The Twittering Machine
Socialist author Richard Seymour discusses his origins on the Left, his latest book and the role of social media in shaping our political environment.
Socialist author Richard Seymour discusses his origins on the Left, his latest book and the role of social media in shaping our political environment.
Labour had bold housing policies in the general election - but it failed to build a narrative that got them across. Now, the challenge is to engage with the movements fighting the housing crisis at the grassroots.
Last month, Herminio Martínez, one of the last child refugees to the UK from the Spanish Civil War, passed away. Here he describes the largest arrival of child refugees ever to Britain - the 4,000 who sought refuge after the Nazi bombing campaign in Guernica.
In 1922, Shapurji Saklatvala was elected as Labour's first MP of colour. He was a fighter against colonialism and war – and for an international socialism that could unite the world's working-class.
On Sunday, gangs associated with India's ruling BJP organised a violent assault on left-wing students in Jawaharlal Nehru University. The resulting outrage is putting the extreme right on the back foot.
Under the Tories, Britain's approach to international aid and development has become wedded to market ideology - encouraging some of the world's poorest countries to pursue waves of privatisation.
Recent weeks have seen French unions explode into life with the largest strike in decades against Macron's pension reforms - now the question is whether they can build a movement to defeat him altogether.
Today Spain elected its first left-wing coalition since the civil war in the 1930s. Already, it is under siege from the country's elite - but if it succeeds, it can improve the lives of millions.
Party chair Ian Lavery on why he's backing Rebecca Long-Bailey to combine socialist policies with the long-term workplace, community and party organising necessary to rebuild Labour's roots.
Labour needs a socialist leader who can work with our movement, rebuild our communities and fight for the policies we believe in - that’s why I’m standing, says Rebecca Long-Bailey.
It's not enough for Labour leadership candidates to just say they'll support radical policies. They need to prove they'll fight for them - against big business, the political establishment and the billionaire-owned press.
In the 1980s and 1990s, Italy’s Serie A led the football world. But as financial interests asset-strip once-great clubs and racist abuse on the terraces dominates the headlines, Italian football no longer looks like such a “beautiful game.”