The success of Reform UK in the British general election of July 2024 is unprecedented.1 The far right, anti-immigration party won 4.12 million votes, 14 percent of the total, and five seats: Clacton in Essex, Boston and Skegness in Lincolnshire,… Continue Reading
This article seeks to build a Marxist case for reparations related to transatlantic slavery—an issue that has recently returned to the political agenda of the left and crossed over into mainstream discussions. Until recently, reparations were often seen as a… Continue Reading
Across the Middle East, there has been a strong tradition of women’s resistance and activism against imperialism for more than a century.1 In Palestine and the Palestinian diaspora, this resistance against colonial oppressors was first against the British and then… Continue Reading
International Socialism presents below an article from Sudanese socialist writer and researcher Muzan Alneel based on her talk at the 2024 Marxism Festival in London in July 2024. To provide additional context on the current war in Sudan, and the… Continue Reading
In a world beset by major interlocking crises, the United States, still the world’s largest economic and military power, is experiencing an unsettled election season.1 Predictions of a landslide victory for an increasingly untethered Donald Trump have dissipated with Vice… Continue Reading
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