No Time to Wallow in the Mire
Mike Davis and Jon Wiener’s history of Los Angeles in the 1960s can sometimes feel as long as the decade itself, but is a monumental and moving tribute to a heroic, violently suppressed moment of possibility.
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Raven Hart
Raven Hart is co-founder of the Bristol Cooperative Alliance, an organisation that aims to promote a decentralised economy that empowers local communities and facilitates democratic self-determination.
Remembering Michael Brooks
Yesterday, Michael Brooks passed away. He was a pioneer of left-wing media whose contributions to the cause of socialism and generosity to his comrades and friends will outlast him.
Remembering Frantz Fanon
Anti-colonial revolutionary and theorist Frantz Fanon was born on this day in 1925. His life and work continue to inspire and empower a new generation of dreamers and fighters.
Why I’m Standing for Young Labour Chair
The crisis facing young people can’t be solved by half measures. We need a Young Labour that fights for the systemic change our generation demands – that’s why I’m running for chair.
Ignoring the Gathering Storm
With 1 in 3 working families a payslip away from homelessness and a wave of layoffs on the horizon, Britain faces a major economic crisis – but you wouldn’t know it from the government’s policy response.
The Rise of ‘Red’ New York
Recent years have seen a string of victories for left-wing insurgents in New York, from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Jamaal Bowman – but what does it mean for socialist politics in America?
Remembering Rafael Gómez Nieto, Covid’s Fallen Anti-Fascist
The final survivor of La Nueve, the company of Spanish Republican soldiers who were the first to enter Paris in 1944, died earlier this year from coronavirus. We remember Rafael Gómez Nieto.
Planning the Future
Covid-19 has shown once again that the market can’t rise to the challenges we face – if the world is to fare better with the coming climate crisis, we need to replace the market with a system of democratic planning.
It’s Time to Stay and Fight: A Letter to Scottish Labour Members
An open letter from Scottish Labour and trade union activists urges members to stay in the party, fight for socialist policies and organise ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Leopold’s Reckoning
Decades after he oversaw a brutal regime that mutilated and murdered millions of Congolese, King Leopold’s legacy is finally being challenged in Belgium – but there won’t be justice until a debt is repaid to Congo itself.
Class Politics After Corbyn
The failure of Corbynism was its inability to cut through in working-class communities. The risk of a Starmer-led Labour Party is that it abandons that effort altogether.
How the US Helped to Topple Australia’s Left Leader
In the 1970s, Gough Whitlam’s proposal to bring about a ‘social revolution’ as Australian prime minister threatened America’s Cold War hegemony – so the intelligence services set about a plan to remove him.
Re-skilling the State
Decades of anti-public service ideology has seen the state’s capacity diminished through waves of cuts and outsourcing – if it is to play an active role in the economy again, it must be rebuilt.
How a Devon Hospital Was Saved from Cuts – Then Led the Fight Against Covid-19
A decade of cuts have undermined Britain’s health service. But in North Devon, residents fought back – and now their hospital is playing a leading role in the battle against Covid-19.
Beating the Colour Bar on the Railways
On this day in 1966, British Rail scrapped the colour bar at Euston Station after a campaign by a black worker, Asquith Xavier, and his union – the win paved the way for the Race Relations Act just two years later.
The Recovery We Need
The Tories’ recent announcements won’t be enough to prevent a deep economic crisis – we need a bold alternative from the Left that argues for investment in jobs, public ownership and democratisation.
When the Unemployed Fought Back
In the 1920s and ’30s, the National Unemployed Workers’ Movement mobilised thousands to resist the indignities of unemployment. As we enter another economic crisis, we should learn from their fight.
One Solution to the Housing Crisis? Turn Airbnb into Public Housing
Airbnb bookings have collapsed by as much as 96% during coronavirus – which means huge numbers of liveable properties are available in the very cities that are suffering the worst housing crises.
What a Real Jobs Guarantee Would Look Like
The government’s Kickstart programme is nowhere near enough – the only way to avoid widespread unemployment and a race to the bottom is by guaranteeing public investment in living wage jobs.
What Labour Should Be Saying About the Economy
Instead of caution, Labour should show ambition – it’s time to make the case for a transformative recovery which delivers a pay rise to workers and tackles social crises in housing, care and climate.