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    Marx’s ontology: A clarification

    Originally published: Counterfire on April 24, 2025 by John Rees (more by Counterfire)  | (Posted Apr 30, 2025)

    Marx’s theory of being is fundamental to his wider approach to history and politics, explains John Rees.

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    Absolute car crash

    Originally published: Counterfire on April 11, 2025 by Kevin Cane (more by Counterfire)  | (Posted Apr 16, 2025)

    As a trade tariff war erupts across the globe Kevin Crane examines the prospects and challenges of the UK and European vehicle manufacturing sector.

  •  | Def Ministry delivers Nasir cruise missiles to IRGC Navy Source Mehd News Agency   wikicommons  cropped form original  CC BY 40 | MR Online

    Trump’s war plans for Iran: opening the other gates of hell

    Originally published: Counterfire on April 4, 2025 by Chris Bambery (more by Counterfire)  | (Posted Apr 07, 2025)

    There are many signs that Trump’s administration, supported by Israel, is intent on war with Iran, but the military realities point to a very dangerous quagmire, argues Chris Bambery.

  •  | Climate Crisis Day Of Action Melbourne 2020 Photo Matt Hrkac  CC BY 20 | MR Online

    Why we need to stop capitalism’s runaway train: Interview with Ian Angus

    Originally published: Counterfire on March 13, 2025 by Michael Lavalette (more by Counterfire)  |

    Michael Lavalette spoke to leading ecosocialist Ian Angus about capitalisms’ ecocide, Trump and what we need to do stop global heating.

  •  | Jathan Sadowski  The Mechanic and The Luddite A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism University of California Press 2025 293pp | MR Online

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    Originally published: Counterfire on February 13, 2025 by Kevin Crane (more by Counterfire)  | (Posted Feb 17, 2025)

    Sadowski’s book based on the This Machine Kills podcast is an incisive and important demolition of illusions around technology and AI, argues Kevin Crane.

  •  | Scene from A Complete Unknown 2024 | MR Online

    Sixties flashback: A Complete Unknown film review

    Originally published: Counterfire on January 26, 2025 by Jonathan Maunders (more by Counterfire)  | (Posted Jan 28, 2025)

    The Bob Dylan biopic is finely acted and captures the aspects of the musician impressively, but not the full political power of the songs, finds Jonathan Maunders.

  •  | Donald Trump Photo Dominique A Pineiro  CC BY 20 | MR Online

    Buying Greenland: Trump’s Arctic manoeuvres

    Originally published: Counterfire on January 11, 2025 by Chris Bambery (more by Counterfire)  | (Posted Jan 13, 2025)

    Chris Bambery looks at the reasons for the new president’s threat to buy Greenland and finds there is military logic in the madness, and behind it the growing rivalry with China.

  •  | Elon Musk at Vanity Fair 2015 Photo Flickr  Haddad Media | MR Online

    Buying democracy: The corrupting influence of Elon Musk

    Originally published: Counterfire on December 22, 2024 by John Westmoreland (more by Counterfire)  | (Posted Dec 28, 2024)

    The billionaire wants to insert the power of his money into British politics, but Reform can be crushed if we mount a campaign of real protest, unafraid to attack Labour, argues John Westmoreland.

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    Tariq Ali: Memories of the struggle reloaded

    Originally published: Counterfire on December 13, 2024 by Michael Lavalette (more by Counterfire)  |

    Following the publication of Tariq Ali’s latest memoirs, he spoke to Michael Lavalette about the contrasting periods covered in his autobiographies and the prospects for the left today.

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    Carbon capture: False hopes and harsh realities

    Originally published: Counterfire on December 6, 2024 (more by Counterfire)  |

    Do not buy the fossil-fuel industry’s hype about carbon-capture technology, even the schemes that work cannot be scaled up to the necessary levels, explains John Clarke.

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    Debt-based speculation surges

    Originally published: Counterfire on November 29, 2024 (more by Counterfire)  |

    Reckless financial speculation almost broke the world economy in 2008, but it has returned in new forms, showing capitalism’s inherent tendency to create crisis, argues John Clarke.

  •  | Friedrich Engels | MR Online

    You need hands: Engels and human evolution

    Originally published: Counterfire on November 28, 2024 (more by Counterfire)  |

    Engels applied the logic of materialist dialectics to the problem of human evolution with important, though rarely acknowledged, results argues Dominic Alexander.

  •  | Joe Biden in Arizona October 2024 Photo FlickrGage Skidmore | MR Online

    Will Biden’s legacy be war with Russia? – weekly briefing

    Originally published: Counterfire on November 18, 2024 by Lindsey German (more by Counterfire)  | (Posted Nov 20, 2024)

    Lindsey German on POTUS in the last chance saloon.

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    Capitalism is perpetual crisis

    Originally published: Counterfire on November 15, 2024 by Alex Snowdon (more by Counterfire)  | (Posted Nov 18, 2024)

    Crisis is endemnic to capitalism, writes Alex Snowdon in his monthly Marxism 101 column.

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    Clare Daly: ‘We need an activist left that has anti-imperialism at its heart’

    Originally published: Counterfire on November 6, 2024 by Michael Lavalette (more by Counterfire)  | (Posted Nov 11, 2024)

    Michael Lavalette speaks to former Irish MEP, Clare Daly about her political history, her view on the current situation and her forthcoming general election campaign.

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    What was it that Trump knew that Harris didn’t?

    Originally published: Counterfire on November 6, 2024 by John Rees (more by Counterfire)  | (Posted Nov 09, 2024)

    John Rees on why Trump won.

  •  | Loot | MR Online

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    Originally published: Counterfire on October 4, 2024 by John Westmoreland (more by Counterfire)  | (Posted Oct 05, 2024)

    Adam Raz has made an important addition to the study of the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in this detailed volume containing original research.

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    Rising costs but no pay rise: U.S. workers fight back

    Originally published: Counterfire on September 30, 2024 by Jamal Elaheebocus (more by Counterfire)  | (Posted Oct 03, 2024)

    As the presidential election closes in, Jamal Elaheebocus reports on working class strike actions across the USA.

  •  | Toby Manning Mixing Pop and Politics A Marxist History of Popular Music Repeater Books 2024 567pp | MR Online

    “Mixing Pop and Politics, A Marxist History of Popular Music” – book review

    Originally published: Counterfire on September 19, 2024 by Charles Marriott (more by Counterfire)  | (Posted Sep 25, 2024)

    Toby Manning’s history of popular music in its historical context is a rich and rewarding exploration of the politics of music, finds Charles Marriott.

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    Long-range missiles won’t win Ukraine war, but risk significant escalation

    Originally published: Counterfire on September 17, 2024 by Vladimir Unkovski-Korica (more by Counterfire)  | (Posted Sep 19, 2024)

    We should instead be working towards a ceasefire and negotiations, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica.

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