City of temples hosts the 24th congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) As a delegate to the party’s 24th congress, HARSEV BAINS connects historical threads from Harry Pollitt’s 1954 visit to today’s challenges of building left unity against corporate-backed Hindu nationalism
Wednesday 08th May 2024 The students will not tolerate hypocrisy over Gaza The brightness of the souls of the youth now rebelling on campuses across the globe illuminates the wretchedness of our system, which has at its heart the ugliness of Israel’s war, writes VIJAY PRASHAD
Wednesday 08th May 2024 AI and entertainment: here come the machines, there go the jobs After the recent writers' and actors' strikes, the bosses in film and TV are embracing the cost-cutting potential of AI even faster than before — barely acknowledging that what they will be cutting is livelihoods, writes DENNIS BROE
Tuesday 07th May 2024 Tribute Remembering Bill Ronksley Former Aslef president TOSH McDONALD pays tribute to his political mentor and to the lifetime he spent serving the left and labour movement
Tuesday 07th May 2024 Local elections were a disaster for the Tories – and bad news for Labour After 14 years of Tory rule there's little enthusiasm for Starmer and his menu of reheated Thatcherism, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Tuesday 07th May 2024 Miners’ strike stalwarts mark epic struggle 40 years on GREG CHALLIS reports on an event, organised by Chorley TUC, to remember the landmark struggle of the miners and their families, where calls were made for a return to working-class politics to address the issues of today
Tuesday 07th May 2024 Voices of Scotland The new first minister must address the concerns of workers The 500 refinery jobs under threat at Grangemouth and underfunding in further education should be at the top of a new Scottish leader’s to-do list, argues RICHARD LEONARD MSP
Tuesday 07th May 2024 Opinion Palestinians as ‘The Others’ Across the media and political class there are entrenched double standards over the value of Israeli and Palestinian lives, argues RALPH NADER
Tuesday 07th May 2024 Peaceful student encampments opposing Israel’s genocide have become a political football Biden tries to look tough by condemning campus violence. But the violent attacks are coming from police and zionist mobs, leading a university workers' union to threaten strike action while faculty members act to defend their students, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Monday 06th May 2024 The old myths are crumbling As independent media exposes Establishment media lies about Israel’s genocide in Gaza, claims of anti-semitism are being exposed as a tactic to silence critics, argues JULIAN VIGO
Monday 06th May 2024 Not balancing the books Public libraries are facing massive cutbacks by councils looking to make ‘easy’ savings – with Birmingham and Nottingham in the front line. But these are community services that should not be for sale, argues JOHN PATEMAN
