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
Monday 06th May 2024 Petro under siege as progress creeps forward Colombia’s first left-leaning government has faced subversion from the murderous right-wing elite it deposed, but it has not stopped moving forward with the peace process and social reforms needed, writes NICK MacWILLIAM
Monday 06th May 2024 Full Marx Are Marxists iconoclasts? Statues and other icons can enforce power and domination but they can also help us challenge that power, writes the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
Monday 06th May 2024 ‘A thick web of CIA operations and dirty tricks’ Ian Sinclair speaks to SUSAN WILLIAMS about Britain and the US’s dark machinations against African leaders and nations they decided were at odds with their geopolitical interests in the 20th century — and the ongoing cover-up attempts
Saturday 04th May 2024 The UN has condemned Britain’s treatment of the disabled There has been another report from the UN that vindicates what disability campaigners have been saying and experiencing — we are being scapegoated as our rights are violated, reports ELLEN CLIFFORD
Saturday 04th May 2024 ‘We want divestment, we want accountability and we want transparency’ University of Portsmouth students unite in solidarity with staff to oppose job cuts and arms partnerships, writes JESS McCALLUM
Saturday 04th May 2024 What happens next at the Petroineos oil refinery is of crucial national importance One of the biggest tests for politicians and parties ahead of approaching elections is their commitment to support the 500 highly skilled jobs at Grangemouth, warns DEREK THOMSON
Saturday 04th May 2024 Fuel poverty at endemic levels Dire times ahead as the collective energy debt in the UK now amounts to £3.1 billion, writes KENNY MACASKILL
Saturday 04th May 2024 The local elections show voters are truly sick of the Tories It now looks even more certain that Labour will sweep to power at the next general election — so providing a real, radical alternative to Tory policies must become a priority, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
Saturday 04th May 2024 Our treatment of firefighters is now a global scandal Research at the highest level has shown firefighters are exposed to cancer-causing agents in the line of duty — but unlike many other countries we are not taking necessary steps to address this, writes LUKE FLETCHER MS
Friday 03rd May 2024 If the public knew they’d be appalled: the US health firms running privatised NHS mental healthcare SOLOMON HUGHES shines a light on Cygnet Healthcare and its parent company Universal Health Services
