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
Tuesday 17th Sep 2024 Tory contenders won’t learn from their history, but the left can KEITH FLETT draws parallels with the 1834 Tory crisis, noting the absence of modern-day Robert Peel among the leadership contenders capable of reinventing the party for a new era
Monday 16th Sep 2024 Declassified memo proves Ethel Rosenberg was not a Soviet spy An NSA codebreaker’s 1950 assessment reveals Ethel Rosenberg knew of her husband’s espionage but ‘did not engage in the work herself’ — despite this, the US sent her to die in the electric chair, writes ANDREW TUCKER
Monday 16th Sep 2024 Honouring Chile’s disappeared Chilean resistance activist SERGIO VASQUEZ addressed a gathering unveiling a plaque in the city of Sheffield marking the 51st anniversary of the 1973 fascist coup in Chile on Saturday — we reprint his powerful speech here
Monday 16th Sep 2024 First we marched for Chile. Now it’s Palestine LINDA PENTZ GUNTER recalls the anger and heartbreak over the 1973 coup in Chile, with its torture and massacres, which we now relive with the horrors carried out by Israel in Gaza – and also through our solidarity
Sunday 15th Sep 2024 The TUC has taken a principled anti-war stance on Palestine ALEX GORDON details how Stop the War Coalition’s efforts have shaped the TUC’s stance, with motions calling for a comprehensive arms embargo on Israel and workplace action for a ceasefire
Sunday 15th Sep 2024 Life as a ‘Lady Insurrectionist’ LYNNE WALSH reports from the recent ‘Chartism Day’ conference at Reading University, where sisters of the 19th century Chartist struggle emerged from the pages of history
Sunday 15th Sep 2024 Aw That Energy policy needs powering up MATT KERR laments that, in keeping with its predecessors, the government is unwilling to countenance public ownership and control of Britain’s energy, leaving promises of a ‘just transition’ with no mechanism to deliver
Sunday 15th Sep 2024 Woman, Life, Freedom: two years of defiance in Iran Iran’s women’s rights movement now joins widespread unrest, as pensioners, steelworkers and students unite against corruption, repression and economic mismanagement by the theocratic regime, writes STEVE BISHOP
Sunday 15th Sep 2024 Radhika Desai’s Marxist lens illuminates the path to a post-capitalist future ROGER McKENZIE explores how the political economist’s work on geopolitical economics and involvement with the International Manifesto Group offer crucial insights into global power shifts as US hegemony fades
Sunday 15th Sep 2024 Even after the murder of Aysenur Eygi the White House continues to excuse Israel LINDA PENTZ GUNTER highlights the longstanding pattern of the US government shielding Israel from accountability, as Rachel Corrie’s family joins calls for a transparent investigation into the latest killing of a US peace volunteer
