The war in Ukraine has reshaped the French presidential election, the first round of which is set to take place on 10 April. President Emmanuel Macron has used the opportunity to portray himself as a global statesman who can bring… Continue Reading
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provoked intense debate on the left internationally. In France, the journal Contretemps published an article by Gilbert Achcar, presenting his influential perspective on the conflict.1Achcar’s position has been made available to English readers through International… Continue Reading
The ultimate outcome of the Russian invasion of Ukraine remained uncertain as International Socialism went to press.1 However, the brutality of the offensive was beyond doubt. This was epitomised by the siege of Mariupol, where shelling and airstrikes were said… Continue Reading
Many people on the radical left in the United States have talked about a rise in union activity in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. There is a valuable piece by Kim Moody available on the Spectre journal’s website (https://spectrejournal.com/upticks-waves-and-social-upsurge).… Continue Reading
A review of Social Reproduction Theory and the Socialist Horizon: Work, Power and Political Strategy, Aaron Jaffe (Pluto Press, 2020), £18.99 Social Reproduction Theory and the Socialist Horizon by Aaron Jaffe is another book in the “Mapping Social Reproduction Theory”… Continue Reading
A review of Breaking Up the British State: Scotland, Independence and Socialism, Bob Fotheringham, Colm Bryce and Dave Sherry (eds) (Bookmarks, 2021), £12 Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland’s devolved government, was perhaps the only politician to emerge with any… Continue Reading
A review of Rebel Cinderella: From Rags to Riches to Radical—The Epic Journey of Rose Pastor Stokes, Adam Hochschild (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020), £12 Crystal Eastman: A Revolutionary Life, Amy Aronson (Oxford University Press, 2019), £25.49 Two new biographies unearth… Continue Reading
It may seem paradoxical, but it is the case that some of the most powerfully life-affirming and enriching art and literature is not work that appears to be “positive”, “optimistic”, “hopeful” and “encouraging”, or that shows how the world could… Continue Reading
In recent years, trans rights have become a major element of the so-called “culture wars” and the “war on woke” being waged by the right around the world.1 This has gone hand in hand with attacks on analyses of organisations… Continue Reading
In the closing pages of her Women and the Revolution, published in 1938, Ethel Mannin insisted that women faced a stark choice: The women of today must either ally themselves with freedom and life, or with oppression and death; either… Continue Reading