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To Overcome Despair, We Need to Build a Fighting Corbyn Movement

Holly Rigby

As the soft coup against Jeremy Corbyn grinds on, in recent months the Labour membership has become increasingly paralysed by despair. To overcome this, we need a fighting left capable of taking on the establishment both inside and outside the Labour party, argues Holly Rigby.

Farage’s Ukip Must Not Be Rehabilitated

George Newth

Recent media coverage of the UK Independence Party has drawn stark comparisons between the party under Nigel Farage and so-called 'Ukip 2.0' under successor Gerard Batten. George Newth argues this discontinuity is being greatly exaggerated, and is only aiding Farage's self-reinvention as a moderate politician.

As Isis Falls, a Humanitarian Crisis Is Rapidly Unfolding in North-Eastern Syria

Dani Ellis in Deir-ez-Zor, Syria

As the media fixates on 'Isis brides', the Syrian Democratic Forces are struggling to keep thousands of people alive in the desert, with little help from international aid groups. Novara Media and the Rojava Information Centre report from the frontline.

Labour Is Now Crafting a Vision for Twenty-First Century Socialism

Aaron Bastani

Forget the Tories' dull explosion, the Independent Group, and internal party sabotage led by Tom Watson. This week saw something more important than all of the above - the foundations of how a Corbyn government would build twenty-first century socialism, argues Aaron Bastani.

Sidelined No Longer, Sex Workers Led the Women’s Strike

Sophie K Rosa

At the heart of a feminism for all, the push for sex worker rights is a movement in which women who experience intersecting oppression and who have been marginalised by mainstream feminism are fighting back and winning.

As the Far Right Comes for Feminism, Women in Spain Have Gone on Strike

Tommy Greene and Eoghan Gilmartin

In Spain, millions of protesters have taken to the streets for International Women's Day. Amid a conservative backlash against feminism's social and political demands, they are marching and striking against domestic violence, inequality at work, unrecognised forms of labour and transphobia.

Sisterhood and Solidarity: How Pakistan’s Feminists Started an Anti-War Movement

Sophie K Rosa

As women in Pakistan prepare for the country’s second International Women’s Day March, the feminist movement has adopted an anti-war agenda that attacks militarism from an explicitly anti-capitalist, feminist and postcolonial perspective.

5 Reasons Feminists in Leeds Are Striking on 8 March

Luke Dukinfield

Wrenched from its radical roots in the struggles of working class women, International Women’s Day has been increasingly defanged in the name of corporate interest. Luke Dukinfield makes the case for reclaiming it.

A Day in the Life of a Marxist Immigration Barrister

Marxist Barrister

An anonymous immigration barrister describes a typical day at work, the uphill battle of dismantling the British imperial border and why theirs is a job that really shouldn’t exist.

No, Labour Hasn’t Always Been an Anti-Racist Party

Aaron Bastani

In recent weeks, many on the Labour right have suggested the party has always been anti-racist, but that under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership this has changed. Aaron Bastani takes a look at the history of New Labour and argues this couldn’t be further from the truth.

What Should Rent Controls Actually Do?

Gordon Maloney

There is a broad consensus across the population that rent controls are a good idea. But they aren’t always radical, or even that progressive. Gordon Maloney outlines the kind of rent controls we should fight for, and how it is we should fight for them.

Under the UK’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy, Shamima Begum Was Never Presumed Innocent

A. Haziz-Ginsberg

On Tuesday Sajid Javid announced Shamima Begum - a schoolgirl who left the UK to join the Islamic State in 2015 - would have her British citizenship revoked. Begum's case shows how the UK's counter-terrorism strategy is grounded in the preemptive denial of innocence and belonging, argues A. Haziz-Ginsberg.

Why Are Nurses Striking in Ireland?

Oliver Eagleton

After a decade of deep funding cuts and the resultant care crisis, last month Irish nurses called a three-day strike for adequate staffing and a liveable wage. With further strikes on the horizon, Oliver Eagleton takes a look at the latest iteration of public action to shake the Irish establishment in recent months.

The Fire This Time in the Americas

Oscar Guardiola-Rivera

With the US and countries across the Americas having recognised Juan Guaidó, head of Venezuela’s National Assembly, as the country’s rightful president, Oscar Guardiola-Rivera makes sense of the timing and motives behind their support.

The Independent Group Will Be an Unmitigated Disaster

Aaron Bastani

After much bluff and bluster, today a small group of Labour MPs finally broke ranks with the party. Aaron Bastani explains why this split isn’t going to go well for them.

15 Things the Stansted 15 Did Right

Sam Walton

On 6 February, the Stansted 15 - a group of activists who stopped a deportation flight - were sentenced after being found guilty of terror-related offences. In the face of a judge who wanted to find them guilty from the moment they stepped into court, avoiding imprisonment was a real achievement. Here are 15 things the Stansted 15 did right.

Youth Strike 4 Climate: ‘We are challenging the systemic exclusion of young people from climate dialogue’

Charlotte England

As thousands of children walk out of school to protest climate crisis, we spoke to a 15-year-old organiser about how the strike came about, how it has been coordinated and why it's important.

AIPAC is Not the Reason for US-Israeli Ties

David Wearing

Since Ilhan Omar drew attention to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on social media last Sunday, there’s been much discussion of the significance of the 'Israel lobby’ in US politics. David Wearing argues we’d do better to situate our analysis of US-Israeli relations within a broader account of imperial US power.

To Overcome Despair, We Need to Build a Fighting Corbyn Movement

Holly Rigby

Farage’s Ukip Must Not Be Rehabilitated

George Newth

As Isis Falls, a Humanitarian Crisis Is Rapidly Unfolding in North-Eastern Syria

Dani Ellis in Deir-ez-Zor, Syria

Labour Is Now Crafting a Vision for Twenty-First Century Socialism

Aaron Bastani

Sidelined No Longer, Sex Workers Led the Women’s Strike

Sophie K Rosa

As the Far Right Comes for Feminism, Women in Spain Have Gone on Strike

Tommy Greene and Eoghan Gilmartin

Sisterhood and Solidarity: How Pakistan’s Feminists Started an Anti-War Movement

Sophie K Rosa

5 Reasons Feminists in Leeds Are Striking on 8 March

Luke Dukinfield

A Day in the Life of a Marxist Immigration Barrister

Marxist Barrister

No, Labour Hasn’t Always Been an Anti-Racist Party

Aaron Bastani

What Should Rent Controls Actually Do?

Gordon Maloney

Under the UK’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy, Shamima Begum Was Never Presumed Innocent

A. Haziz-Ginsberg

Why Are Nurses Striking in Ireland?

Oliver Eagleton

The Fire This Time in the Americas

Oscar Guardiola-Rivera

The Independent Group Will Be an Unmitigated Disaster

Aaron Bastani

15 Things the Stansted 15 Did Right

Sam Walton

Youth Strike 4 Climate: ‘We are challenging the systemic exclusion of young people from climate dialogue’

Charlotte England

AIPAC is Not the Reason for US-Israeli Ties

David Wearing

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To Overcome Despair, We Need to Build a Fighting Corbyn Movement

Holly Rigby

Farage’s Ukip Must Not Be Rehabilitated

George Newth

As Isis Falls, a Humanitarian Crisis Is Rapidly Unfolding in North-Eastern Syria

Dani Ellis in Deir-ez-Zor, Syria

Labour Is Now Crafting a Vision for Twenty-First Century Socialism

Aaron Bastani

Sidelined No Longer, Sex Workers Led the Women’s Strike

Sophie K Rosa

As the Far Right Comes for Feminism, Women in Spain Have Gone on Strike

Tommy Greene and Eoghan Gilmartin

Sisterhood and Solidarity: How Pakistan’s Feminists Started an Anti-War Movement

Sophie K Rosa

5 Reasons Feminists in Leeds Are Striking on 8 March

Luke Dukinfield

A Day in the Life of a Marxist Immigration Barrister

Marxist Barrister

No, Labour Hasn’t Always Been an Anti-Racist Party

Aaron Bastani

What Should Rent Controls Actually Do?

Gordon Maloney

Under the UK’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy, Shamima Begum Was Never Presumed Innocent

A. Haziz-Ginsberg

Why Are Nurses Striking in Ireland?

Oliver Eagleton

The Fire This Time in the Americas

Oscar Guardiola-Rivera

The Independent Group Will Be an Unmitigated Disaster

Aaron Bastani

15 Things the Stansted 15 Did Right

Sam Walton

Youth Strike 4 Climate: ‘We are challenging the systemic exclusion of young people from climate dialogue’

Charlotte England

AIPAC is Not the Reason for US-Israeli Ties

David Wearing

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