The Lost World of Irish Communism
A new film powerfully explores the rich lives of Communists from across Ireland and their fight for a country free of sectarianism, poverty and all forms of injustice.
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The Police Don’t Care About Ending Institutional Racism
That the police have spent the past year cracking down on peaceful protestors while doing nothing to prevent discrimination scandals is proof that the force cares more about protecting the powerful than ending institutional racism.
The Long Shadow of Section 28
The Thatcher government's Section 28 made it illegal for public bodies to 'promote homosexuality' – a policy that continues to detrimentally impact the lives of LGBT+ people decades later.
Fight Inflation, Squeeze the Rich
Tackling inflation doesn’t mean we have to ‘accept being poorer’. We need to clamp down on the greedy few making higher profits than ever before.
Fight Inflation, Squeeze the Rich
Tackling inflation doesn’t mean we have to ‘accept being poorer’. We need to clamp down on the greedy few making higher profits than ever before.
How Starmer Abandoned Left-Wing Economics
Keir Starmer claims ‘difficult choices’ have forced him to abandon his progressive economic agenda – but it’s yet another sign that Labour plans to do little to threaten the establishment.
Bertrand Russell: The Philosopher-Englishman
In memory of the philosopher Bertrand Russell, we republish Michael Foot's tribute to 'the incorrigible dissenter, the foremost sceptic and exponent of free thought throughout the last half-dozen decades.'
No to the Cane
In 1972, ten thousand kids walked out of school in Britain to protest corporal punishment — and force authorities to change the law.
The Strike to Save Local Journalism
The strikes against cuts to regional radio and newspapers are about more than just saving jobs – the fight to protect local journalism is a fight to defend democracy.
Unionising Amazon
Amazon could be forced to recognise a trade union in Britain for the first time following a groundbreaking campaign at the company's Coventry site – proof that organising can succeed even in the most hostile of environments.
Remembering James Connolly
We remember James Connolly's contributions to revolutionary socialism and anti-colonialism.
‘I Can Neither Be Silent Nor Live’: Remembering Szmul Zygielbojm
On this day in 1943, the Bundist leader Szmul Zygielbojm committed suicide in London after learning the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising had been crushed – a final act of protest against the world’s indifference towards the mass murder of European Jews.