Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO says assessing a Labour leader whose mission was to smash the left must involve addressing the delusions that fuelled his rise
‘Is Russia an imperialist country?’ — that’s not the right question to ask
Many Western leftists are looking to the writings of Lenin to answer the question of whether Russia is an imperialist country or not – but that is to overlook what the great Russian revolutionary was actually seeking to explain, argues ZOLTAN ZIGEDY
Rebuilding Labour’s working-class roots and organising power is essential if the party is to recover, says MERCEDES VILLALBA
ANDREW MURRAY looks back at a damaging career marked by dishonesty, incompetence and revolting complicity in war crimes
Britain’s historic vote to leave the EU was a rejection of the political Establishment and the strategic direction pursued by Britain’s ruling class since the second world war, writes ALEX GORDON
Over 1,000 hostile US sanctions remain in place on Venezuela, while Britain continues its colonial theft of gold, writes MATT WILLGRESS
MARY DAVIS says the centrality of the Jewish community and the Communist Party to anti-fascism in the 1930s is too often overlooked on the left
VI LENIN’S pamphlet, Imperialism, remains the leading elaboration of the concept of imperialism for Marxists.
It is the starting point for any discussion of the global dynamics of capitalism from the late 19th century until today.
While capitalism has taken twists, turns and even detours since Lenin’s time, the destination remains the same — the exploitation of labour for profit, wherever workers and resources can be found.
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