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A People’s History of Howard Zinn
RON JACOBS welcomes the political lessons for today, about organisation and withdrawal from conflict, made by an erudite and conversational biography.
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Is nature dialectical?
Nature as well as society works dialectically, asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School.
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South Africa: Communists reject xenophobia and vigilantism
The statement from the South African Communist Party (SACP) came ahead of a deadline set by vigilante groups for African migrants to leave the country by June 30 2026.
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Keir Starmer: A political obituary
ANDREW MURRAY looks back at a damaging career marked by dishonesty, incompetence and revolting complicity in war crimes.
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“We are hunting you down like we hunted al-Qaida”: Pentagon chief announces Latin America as the focus of the new War on Terror
Trump Is Building a Legal and Military Architecture to Invade Latin America. SARA VIVACQUA reports.
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Congo’s deadly perfect storm
ROGER McKENZIE highlights how health workers in DRC are struggling to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak in a region already suffering conflict, aid cuts and a legacy of imperialist degradation.
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A forensic survey of Israel’s genocide
JAMIE BRITTON recommends this fine analysis of the architectural, ecological and infrastructural destruction of the Gaza Strip.
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‘A clear-minded, if taciturn, Marxist’
On the centenary of her birth, JOHN GREEN celebrates the life—and politics—of Marilyn Monroe.
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What is political ecology?
Marx and Engels incorporated in their writings a critique of the way that capitalism destroys the environment but it is only in the last half century that environmental concerns have become an integral part of the fight for socialism, writes the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School.
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Spitting on the graves of black civil rights martyrs
The racist Republican tactic of redistricting to keep Trump and his base in power is turning the clock back to the 1950s, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER.
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What is (or was) ‘Western Marxism’?
Western Marxism is a particular version of Marxist theory developed in–and acceptable to–the capitalist nations of Europe and North America and largely divorced from political action, argues the MARX MEMORIAL LIBRARY.
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Xenophobia rears its ugly head on South Africa’s streets
Over 30 years since apartheid was abolished, nasty anti-migrant rhetoric sweeps the corporate media. The Commnunist Party is ready to fight back, says ROGER McKENZIE.
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Rima Hassan: the French-Palestinian MEP the Establishment wants to crush
CHRISTOPHE DOMEC speaks to the France Insoumise politician facing constant persecution from French authorities.
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The 1926 General Strike: revolutionary potential, reformist betrayal, and the lessons for today
The General Strike exposed the power of the working class—and the limits of its leadership, writes Dr DYLAN MURPHY
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Trial against five pro-Palestinian activists in Germany is latest ‘crackdown on those who refuse to be bystanders to genocide’
Prosecutors say that the five broke into Elbit Systems’ premises early on September 8 2025, and caused an estimated €200,000 (£173K) worth of damage to the arms manufacturer by smashing up office equipment with axes.
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Look beyond Mandelson: Trump, and the U.S. alliance, are the bigger picture
The government is a busted flush.
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Is Engels’ The Part Played by Labour in the Transition from Ape to Human still relevant today?
Engels’ essay on our origins and distinctiveness built on Darwin’s own exploration of human evolution and has provided a framework for exploration and research which has stood the test of time, declares the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School.
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China and Cuba’s solar revolution: solidarity in practice
CARLOS MARTINEZ reports on China’s role in helping Cuba develop self-sufficiency in renewable energy, which would shield it from the sort of pain Donald Trump is inflicting with his oil blockade.
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Can dialectics explain the world?
Dialectical materialism is best seen as a valuable heuristic—a practical approach to problem solving, analysis and investigation, explains the MARX MEMORIAL LIBRARY
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The filthy rich, and what to do about them
ANDY HEDGECOCK recommends an unflinching analysis of the billionaire class that celebrates collective resistance to it.
