Britain Feared the Paris Commune
Some of the cultural responses to the Paris Commune of 1871 — demonising revolutionaries and justifying soldiers' atrocities — demonstrate just how deeply elements of British reactionism run.
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How Cuba Helped End Apartheid at Cuito Cuanavale
Forces from tiny Cuba joined Angolan and Namibian revolutionaries to defeat the South African apartheid regime. It was one of history’s greatest acts of internationalism.
Feeding the Flames
More than simply keeping picket lines going, providing food to workers in dispute is a form of collectivism that has shaped the trade union movement.
Solidarity Under Siege
For more than six decades, the USA has subjected Cuba to a blockade designed to destroy its economy — an act of aggression met with a global solidarity movement that has helped keep the country alive.
Life in the Century’s Midnight
On International Holocaust Memorial Day we should remember the resistance that organised itself in Nazi death camps.
Building a 21st Century Socialist Wales
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford on twenty years since devolution, the dangers of Brexit and putting community back at the heart of Welsh society.
Remembering the Diggers
On St. George's Day we remember the Diggers – the true radicals of the English Revolution.
A Question of Tactics
When it comes to the final weeks of this election, tactical voting and pacts are of little use to Labour - but tactical campaigning is.
Tory Foreign Policy is a Disgrace
Weapons sales to oppressive regimes, humanitarian disasters and covert wars with no accountability - the Tories' foreign policy is a disaster which the British press refuses to challenge.
Calcio in Crisis
In the 1980s and 1990s, Italy’s Serie A led the football world. But as financial interests asset-strip once-great clubs and racist abuse on the terraces dominates the headlines, Italian football no longer looks like such a “beautiful game.”
‘Beat the Fascists Wherever You See Them’
In the years after World War Two, Britain's fascist movement began to build again – a new book tells the story of how a group of young Jews organised to beat them off the streets.
Remembering C. L. R. James
Socialist historian C. L. R. James was born 121 years ago today. His landmark text 'The Black Jacobins' remains the authority on Haiti's slave revolution and one of the greatest radical histories of all time.
The Forgotten Frontline
Along with healthcare staff, workers in industries like retail and delivery have been facing huge pressures and dangerous conditions for almost a year. Their contributions deserve wider recognition.
‘We Won’t Pay Glazer, Or Work for Sky’: FCUM’s Fan-Owned Revolution
As a supporter-owned club with a proud commitment to the wellbeing of the local community, FC United of Manchester shows that there's an future for football beyond corporate greed – if we're willing to fight for it.
The Long Legacy of Nazi Art
In the 1940s, Hitler and Goebbels compiled a list of artists they considered 'divinely gifted' with the power to envision Germany's future. Today, the work of those artists remains more prevalent than we might think.
The Rent Is Too Damn High
Housing is driving the cost of living crisis, with private rents in England the highest ever recorded. That will only change through a struggle of renters against the rentiers.