Scottish Labour’s Groundhog Day
The only path to recovery for Scottish Labour lies in respecting the right of the people to decide their constitutional future – but the party is determined to make the next ten years look the same as the last.
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The Guardian Doesn’t Get Ireland
In praising the 'enviable beauty' of the country's new right-wing government, The Guardian turned Ireland into fare for its own liberal nostalgia – and presented a distorted view of its politics.
After Bolivia, Never Again
Gathered in Bolivia at the inauguration of Luis Arce, leaders from across the international Left sign the 'La Paz Declaration' – reaffirming support for democracy and calling for an end to right-wing coups d'état.
Socialism Is Freedom
Freedom under capitalism is the ‘freedom’ to exploit or be exploited. Real freedom is the absence of all barriers that prevent people from living life to the fullest — the socialist movement fights for this kind of world.
Interest Rate Hikes Are Class War
Today's right-wingers are hoping to solve the inflation crisis like they did in the 1970s: through hiking interest rates and suppressing wages. That's how economists wage class war.
The Scottish Greens: The SNP’s Gardening Wing
The Scottish Greens promised ‘ecosocialism’ but in government they have delivered austerity, privatisation and deals with the fossil fuel industry – much like Green Parties across Europe.
Rigging Britain’s Democracy
The allegations that Labour has used its online voting system to rig parliamentary selections suggest that Starmer’s addiction to purging the left is corroding the integrity of Britain’s democratic system.
The February Uprising
85 years ago today, Austrian socialists made their final stand to defend democracy from a growing fascist movement.
Why Centrists No Longer Understand the World
As the world faces deep political crisis, the liberal intelligentsia is increasingly lost – trapped in nostalgia for a past that never was and failing to understand the damage caused by economic policies they advocated.
The February Uprising
On this day in 1934, Austrian socialists made their final stand to defend democracy from a growing fascist movement.
After Bernie
Yesterday's loss for Bernie Sanders was a tough pill to swallow. But could it have been avoided? And where does the US Left go next? We discussed the campaign and its aftermath with talkshow host Michael Brooks.
The Resilient Radicalism of Barbara Castle
Born on this day in 1910, Barbara Castle became an icon of the labour movement – and a thorn in the side of those who sought to suppress her unabashed socialist politics.
Miliband’s Masterpiece
Fifty years after it was published, The State in Capitalist Society remains indispensable for any socialist movement with ambitions of government.
Bonnets Rouges et Gilets Jaunes
From the Rebecca riots to Occupy and most recently the 'gilets jaunes,' political costume has often been a part of anti-establishment movements.
Public Broadband is Common Sense
Labour's public broadband policy has cut through in this election because it represents a popular consensus that is often dismissed: infrastructure we all rely on should be owned collectively.