Mourning Marx
Karl Marx died on this day in 1883. At his graveside, his lifelong friend and comrade Friedrich Engels predicted that Marx’s work would endure through the ages.
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Rae Deer is an economist and freelance writer.
The War on Ireland’s Neutrality
Since its independence, Ireland has maintained a decades-long tradition of neutrality – but now its commentariat has decided that the country needs to ‘grow up’ and learn to love NATO’s war machine.
Against the Edgelords
Today’s far-right has been shaped by an online landscape of edgy content. But the solution isn’t to lament the internet – it’s to find a way to build antifascism in its image.
Ruskin Revisited
Writer and philosopher John Ruskin is often written off as an establishment reformer, but he was also an acute critic of Victorian capitalism – which ran counter to his belief that ‘there is no wealth but life.’
Fan Ownership Is the Alternative to Football’s Oligarchs
This week’s chaos at Chelsea exposes football’s complicity in providing cover for unscrupulous billionaires and brutal regimes – the only way to save the game is to fight for fan ownership.
Boric’s Inauguration Is a Landmark for Chile’s Left
Gabriel Boric was sworn in today as Chilean president. From dropping cases against activists to putting feminism at the heart of his government, he has already broken with the country’s recent past.
There’s Only a Cost of Living Crisis for Workers
Rising prices and stagnant wages are pushing millions of workers towards poverty – but, as usual, corporate giants are profiting from the chaos.
Nuclear Disarmament Now
The invasion of Ukraine has raised the spectre of nuclear war for the first time in a generation – and shown why we need a mass campaign for nuclear disarmament.
Down and Out in Bristol and Livorno
Alberto Prunelli’s novel of working low-wage jobs in England and Italy is a working-class story full of humour, misery and solidarity.
The State’s Secret War on Dissent
Last month, a Welsh BLM group disbanded after an attempted police infiltration. It’s proof that police spying poses an existential threat to our social movements – especially since the state has just vastly expanded those powers.
When Malcolm X Came to the West Midlands
Just days before his assassination, Malcolm X visited the small English town of Smethwick following a high-profile racist election – and saw that the colour bar stretched far beyond the Jim Crow South.
Free Salah Hamouri
Palestinian lawyer Salah Hamouri was re-arrested this week after spending more than ten years as a political prisoner in Israel. In a piece written just before his incarceration, he describes why Palestinians refuse to leave their homeland.
71. Housing and Class Struggle: An Interview with Susanne Soederberg
This week Grace talks to author and academic Susanne Soederberg about the class roots of the global housing crisis, and about resistance to the cycle of debt, eviction, and homelessness.
Behind the Scunthorpe Scaffs Strike
Scaffolders at British Steel’s Scunthorpe site have spent years fighting for their pay to be brought in line with nationally agreed rates. Now, even after more than 100 days on strike, they’re determined to win.
Modi’s War on Muslim Women
Since the election of Narendra Modi’s Hindu supremacist government, Muslims in India have faced an escalating campaign of persecution – with women at the frontline of the violence.
Workers’ Rights Are Women’s Rights
From precarity and low pay to unequal burdens of domestic chores and childcare, women are on the frontline of the problems plaguing workers today – making the labour movement key to achieving liberation.
Women Against War
Throughout its history, the feminist movement has struggled for a world without war. This International Women’s Day, it’s time to reclaim that radical heritage.
A Woman’s Place Is in Her Union
BFAWU’s first woman leader Sarah Woolley describes the crucial role of women in the trade union movement – and why unions need to move on from the days they were seen as the preserve of men.
Liz Truss Might Get Us All Killed
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has stood out since the beginning of the Ukraine war as uniquely reckless in her statements. As the stakes increase, so do the consequences for her grandstanding.
The Meaning of Marcelo Bielsa
As a football manager, Marcelo Bielsa has been a tactical pioneer and passionate voice for fans – with a distinctive style shaped by South America’s radical religious and political traditions.