Despite stronger than expected showings by Democrats in November’s midterm elections, the Republican Party has won control of the United States House of Representatives with a narrow majority.1 The Democrats did pick up one seat in the Senate but then… Continue Reading
The death of Elizabeth II on September 8, 2022, officially “Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other realms and territories” and “head of the Commonwealth, defender of the faith”, triggered ten days… Continue Reading
As a part of our ongoing coverage of the emerging strike movement in Britain, Charlie Kimber, editor of the weekly newspaper Socialist Worker, explores recent developments, asking what changed in 2022 and what has stayed the same. His analysis draws… Continue Reading
A wave of protests in Iran has become the largest challenge from below that the Islamic Republic regime has faced in well over a decade. Beginning with protests against a law forcing women to wear the headscarf, or hijab, in… Continue Reading
What are the prospects for left politics as 2023 begins?1 To say that the coming year will be one of crisis is simply to state the obvious, a point now accepted across the political spectrum and echoing through end of… Continue Reading
Aus dem Englischen von Rosemarie Nünning. Durchgesehen von David Paenson. Zuerst erschienen in International Socialism 170 (April 2021) (http://isj.org.uk/eastern-bloc-women) Die Frage, wie die nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg entstandenen Gesellschaften, die von 1948 bis 1989 den Ostblock bildeten – Albanien, Bulgarien,… Continue Reading
Zuerst erschienen in International Socialism 175 (June 2022) (http://isj.org.uk/women-first-civilisations) Die von Frauen geleistete Arbeit hat in der feministischen und linken Debatte in den vergangenen Jahren viel Aufmerksamkeit gefunden, insbesondere die im Haushalt und im Gesundheitswesen.1 Summiert wird das teils unter… Continue Reading
Aus dem Englischen von Rosemarie Nünning. Zuerst erschienen in International Socialism 175 (June 2022) (http://isj.org.uk/eurasian-faultline) Wir befinden uns an einem Wendepunkt der Weltpolitik: Zum ersten Mal seit der Blockade Berlins zu Beginn des Kalten Kriegs prallen in Eurasien zwei atomar… Continue Reading
Analysis Trussonomics confronts the crisis Joseph Choonara Striking back: is the class struggle reviving in Britain? Mark Thomas Interview: Sri Lanka’s stalled revolt Ahilan Kadirgamar A supreme injustice: the battle for abortion rights in the United States Judith Orr Interview:… Continue Reading
Socialist Worker, our sister publication, recently published an online piece by one of our board members, Martin Upchurch, introducing readers to the mass of writings debating the relationship between the rank and file and bureaucracy in trade unions (https://socialistworker.co.uk/long-reads/an-activists-guide-to-trade-union-leaders-and-the-rank-and-file). It… Continue Reading