The Problem with Alinsky
Saul Alinsky's work formed the intellectual basis of what we call community organising today – but his ideas were deeply hostile to the Left, and should be treated with caution.
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Tribune & the Fight for Gay Rights
In the 1980s, Tribune proudly provided a platform for gay and lesbian rights campaigners facing down prejudice, Thatcherism, and AIDS. The history behind its arrival at that position reveals much about the relationship between British LGBT activism and the socialist movement.
Hold the Line
The European election results were bad for Labour, but plunging the party into the culture war would mean the end of class politics.
The Social Democratic Road to Socialism
In the 1970s, the Swedish Left pushed through an extraordinary wave of reforms as it sought to make the leap from social democracy to a socialist economy.
American Unions Can Lead the Struggle for Racial Justice
America's labour movement has a radical history of fighting racism – from segregation to the far-right. In 2020, it can play a crucial role again in the battle against police violence.
Labour’s Radical Renting History
For much of Labour's history the party was vocally anti-landlord, with even its right-wing opposed to the private rented sector – its recent conversion to a softer line is decidedly 'un-Labour.'
Public Toilets Are a Workers’ Right
Every day, thousands of delivery drivers work without reliable access to toilets and face a fine or the sack if they're caught pissing in the wrong place – it's time every worker had access to a public bathroom.
A Left for a Time of Crisis
The Left’s recent defeats have set the movement for system change back at exactly the moment it is most needed – we must rebuild, and quickly.
How the NHS Was Won
The NHS wasn't handed down by elites, it was won through struggle – one which pitted Aneurin Bevan and the labour movement against the interests of the healthcare profiteers.
The Death of Die Linke
Once a leading light of the European left, a series of crushing splits have seen Die Linke’s support base crash out and turn to the far right. Its demise is a warning for socialist parties everywhere.
Lula Is Back – And He’s Ready to Beat Bolsonaro
In 2018, Lula led every poll for Brazil's presidential election before he was stitched up with false corruption charges – now he's vindicated, free to run in 2022 and ready to beat Bolsonaro.
The NHS Against the Market
The Tories despise the NHS not only because it delivers free public healthcare, but because it points a way towards a different kind of society where the market does not dominate our lives.
Hamburg’s Social Romantics
A new book explores the development of St. Pauli, a German football club whose fans responded to the decay of the 1980s and rise of the far-right on the terraces by adopting radical politics.
19. Chaos at the Capitol: An Interview with Bhaskar Sunkara
In the latest episode of A World to Win, Grace speaks to Jacobin publisher Bhaskar Sunkara about the far-right mob which stormed the Capitol building this week – and what it all means for the future of the US Left.
Destroying Bosnia’s Partisan Past
In the city of Mostar, the graves of 700 fallen resistance fighters have been destroyed in a fascist attack. It is the latest assault by far-right forces confident of burying the anti-fascist legacy of building a better world.
The People of Turkey Against the ‘Palace Regime’
As Turkey’s far-right government attempts to stifle democratic opposition yet again, massive protests have erupted across the country – showing that a new generation will not accept Erdoğan’s authoritarian rule.