Lebanon is in the crosshairs of imperialism. Along with Yemen, it is one of the two countries currently engaged in military action to support the Palestinians. Yet, the unsettling prospect of the war on Gaza spilling over Israel’s northern border… Continue Reading
What does the work of a Russian psychologist and educationalist who died in 1934 have to tell us about how human beings learn and develop? What can it say to us about what kind of education system we should create… Continue Reading
In 2023, French workers, young people, migrants and Muslims fought President Emmanuel Macron’s government in a series of explosive battles that saw some of the highest levels of struggle in Europe for many years.1 It is, as one French analysis… Continue Reading
As the bodies of Palestinians piled up in the Gaza Strip, United States president Joe Biden told reporters that the end of the conflict would only come with a “two-state solution” and the creation of a “real” Palestinian state alongside… Continue Reading
At the time of writing, the Israeli war machine is pounding Gaza.1 Hospitals and medical care have collapsed. Fuel, water, power and food supplies have been cut. Almost half of Gaza’s homes have been destroyed or damaged.2 Around 1.6 million… Continue Reading
The carnage wrought by Israeli forces on the Gaza Strip is a moment of unimaginable brutality.1 It is also a moment of intensification of the exclusion of and violence against Palestinians stretching back over three-quarters of a century. At the… Continue Reading
This article is dedicated to the memory of another Sephardic Jewish rebel, Roni Margulies (1955-2023). Why discuss Marx and Spinoza now? The appearance of a monumental new biography by Jonathan Israel, an outstanding historian of the early modern Netherlands, is… Continue Reading
During the current cost of living crisis, many groups of public sector workers, such as teachers, university lecturers, postal workers and significant sections of National Health Service workers, have taken industrial action.1 The entry of health workers into the waves… Continue Reading
The fight against antisemitism today is beset with difficulties.1 Challenges come from three directions. First, there has been a documented increase in antisemitism across the globe.2 To deflect from crises our ruling classes are encouraging the rise of bigotry and… Continue Reading
“The past is never dead. It is not even past.” William Faulkner. The strong verbal opposition from union leaders to the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill (now Act) 2023 is a good moment to survey the resistance—industrial, legal, and political—to… Continue Reading