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
Thursday 06th Feb 2025 Trump’s trade union attacks – ‘If they don’t like it, they can quit’ The US president has cancelled all federal union contracts as ‘un-American,’ saying ‘It’s our dream to have everyone work in the private sector,’ writes MARK GRUENBERG
Thursday 06th Feb 2025 The Rwanda-backed M23 offensive: a battle for Congo’s resources The Congolese people are facing a struggle for peace and sovereignty amid escalating imperialist aggression over their national resources, argues NICHOLAS MWANGI
Thursday 06th Feb 2025 Solidarity Sunderland: learning history to fight for a future A new campaign in Sunderland aims to build a community-designed monument honouring those who fought for liberty and freedom in Spain, writes ROB MacDONALD, artist and creator of Solidarity Park Catalunya
Thursday 06th Feb 2025 The African genocide on the Middle Passage ROGER McKENZIE reflects on the enslavement, endurance and rebellion of Africans trafficked across the Atlantic and the untold sufferings of unknown ancestors
Wednesday 05th Feb 2025 The Great March of Hope: Gaza’s Defiance against Erasure RAMZY BAROUD explains why, despite horrific losses and destruction, many Palestinians talk of return to their homes as a victory
Wednesday 05th Feb 2025 Eyes Left Riots, class politics and democracy: all is not as it seems ANDREW MURRAY reviews studies on the motivations of last August's rioters and dwindling support for 'democracy' in its modern Western incarnation
Wednesday 05th Feb 2025 Cryptocurrency – not all it's cracked up to be Far from being a revolutionary force levelling the financial playing field, cryptocurrency markets are rigged in favour of wealth accumulation by the wealthy, argues MYLES TRAPPERBY
Tuesday 04th Feb 2025 Unpacking decriminalisation of prostitution: Is it really progressive? Attempts to redefine prostitution as ‘work’ conceal the reality of commercial sexual abuse, writes ROBYN MARTIN
Tuesday 04th Feb 2025 Voices of Scotland The neoliberal approach to energy is failing Scotland There is little benefit coming to Scotland or the wider UK from projects like Rosebank or Jackdaw – or indeed renewables – as profits are siphoned out of the country by foreign companies, writes PAULINE BRYAN
Tuesday 04th Feb 2025 The Cato Street 205th anniversary – an alternative tradition of protest The legacy of an 1820 conspiracy in revenge for Peterloo resonates down the ages, argues KEITH FLETT
