Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour vs. the Single Market
If the next Labour government is to be truly transformative, it has to free itself from the constraints of the single market.
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The Never-Ending Story
Labour’s left-wing leadership has mounted unprecedented efforts to expel antisemites from party ranks. Yet for some of Jeremy Corbyn’s critics, such moves will never be enough — their reasons for hating him have nothing to do with antisemitism at all.
“People on the Left Have Dreamt of This Situation for Generations”
Two of Labour’s newly elected MPs discuss the stunning general election results and the prospects of a Corbyn government.
Labour is Changing the Way Politics Works
Political parties these days are rarely in touch with ordinary voters except at election time. With its new community organizing program, Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party is starting to change that.
Revisiting A Very British Coup in the Age of Corbyn
It’s a reminder that the state is not neutral, and the ruling class has more than capital strikes at its disposal.
How Labour Can Win
Campaigning for Jeremy Corbyn isn't enough. The Labour Party must be transformed into a vehicle of popular democracy.
Your Party: A Left for Itself
The farcical spat that has riven Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s “Your Party” exposes a Left increasingly focused on itself rather than on the class it aims to mobilize.
We Want a Socialist Society
After decades of brutal economic policies, we could soon have a socialist government in Britain. Electing Jeremy Corbyn won’t change everything, but it’ll be a step on the way to a humane society.
Where Next for the Labour Right?
After two years of attacking Corbyn, Labour's self-styled moderates are lost.
“Socialists Can Lead and Change Opinions”
Diane Abbott on her life on the Left, the debate over migration, and her hopes for the future of the Corbyn project.
The NHS Is Already Disappearing, and There’s Only One Way to Stop It
For 40 years, the Tories — along with New Labour — have sworn up and down that they support the NHS while surreptitiously hollowing it out. Last week, Jeremy Corbyn caught them red-handed, showing once again that the program will only be safe under a Labour government.
We Can’t Let Labour Return to the Pre-Corbyn Wilderness
As votes are counted in the Labour leadership election, the party faces a dangerous period: Keir Starmer, the favorite to win, is likely to try to drag the party back to the dark ages of top-down politics and centrist equivocating.
The Liberal Center Must Be Beaten
The bitter defeats of Corbyn and Sanders have changed nothing about the task before us: supplanting the neoliberal center and offering ordinary people a real alternative to the neo-nationalist right.
Jeremy Corbyn Just Announced a Vision for a Humane Britain
Labour’s election manifesto has been launched, and it presents a breathtaking vision of radical yet pragmatic change for the UK. Now we have to get that vision through to voters and drown out the din of a hostile media.
The Labour Party’s Membership Is in Revolt Against Keir Starmer
All across Britain last night, local Labour Parties passed motions opposing Keir Starmer's decision to deny Jeremy Corbyn the Labour whip — the broadest rebellion against Starmer's leadership to date. A civil war within Labour is escalating.
The People’s Vote Illusion
Pundits are pushing Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party to back a second Brexit referendum. They should be careful what they wish for.
In Britain, the Left Is Resisting a Massive Expansion of Police Powers
A bill advanced by Boris Johnson’s government would give British police massive powers to criminalize protest and evade public scrutiny. But the “Kill the Bill” movement has mobilized impressive opposition against it — providing a first sign of the Left rebuilding after Jeremy Corbyn’s defeat.
How We Answered the Lies
The attacks on Ilhan Omar mirror the bid to paint Jeremy Corbyn as an enemy of Jews. The Labour Party’s recent history tells US socialists how we can resist such smears — while also fighting antisemitism.
Keir Starmer Is Responsible for Labour’s Electoral Disaster
Keir Starmer has tried to blame yesterday’s election disaster on Jeremy Corbyn. But it’s Starmer whose leadership has hollowed out the party, refused to offer a compelling vision for change, and left many with little reason to vote Labour.
Britain Must Take Back Richard Branson’s Awful Trains
In 2017, pundits were shocked by Jeremy Corbyn's call to renationalize rail — and the broad public support that greeted it. You only need to board one of Richard Branson’s rolling torture chambers to see why.