The Bastards Live
Far from vanquished, Blairites are playing a long game to win back the Labour Party.
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Labour’s Antisemitism Affair
The controversies of the last week show the need to be vigilant against antisemitism while remaining steadfast in defense of Palestinian rights.
Labour Is Going to Transform Britain
For three decades, the “extreme center” has silenced all alternatives to neoliberalism, presenting itself as above challenge. But as Tariq Ali insists, there is an alternative — and Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour is offering it.
Keir Starmer Is a Political Chameleon Whose Main Loyalty Is to His Own Advancement
Keir Starmer’s political career shows him to be an opportunist with a sycophantic attitude toward those in power. Since becoming Labour leader, his main priority has been to expunge left-wing ideas and influence, not to defeat the Conservative Party.
An English Rust Belt?
To win power, Corbynism must challenge a creeping conservative presence in England’s former industrial heartlands.
Paul Mason, Please Stop It
British journalist Paul Mason has announced plans to run for election in Jeremy Corbyn’s constituency. It’s the culmination of Mason’s war with his former comrades — and it’s important that he is defeated.
The Survivors
Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn survived decades of reaction to inspire a resurgent left.
NATO’s Scribes
Recent smears against Jeremy Corbyn are part of an ongoing attempt to undermine his opposition to imperial foreign policy.
The Post-Corbyn Labour Party Is Imitating the Democratic Party’s Centrist Rhetoric
As Labour leader Keir Starmer continues to distance himself from Jeremy Corbyn, he's pulling a Tony Blair: embracing the lukewarm rhetoric of American social liberalism and abandoning the confident language of socialism.
Jeremy Corbyn: We Need to Take Power From the People Who Are Destroying Our Planet
COP26 looks set to be another case of governments talking big on the climate yet doing nothing to stop the big polluters. As Jeremy Corbyn writes, ordinary people can only save our future by taking power back into our own hands.
Jeremy Corbyn: We Need a National Care Service
Dementia is the leading cause of death in the UK, and the country’s care sector is in crisis after years of austerity and privatization. That’s why former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn says that the UK needs a National Care Service.
Jeremy Corbyn: “History Will Judge Those Who Had the Opportunity to Stop This Massacre”
Jeremy Corbyn argues that we need an immediate cease-fire to stop the slaughter of civilians in Gaza — and that the end of the Troubles in Northern Ireland shows how a cease-fire might pave the way to a just, lasting peace.
The Same Failed Road
Jeremy Corbyn may be a socialist, but his Labour Party leadership bid is still a dead-end for the British left.
Anatomy of a Campaign
A lot has changed since Jeremy Corbyn won leadership of the Labour Party two years ago. His vision hasn't.
The Centrist Suicide Note
Jeremy Corbyn's recent success has finally deflated New Labour's favorite boogeyman: Michael Foot's 1983 general election defeat.
What’s the Matter With Wales?
Corbynism might be the only thing that can save Labour's most reliable heartland from a historic turn to the right.
Opening Labour
Media controversies about civility are obscuring the real battle in the Labour Party — for real democracy and representation.
We Need to Learn Lessons From Labour’s “Antisemitism Crisis”
The British Labour Party botched its response to false allegations of rampant antisemitism among the party membership. Left-wing movements in other countries can’t make the same mistake.
After the Queen’s Speech
Britain has a new government. What does it mean for Corbyn’s path to power?
No Corbyn in Sight
A membership surge in the German Social Democratic Party has sparked talks of a Corbyn-like transformation. But don’t get too excited just yet.