Ok, perhaps he’s not wrong about everything, but Reuben wrote an article yesterday with which I have several significant disagreements. My main problem with his assertions stem from this cringe-worthy little paragraph:
In places like Cambridge – where they grabbed a seat last time – they seemed to get the vote of those who treated voting [...]
Hat tip to Derek Wall for this report from an attendee of the Green Party conference. Encouraging signs for those of us on the left who see the Green Party as the most promising vehicle for progressive change in British politics and for those who see the party as much more than a single-issue environmental [...]
Some charming, handsome, intelligent fellow has written a column on the First International for this weeks Socialist Worker. Read it here.
The radical historian, author of A People’s History of the United States, and documenter of some of the most important radical struggles in American history died yesterday aged 87. Zinn was active in the civil rights movement, the anti-Vietnam war movement and organising amongst academic staff. He was responsible for upholding the memory of a [...]
Guest post by Carl Packman
Islam is enemy No. 1 of much contemporary criticism, either by the angry EDL men on the street, to new atheists asserting that Islam is incompatible with Enlightenment societies, to critics such as Nick Cohen and David Aaranovitch’s’ with their claims to present Islamic bad boys (and girls) as the real [...]
Exit polls are confirming predictions that Evo Morales has won a convincing victory over his conservative rival, Manfred Reyes, in Bolivia. Whilst facing staunch opposition amongst wealthier Bolivians living in the gas-rich East, Morales – an Aymara coca farmer and the country’s first indigenous president – has always enjoyed strong support from the poorer Quechua [...]
Since Chris’ tragic death at the weekend there have been a number of warm and inspiring tributes, and I thought I’d highlight a few here.
Michael Rosen in the Guardian.
Alex Callinicos, John Rose and many other comrades in Socialist Worker.
Snowball on Histomat.
Keith Flett from the London Socialist Historian’s group.
Chris Harman, editor of International Socialism, former Editor of Socialist Worker and a leading member of the Socialist Workers Party, died last night in Cairo where he was speaking. This news is still raw, but I wanted to offer some initial thoughts.
Chris made, through his journal writings and numerous books, an enormous contribution to post-war [...]
Working class universalism is not enough. Labour does not deserve our unwavering loyalty
It’s Friday evening. I should be out partying or down the pub. Instead I’m sitting in front of my computer, wondering what wondrous topic to opine upon for my column. I’ve scoured the news. David Cameron’s doing God and Boris, hopes for a [...]
I keep getting hassled by chuggers. I don’t really mind, I have to admit, though I can never afford to sign up for a direct debit to a charity, but it has got me thinking about the left. Every single chugger I’ve spoken to in the last few weeks has tried to sell me their [...]
