Bill Crane
The Good Lord Bird: John Brown’s militant abolitionism
Bill Crane looks at the life of militant US abolitionist John Brown and his portrayal in a recent TV adaptation of James McBride’s novel The Good Lord Bird.
Review: The Rise of Hindu Authoritarianism by Achin Vanaik
Bill Crane reviews The Rise of Hindu Authoritarianism, written by Achin Vanaik as a critical response to the political developments in India following the election...
Review: The Politics of Everybody
Bill Crane reviews Holly Lewis' standout book on the relationship between capitalism and oppression.
One of the most promising trends on the intellectual left in...
US Election: Why Clinton lost and Trump won
Writing from the US, Bill Crane examines the reasons behind Trump's victory in the US elections and what the future could hold.
"Do not weep,...
Occupy Poughkeepsie: “mass politics will never be limited to New York...
Five years ago, in autumn 2011, Occupy camps sprung up across the US and internationally. American socialist Bill Crane took part in Occupy Poughkeepsie...
The Rise of Donald Trump, ‘Anti-Politics’ and the Left
Bill Crane argues that while Trump is a clear threat, this must be understood within the history of American politics.
Donald Trump's race for President of...
From Slaveholders to Sanders: A Brief History of the US Democratic...
American socialist Bill Crane provides a brief history of the Democratic Party from its inception to the present, and asks how revolutionaries might relate...
HM 2015: How the West Came to Rule
Marxist scholars have long debated the origins of capitalism. Bill Crane reports on a fruitful debate at this year's Historical Materialism conference about the...
Israel after the Knesset elections: What hasn’t changed
Bill Crane analyses the results of the Israeli Knesset elections
In a result to the 2015 Israeli Knesset elections that has surprised very few, Benjamin...
The roots of American racism 4: state racism and the new...
In the last of four articles, Bill Crane looks at "colourblind" racism and mass incarceration since the Civil Rights movement – and how...
Latest articles
1972: When unions defeated the courts and Tories
The "Pentonville Five" trade unionists were imprisoned but then released amid major strikes and protests.
Striking back against the Tories
As a strike wave grows over pay and working conditions, we analyse workplace struggles and how they can be built further.
Climate Camp Scotland unites climate, migrant and workers’ struggles
Climate Camp Scotland saw hundreds of climate and community activists gather to discuss the practice and theory of fighting for climate justice.
Hating capitalism more than The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto is one of the cornerstones of Marxism. Neil Rogall celebrates a compelling new account of its importance today by author and...
Can ‘green laws’ stop climate change?
As environmental campaigners turn to the law to stop climate change, barrister David Renton argues legal challenges and ‘green laws’ alone cannot guarantee the massive change we need.
The right-on-right battle behind the ‘war on woke’
The 'war on woke' scapegoats trans people and migrants - but also reflects deep divisions on the right.
Highlights
Striking back against the Tories
As a strike wave grows over pay and working conditions, we analyse workplace struggles and how they can be built further.
The right-on-right battle behind the ‘war on woke’
The 'war on woke' scapegoats trans people and migrants - but also reflects deep divisions on the right.
Mad Pride campaigns for psychiatric abolition
Hundreds gathered to oppose abuse of psychiatric patients, celebrate Mad culture, and call for psychiatric abolition.
Five reasons why pay rises don’t cause inflation
The real causes are global factors like Covid and the war in Ukraine – as well as corporate profiteering.
‘If you want to organise at work, buy this book’
Organising at work can rebuild working-class power. In his forthcoming book, long-time activist Ian Allinson explains how it's done.
NHS in crisis – fightback on pay can help save it
Health campaigner Gill George analyses the crisis facing the NHS – both nationally and in Shropshire, where she lives – and the campaigns to fight back.