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 11th Nov 2024 Ten things I wish I’d known about bullying At the start of National Anti-Bullying Week, JONATHAN TAYLOR explains that recognising the signs of bullying is the first step towards being able to do something about it
Monday 11th Nov 2024 Armistice Day: myth and reality TONY COLLINS reveals the true story of the end of WWI – a story of rebellions, mutinies and strikes by soldiers and others determined to end the horrific slaughter, a story buried under official rituals and ceremonies
Sunday 10th Nov 2024 What do we mean by Decolonising Remembrance? NADJA LOVADINOV explains why the Peace Pledge Union is launching a new initiative to make sure that the West's colonialist past and present — and its victims — are at the heart of remembrance
Saturday 09th Nov 2024 Labour must abolish the right to buy MARTIN WICKS argues that the government’s reduced discounts for council house purchases don’t go far enough, and we need to be calling for the complete abolition of this regressive Thatcherite policy
Saturday 09th Nov 2024 Protest and survive: responding to the climate crisis As a new report reveals how dire the climate situation is now, other recent research demonstrates how activism – namely Extinction Rebellion and the school strikes – has already forced governments into action, writes IAN SINCLAIR
Saturday 09th Nov 2024 Gardening Garlic chive talkin’ MAT COWARD declares this plant to be one that ‘everyone should grow’
Saturday 09th Nov 2024 Cuba, buckle up! Trump elected US president FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ gets the measure of what the new administration in Washington could have in store for Latin America, where Trump’s previous government had a notorious track record of hostility
Saturday 09th Nov 2024 Aw That Centrism’s failures paved the way for Trump’s return MATT KERR argues that Establishment politics’ rejection of class analysis and embrace of identity politics without liberation created perfect conditions for a resurgent right wing
Saturday 09th Nov 2024 Starmer’s border policy will cost more migrant lives RAVISHAAN RAHEL MUTHIAH condemns Labour’s £75m border security plan as deaths in Channel reach record highs, arguing that instead, Britain should reopen safe, legal routes for migrants
Friday 08th Nov 2024 The morning after: a Marxist analysis of the Trump victory Low turnout and economic struggles like the price of petrol and groceries played a bigger role than media narratives suggest, writes CJ ATKINS, examining some of the concrete material conditions behind the result
