How We Win: The Movements
James Schneider
Arguments are won with actions, not words. If socialist ideas are to become reality, we need power, and to generate it, we need movements, writes Momentum co-founder James Schneider.
Introducing How We Win, a Socialist Strategy for the 2020s
James Schneider
In this six-part, week-long series, James Schneider sets out a blueprint for the next decade.
To Understand How the Crown Meddles in Democracy, We Need to Talk About the Privy Council
Kojo Koram
Curiously absent from discussions of #OprahMeghanHarry is the shadowy body that empowers the Crown to interfere in modern democracy, writes Kojo Koram.
Unfinished Revolutions: How the Arab Uprisings Were Drowned in Oil
David Wearing
Despite popular appetite for democracy, the Arab uprisings were violently thwarted. In the fourth part of his series on what these events can teach us about Western imperialism in the twenty-first century, David Wearing explores the role oil played in determining their defeat.
After All the Hype Over Budget 2021…That’s It?
James Meadway
Rishi Sunak wants to appear radical while cementing the status quo - and unless the left presents an alternative, he will, writes James Meadway.
The Tories’ Anti-Protest Clampdown Will Hit Black and Brown People Hardest
Zehrah Hasan, James Aiken and Callum Lynch
The government is introducing a raft of legislation to enhance police powers and quash dissent. As always, racialised protesters will be at the sharp end of this authoritarianism, write Zehrah Hasan, James Aiken and Callum Lynch.
Alexei Navalny Is a Complicated Figure – But a Gift to the Russian Left
Volodya Vagner
The opposition politician is a chameleon and a nationalist - yet the massive support he has mobilised may give the left the momentum it needs to unseat Putin, writes Volodya Vagner.
Is the Hague Finally About to Challenge Israeli Impunity?
Rania Muhareb
For decades, Israel has faced no consequences for its systematic breaches of international law. A recent ruling from the International Criminal Court could change that, argues Palestinian human rights scholar Rania Muhareb.
Unfinished Revolutions: How the UK and Gulf Monarchies Helped Crush Bahrain’s Pro-Democracy Movement
David Wearing
Ten years ago today, regime security forces in Bahrain attacked unarmed protesters camped at Pearl Roundabout, Manama. In the third piece of his series on the Arab uprisings, David Wearing looks at how the UK helped crush Bahrain’s pro-democracy movement.
Rojava is Trying to Build a Green Society, But Turkey is Starving It of Water and Power
Matt Broomfield
Despite the immense gains made by Rojava's revolutionary project over the last eight years, it is lagging behind on ecological measures. To understand why, Matt Broomfield traces the delicate balance of geopolitical power in the region.
No, Benefit Claimants Still Aren’t Exploiting the System
Josh Gabert-Doyon
The digitisation of Universal Credit is reinforcing old prejudices about benefit fraud, fuelling a new moral panic. Josh Gabert Doyon explains what's actually going on.
Unfinished Revolutions: How the West and the Rest Conspired to Thwart the Arab Uprisings
David Wearing
In the heady days of 2011, the talk was of ‘revolution’ sweeping the Arab majority world. In the second piece of a series on what these events can teach us about Western imperialism in the twenty-first century, David Wearing takes a look how the uprisings were thwarted.
‘We Don’t Want Socialism’: How WallStreetBets Rejected the Left
Jack Chadwick
A shared interest in toppling the financial sector doesn't make GameStop-buying Redditors natural allies of the anti-capitalist left - as WallStreetBets users have been quick to point out. Jack Chadwick explains
Myanmar’s Military Was Already in Charge, So Why Did It Stage a Coup?
Joshua Carroll
Myanmar's military seemed to have everything it wanted. So why has it staged a coup against a government that had no meaningful way to threaten its power? Joshua Carroll explains.
GameStop: How the Online Crowd Stormed the FinTech Scene
Paolo Gerbaudo
This week, an army of Reddit day traders inflated GameStop's stock price and gave the big boys of Wall Street a bloody nose. Paolo Gerbaudo explains how it happened - and how the online crowd can transform individual weakness into collective strength.
Unfinished Revolutions: What Were the Roots of the Arab Uprisings?
David Wearing
Ten years ago today, thousands poured onto the streets of Egypt and the Arab uprisings began in earnest. In the first piece of a new series on what these events can teach us about Western imperialism in the twenty-first century, David Wearing takes a look at the roots of the uprisings.
The Rich Are Skipping the Vaccine Queue. What Are We Going to Do About It?
James Meadway
The coronavirus vaccine was never going to be entirely immune from market forces. But if we’re going to recover from this pandemic, or prevent another, we must radically rethink how we share the fruits of our scientific labours, writes James Meadway.
Only the Left Can Save Brazil From Bolsonaro in 2021
Benjamin Fogel
Bolsonaro's chaos-making coronavirus strategy and ruthless attacks on his opponents have paid off: the Brazilian president closes 2020 with higher approval ratings than ever. Yet this year has also seen a resurgence of the Brazilian left, one that could halt the country's slide into authoritarianism, writes Benjamin Fogel.