Liberation delayed: the trap of ‘war on woke’
How can we generate our own meanings and oppose right-wing moral panics about identity politics?
Left wing pitfalls: against neoliberal identity politics and class reductionism
Coalitions of the oppressed show the power of solidarity, but ruling classes use race and nationalism to divide workers. Shanice McBean explores how the left can overcome these divisions.
Red Bird #8 | Abolish Billionaires?
On the 4th February 2025, at 8am, the Landmark London Hotel at Marylebone was sleepily going about its business. Inside, the wealthy paid hundreds of pounds a night for luxury accommodation in the heart of London. Low-paid waiting, cleaning and cooking staff doted on their every need. On this morning, the hotel had several wealthy […]
Review | Disaster Nationalism
Richard Seymour’s recent book Disaster Nationalism can help us understand what’s happening as Trump’s second term accelerates the growth of the far right internationally.
Homelessness – out of sight, out of mind?
A report of the eviction of the residents of the tent camp in St Peter’s square in Manchester.
Marxism in struggle and what that means
An exploration of the depth and breadth of Marxism – not just as a theory, but as a living tradition.
Video | How can we build a mass socialist politics of ‘freedom dreams’
In response to the threat of Farage’s Reform Party the left needs to build laboratories of hope.
The cultural problem of ‘treatlerism’
Treatlerism describes a reactionary entitlement rooted in exploitation. But what if we reclaimed entitlement?
We will not be silenced
Joint statement with movement organisations on the events of 18 January on the PSC national demonstration for Palestine.
The right to be an addict
Addiction isn’t the problem—criminalisation is. To end the crisis, we must abolish prisons, policing, and the system that fuels suffering.
The reactionary evil of Trump’s oligarch courtiers
Resisting the ambitions of Elon Musk and Peter Thiel requires more than critique—it demands direct confrontation
Migrant farm workers fight for justice in Britain
A report on a migrant farm worker’s protest and the campaign for rights for workers on seasonal visas
Video | Capitalism and development in China and North Korea
A discussion of the development of China and North Korea through the lens of state capitalist theory
Lebanon: imperialist penetration and anti-imperialist contradictions | Part 3
What are the prospects for a nascent left in Lebanon, and how do we strengthen anti-imperialist resistance from Britain?
Review | Crude Capitalism
What has oil got to do with the history of the global capitalist economy? A review of Adam Hanieh’s book on the topic.
Gaza ceasefire: a new phase in the struggle for Palestinian liberation
This is not something we move on from as a point in time, but an ongoing fight for liberation that cuts to the heart of the capitalist and imperialist world system.
Review | Forest of Noise
A review of a new collection of poetry by Palestinian poet and writer Mosab Abu Toha.
What trade unionism? A transport strike case study
A case study of a dispute which illustrates the impact of different models of trade unionism and some of the challenges facing workplace activists.
Trump’s second term: fascism in the US?
Continuing the discussion of what we can expect from Trump’s second term, highlighting the risks and the opportunities for resistance.
Be concerned – Reform is coming
We have some catching up to do. On building new coalitions and mass socialist politics.
Review | One hundred years of solitude
A review of the new film version of Gabriel García Márquez’s wonderful novel ‘One hundred years of solitude’, first published in 1967
Review | Soundtrack to a coup d’etat
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat uses jazz and contemporary voices to expose how Belgium and the US undermined the newly independent Democratic Republic of the Congo
Review | Burnout
Samuel Kelly reviews Hannah Proctor’s Burnout, a timely exploration of the emotional toll of political struggle, offering ways to navigate despair and sustain hope in our movements.
Video | Trump, the US elections, fascism
Will Trump rule as a fascist? A video discussion of the outcomes of the US election.
Review | Mixing Pop and Politics
A review of Mixing Pop and Politics by Toby Manning, a Marxist history of popular music that analyses the relationship between society’s economic base and its cultural superstructure.
What’s left of the bourgeois family? On family abolition
The call to abolish the family is back, sparking fierce debate.
Syria: history shapes our organising today
How does the overthrow of Assad fit in the wider context of the Middle East, Israeli aggression and inter-imperialist competition?
Is this the end of austerity? Making sense of Britain under Labour
Can Starmer and Reeves deliver lasting change—or will their plans flop under scrutiny?