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
Friday 16th Aug 2024 Is there a rainbow beyond the riots? Following the wave of far-right violence, people came together across the land, demonstrating that we are so much better than the racists would have you believe and a better Britain can be built, writes ALAN SIMPSON
Friday 16th Aug 2024 Britain’s anti-fascist awakening: will a new united initiative emerge? TONY CONWAY, convener of the Communist Party’s Anti-Racist and Fascist Commission and a PCS union activist, reflects on the past weeks and potential developments for the movement
Friday 16th Aug 2024 Restoring fear: why Israeli soldiers rape Leaked videos, starving prisoners and biblical revenge – RAMZY BAROUD peels back the layers of Israel’s desperate bid to restore fear after October 7 shattered its myths
Thursday 15th Aug 2024 United Auto Workers union takes on Trump and Musk The union’s legal action against the high-profile billionaires’ intimidation tactics is energising members and reshaping political discourse, writes CAMERON HARRISON
Thursday 15th Aug 2024 Lessons from Cable Street to today From Lee Anderson's sad parliamentary antics to Tommy Robinson's lager-soaked rallies, STEPHEN ARNELL skewers the hollow bravado of Britain's resurgent right and looks at how mass mobilisation can counter its influence
Thursday 15th Aug 2024 Reclaiming England’s radical past: from Joseph Arch to AL Morton Nick Matthews interviews JAMES CROSSLEY on the enduring legacy of Joseph Arch and the need for a progressive patriotism to counter far-right narratives, exploring how historical figures are rediscovered and redeployed
Thursday 15th Aug 2024 Understanding – and defeating – Farage and Reform UK NICK WRIGHT dissects the contradictory views of Reform UK voters, finding significant opportunities for the left to challenge far-right narratives by addressing its voters’ legitimate economic concerns
Wednesday 14th Aug 2024 Science and Society Deep sea sensing The infrastructure of the internet relies on submarine optical fibre cables which can be exploited to investigate the oceans and what lies beneath them, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
Wednesday 14th Aug 2024 Eyes Left Social democracy and the riots ANDREW MURRAY unpicks the politics that finds Starmer’s Labour playing an enabling role towards the far right and opposing anti-fascist popular mobilisation
Wednesday 14th Aug 2024 Burning issues A new study has found that forests destroyed by wildfires emit carbon long after the flames die, with implications for post-fire management, write NATASCHA KLJUN and JULIA KELLY
