Italy’s ‘Accidental Deaths’
50 years ago, the Piazza Fontana bombing in Milan began Italy's 'Years of Lead'. Responses to the bombing and its aftermath would define Italian culture for decades to come.
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E. P. Thompson’s Romantic Marxism
Socialist historian E. P. Thompson brilliantly chronicled the ravages of early capitalism — and the fierce resistance it provoked.
Why Naomi Klein Is Right
In her latest book, Naomi Klein continues the cause of her career: arguing that a fundamentally new economic system is the only way to save society and the planet.
Socialism Is for Humanity
The ultimate aim of socialism is as simple as it is beautiful: the freeing of all people from domination, replacing stunted dreams and alienation with human flourishing and boundless creativity.
What a Socialist Society Could Look Like
Socialists can't wave away questions about what we propose the future should look like. We have to wrestle with them and put forward our vision of a world after capitalism.
The Christmas Truce
During Christmas in 1914, soldiers dropped their weapons and resisted war.
In Defence of Salford
The Murdoch press has started its attacks on Rebecca Long Bailey and her Salford 'mafia'. It's not hard to figure out why - Salford is a proud and radical working-class community that points the way forward for the Labour Left in 2020.
Defining the Possible
Labour's transformative policies had huge popular appeal - but without a credible promise to change how politics works, too few people believed we could deliver them, argues Jon Trickett.
Learning the Right Lessons
Labour must rebuild trust among working-class people in all parts of the country - but abandoning its transformational policies would be a mistake, argues Richard Burgon.
The Unmaking of Britain’s Working Class
Margaret Thatcher described Right to Buy as 'one of the most important revolutions of the century.' She was right. And we’re still living with the consequences.
Labour’s Other Heartlands
Labour has long been a coalition between Bethnal Green and Bolsover - it's vital that attempts to regain lost ground in the North and Midlands don't come at the expense of black and brown working-class people.
The Birth of the Strike
Why are strikes called "strikes"? The answer goes back 250 years, to the birth-pangs of the working class.