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Not bluffing: the U.S., China and the threat of war over Taiwan
Chris Bambery examines the grim logic of great-power competition.
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The great denial: Why they don’t want us to talk about class
In the first of three extracts from his new book, Radical Chains, Chris Nineham asks why the establishment is so desperate to suppress the very idea of class.
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The Diggers’ song
The Diggers had several songs, but their most renowned one was never published in their time. Today, only one anonymous, untitled, and undated version of the song exists, writes Ariel Hessayon.
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Here comes everyone: climate, class and the movement we need
As thousands prepare to surround parliament to demand climate action, Feyzi Ismail explains the scale of the crisis and the strategy the movement needs.
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The French Left and the ongoing workers revolt
As workers prepare for a long drawn struggle, John Mullen argues now is the time to call for a general strike.
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French trade unions: the roots of revolt against Macron
John Mullen writes from Paris on the background to the current strikes and the very different patterns of union organisation in France.
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Karl Marx: Before all else a revolutionist
On the 140th anniversary of Karl Marx’s death, Katherine Connelly discusses his revolutionary contribution.
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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.
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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.
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“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
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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.
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The throne behind the power – weekly briefing
Lindsey German on the loss and replacement of a UK monarch.
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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.
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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
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‘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
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‘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.
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This is the real face of the Ukraine war – weekly briefing
Lindsey German on imperialism, democracy and porn in parliament.
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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.
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Ten Marxist classics for Xmas
Lindsey German’s Marxist holiday reading list
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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