In France this summer, victory seemed promised to Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National (RN; National Rally), following a lightning-fast campaign after snap elections were called by President Emmanuel Macron.1 Instead, the left obtained the largest number of parliamentary seats. To… Continue Reading
It is 13 years since the Egyptian Revolution removed dictator Hosni Mubarak and initiated over two years of continuous workers’ struggles alongside a process of democratisation. That process was brought to an end in July 2013 by a military coup… Continue Reading
After more than 8 months of Israeli genocide in Gaza, the Palestinian resistance is still standing its ground.1 Today, this resistance is dominated by Islamist organisations. The leading military and political force in the Gaza Strip (and increasingly, since the… Continue Reading
Is Western civilisation under threat from an enemy within?1 An enemy that has been pampered, cosseted and nurtured within its all-too-liberal schools and universities, encouraged by “woke” teachers and indulged by tofu-eating academics? The Telegraph thinks so, declaring, “‘Woke’ is… Continue Reading
In September 2019, during a year of rising environmental activism punctuated by swelling climate strikes and Extinction Rebellion demonstrations, climate campaigner Greta Thunberg spoke to the United Nations Climate Action Summit.1 One of her most memorable lines was, “People are… Continue Reading
On 25 April 1974, as the banned song Grandola, Vila Morena played on the radio, tanks rolled onto the streets of Lisbon.1 A revolt by around 400 army officers, organised in the Armed Forces Movement (Movimento das Forças Armadas; MFA),… Continue Reading
George Galloway, running as MP for Rochdale and leader of the Workers’ Party of Britain (WPB), is one of the most high-profile individuals involved in the pro-Palestinian challenge to the Labour Party at the 2024 general election.1 That is why… Continue Reading
Aus dem Englischen von Thomas Weiß. Durchgesehen von Rosemarie Nünning. Zuerst erschienen in International Socialism 180 (Herbst 2023) – http://isj.org.uk/the-challenge-of-antisemitism/. Der Kampf gegen Antisemitismus ist heutzutage schwierig.1 Es gibt drei Herausforderungen: Erstens hat der Antisemitismus weltweit nachweislich zugenommen.2 Um von… Continue Reading
I am very grateful to Donny Gluckstein for his kind and attentive review of my new book, The New Age of Catastrophe.1 It is a real pleasure to have one’s work reviewed by someone who is a long-standing comrade and… Continue Reading
I welcome Paul Murphy’s response to my recent article on revolutionaries and elections.1 Murphy is a superb socialist member of the Dáil, Ireland’s parliament, where he represents the People Before Profit (PBP) formation, in which members of Socialist Workers Network… Continue Reading