-
Red Traces, Part 1: Cave paintings and primitive communism
Sean Ledwith begins a new monthly series that explores how the Marxist tradition seeks to explain the cultural peaks of human history.
-
Sporting values built on bloodied sand: Qatar 2022
The horrific conditions faced by workers for the World Cup in Qatar shows business priorities overwhelm the sport, argues Vince Hawkins.
-
“Marx and the Robots. Networked Production, AI and Human Labour” – book review
A new collection of essays provides important sceptical discussions of the impact of robotics and AI on the economy, finds Elaine Graham-Leigh
-
The Great Denial: Why they don’t want us to talk about class
This summer’s strikes in Britain and the announcement by the RMT’s Mick Lynch that ‘the working class is back’ will have sent a collective shudder through the ranks of the establishment.
-
The throne behind the power – weekly briefing
Lindsey German on the loss and replacement of a UK monarch.
-
A people’s history of Howard Zinn
On the hundred year anniversary of Howard Zinn’s birth, Sean Ledwith examines the life and work of America’s greatest radical historian.
-
Forces of Production, Climate Change and Canadian Fossil Fuel Capitalism
Nicolas Graham’s book on forces of production and fossil-fuel capitalism gives an important analysis of why fundamental change is needed to solve the climate crisis, finds John Clarke
-
‘Stuck Nation’
Robert Hennelly’s ‘Stuck Nation’ is a vigorous and well-researched analysis of the exploitative and racist nature of US capitalism, but falls short of a convincing way to be rid of it, argues John Clarke
-
‘The biggest rail strike in modern history’: RMT raises the flag – News from the Frontline
Counterfire’s weekly digest with the latest on strikes and workplace struggles.
-
This is the real face of the Ukraine war – weekly briefing
Lindsey German on imperialism, democracy and porn in parliament.
-
Omicron: It didn’t have to be Groundhog Day
Standing at the precipice of another major, acute coronavirus crisis, the country is rightly asking how the Tories have let this happen again.
-
Ten Marxist classics for Xmas
Lindsey German’s Marxist holiday reading list
-
Vaccine imperialism: a global threat
Leaving a vast section of the world’s population unvaccinated can only create the basis for the virus to spread and mutate, argues John Clarke
-
Philosophers with no clothes: A Review of ‘The War Against Marxism’
Tony McKenna’s new book is an important defence of Marxism, against thinkers who have confused and obscured its revolutionary core, argues Chris Nineham
-
The war on woke: how socialists should respond to the culture wars
The Tories are trying to further divide the working class by fuelling culture wars, socialists must fight back on our own terms, argues John Westmoreland
-
The Last Man: A British Genocide in Tasmania – book review
The idea that there was anything remotely worthy about Britain’s imperial past has been steadily losing credibility, despite the Johnson government’s disgraceful and offensive insistence to the contrary.
-
Facts are stubborn things: ‘Exterminate All The Brutes’ review
Raoul Peck’s four-part documentary film about colonialism, slavery and genocide is a powerful and thorough exposition of the crimes of colonialism
-
Myanmar coup: the generals are back – but then they never went away
Susan Ram explores the factors behind the February 1st military coup in Myanmar.
-
Marxism and feminism – Marxism and Women’s Liberation extract
Lindsey German discusses Marxism’s contribution to analyzing women’s oppression in this extract from Marxism and Women’s Liberation
-
Five radical films to watch this holiday
In this powerful new documentary, filmmaker James Erskine utilises journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl’s interviews with Billie Holiday’s associates to illustrate how the singer overcame adversity to become one of the greatest artists in American music.