Port Talbot’s Betrayal Shows Britain’s Lack of Direction
There is no future for a country with no real approach to developing a green steel industry — Port Talbot’s treatment demonstrates the Tories' lack of seriousness to this reality.
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Defiance: How South Asians Fought Back Against the Fascists
In the 1970s, British South Asians faced a vicious tidal wave of racism from street gangs and the state. A new series details how they fought back — for themselves and those that came after them.
The Imperial Typewriters Strike at 50
Fifty years ago this week, South Asians at Leicester's Imperial Typewriters factory went on strike to demand respect and dignity at work — confronting the racism of their bosses and the unions that failed to support them.
Tribune and the Civil Rights Struggle
In Martin Luther King’s era, Tribune provided an important platform to the civil rights movement in both Britain and the US, cementing the publication’s beliefs that racial justice was inseparable from the struggle for socialism.
The Legacy of Eleanor Marx
On her birthday, we celebrate the life of Eleanor Marx.
Remembering Hobsbawm
A new biography provides an intimate portrait of Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm as his life ebbed and flowed with the left of the last century.
What a Corbyn Government Would Mean
A Corbyn-led Labour government would be the biggest opportunity to reset Britain's economy in a generation. But are we ready for it?
Socialism or Extinction
A new report suggests one million plant and animal species are being driven to extinction. The culprit is an out-of-control capitalist system.
‘We Are the Lions, Mr. Manager’
In August 1976 a group of Asian immigrants in London began a strike that would define an era.
Has Economics Changed Since the Crash?
A decade ago, the global financial crisis rocked the economy. Many believed it would change economics forever - but old orthodoxies have proven difficult to shift.
The Meaning of the Manifesto
On the centenary of the Communist Manifesto's publication in 1948, the Labour Party asked Harold Laski to write an introduction for party members. We republish a section of his essay today.
The Manifesto in History
The final instalment of Harold Laski's 1948 introduction to The Communist Manifesto for the Labour Party looks at the application of the Manifesto's principles in practice – and its relevance to the Labour government.
Remembering Walter Rodney
This weekend marks 40 years since the assassination of Guyanese Marxist Walter Rodney. We republish his final essay on the struggle for democracy in his native land.
It’s Time to Socialise Big Pharma
The Covid-19 pandemic is teaching the world a lesson: we can’t leave the future of medicine in the hands of corporate profiteers.
New York’s Latest Left Breakthrough
Two years after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's breakthrough, the New York Democratic establishment suffered another shock last night as socialist Jamaal Bowman defeated incumbent Congressman Elliot Engel.
The Social Delusion
A new Netflix movie, 'The Social Dilemma,' seeks to pin the world's political problems on social media – but growing polarisation is a product of capitalism's deep inequalities, not Facebook and Twitter.