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
On 26 September 2023, Suella Braverman, at the time the British home secretary, delivered a speech to the American Enterprise Institute, a right-wing think tank based in the United States. Speaking from the podium in Washington DC, she took aim… Continue Reading
In recent months, Frantz Fanon has made a lot of appearances as the bombs and killing in Gaza have intensified. Fanon is written about in different ways to defend a variety of positions. First, he is described as a revolutionary… Continue Reading
More than six months into the greatest crisis to grip the Middle East for a generation, it is sometimes hard to find words that adequately describe its scale and intensity.1 As I write, Israeli troops are poised to invade Rafah… Continue Reading