Readers of The Communist share their thoughts on the radical legacy of late jazz giant Sonny Rollins, a recent exhibition of the works of anti-colonial British-Caribbean painter Hurvin Anderson, and reviews of both ‘Stitching the Intifada’ and ‘Project Hail Mary’.
The 2026 FIFA world cup is arguably the most politicised ever. From denials of staff and fans at immigration, insane ticket prices, to the criminal actions against the Iranian football team; all prove how sport cannot escape the whirlwinds of the world crisis of capitalism.
With one million young people not in employment, education, or training, journalists and bourgeois strategists are raising the alarm about Britain’s “lost generation”. But young people aren’t despondent and apathetic. We know what we need to save our futures: revolution!
Since the local elections in May, the Greens have been running into difficulties where they have been elected. Implementing a radical-sounding manifesto is evidently not so easy without a programme to break with capitalism, and mobilise the masses.
Yesterday, the former chief of the Scottish National Party and husband of former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was sentenced to more than five years in prison for embezzlement. This corruption scandal will be another hammer blow to the SNP’s authority.
This fortnight, The Communist answers ‘What would socialist Britain actually look like?’, “Isn’t the term ‘Epstein class’ unscientific? Shouldn’t we be using the term ‘bourgeoisie’ instead?”, and “What can we do in Britain to fight imperialism?
A decade ago, UK voters went to the polls for the EU referendum, setting Britain on the road to Brexit, and opening up a new period of instability. How did this turning point come about? And what lessons do these events have for communists today?
The BBC’s retrospective of the 2016 EU referendum campaigns offers a window into the chaotic, shambolic, back-stabbing drama that engulfed Britain’s short-sighted political establishment in the run-up to the Brexit vote.
Last week, the ‘Filton 4’ pro-Palestine activists were sentenced on terrorism charges for a total of 25 years. The trial was a stitch-up from start to finish. The left must organise to oppose the state’s clampdown on our democratic rights.
A recently published poll highlights Reform’s rising popularity amongst union members. Is Reform the “new party of the working class” – as Farage would like to boast? And if not, what does it represent for the future? How should the trade union leaders respond?
Is the United States government controlled by Israel? Does the Zionist lobby pull the strings? Ben Curry explores the strange relationship between the two countries which, far from a conspiracy, has a much simpler explanation.
An ‘International Conference Against War’ is taking place in London this Saturday, promising to ‘build the movement’ for peace. But this broad alliance of reformist labour leaders and ‘progressives’ won’t provide the revolutionary programme needed to wage war against imperialism.