us about its country’s future?
How the NHS Was Won
The National Health Service was born on this day in 1948. Although celebrated today, its creation was the product of a long struggle by the workers’ movement against healthcare profiteers.
Britain’s Disability Scandal
One million disabled people in Britain live without the social care they need. That means a population the size of Birmingham unable to live an independent life every single day.