Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights general secretary GAWAIN LITTLE discusses the impact of the US-Israeli war on the Iranian people and economy
Latest editorial
The only way that we can respect democracy is to exit the EU
The struggle to defend, develop and advance our democratic rights now is key to the long-term struggle for socialism, says JOHNNIE HUNTER
Capitalism has extracted itself from crisis before, argues PRABHAT PATNAIK – but through methods no longer available. So it is turning to authoritarianism, militarism and neocolonialism
The five young men killed in the A66 crash were responsible for a devastating tragedy — but the crash should force us to ask difficult questions about wider society, argues RENATA MEDEIROS MIRRA
Britain funds the policing of black culture 16 times better than the culture itself. The Diamond Jubilee is the moment to end that, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
Despite Andy Burnham’s declaration defending the continued partition of the island, all major international and internal trends are converging to make Irish reunification inevitable
Humans are part of the ‘animal kingdom’ – and of nature in general – but also distinct from it and labour (work) is part of what makes us unique, declared Engels. His insights 150 years ago into how our species came to be and how we differ from the rest of nature, are as important today as they were then, says the MARX MEMORIAL LIBRARY
DEMOCRACY is among the highest virtues of human society. It is little surprise then that various sides in the Brexit debate in Scotland have sought to ground their arguments in “respect for democracy” and “respect for the will of the people.”
On the one hand those who advocate exiting the European Union argue that the result of the 2016 referendum must be respected by delivering Brexit.
In opposition, last weekend also witnessed the escalation of a campaign to frustrate the referendum result, the so-called People’s Vote campaign.
Similar stories
Despite Andy Burnham’s declaration defending the continued partition of the island, all major international and internal trends are converging to make Irish reunification inevitable
Italians reject controversial judiciary reforms in a referendum that boosts the left, reports NICK WRIGHT
The CPB's congress aims to build the united front against monopoly capitalism, utilising the YCL’s promising new generation of militants — but our party remains far from the strength history requires of it, despite recent progress, writes JOHNNIE HUNTER