With speculation growing about a Labour leadership contest in 2026, only a decisive break with the current direction – on the economy, foreign policy and migrants – can avert disaster and offer a credible alternative, writes DIANE ABBOTT
2020 was a bad year for the left. Where do we go from here?
Socialists must fight to stop supporters abandoning politics and try to build a more coherent and united movement, says Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO
Repression against left-wing, anti-imperialist and Palestine solidarity structures in Germany is increasingly aimed at undermining their economic means of existence, says LEON WYSTRYCHOWSKI
Decades of centre-left accommodation and deepening inequality have opened the door to a hard-right restoration — posing stark challenges for the left, argues FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ
Despite systemic racism and far-right hostility, Britain’s migrant and black communities continue to contribute, inspire, and resist. Through education, art, and intergenerational solidarity, the next generation can help shape a future rooted in justice, understanding, and hope, says ZITA HOLBOURNE
JULIA BARD looks at the persistence of anti-semitism on the political right – and its troubling emergence on parts of the left, too
From the mainstreaming of far-right ideas to Europe’s looming conflicts, 2025 has been a year of sharp warnings. The coming year demands decisive action before these crises escalate, writes ANDREW MURRAY
CHE GUEVARA’S maxim that “the revolution is not an apple that falls when ripe. You have to make it fall” has been vindicated over the last few years.
Years in which the capitalist system and its institutions have lurched from disaster to disaster, blatantly incapable of mastering the social, economic, environmental and now health emergencies it has created.
Years in which the ruling class has been confronted, in Britain, the United States, France, Spain, Greece and other countries, with serious challenges from the socialist left. But it has unfortunately so far proved capable of mastering them.
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