When will it end? More deaths of refugees in the Aegean
On 5th May 2014, two boats carrying migrants sunk off the coast of the Greek Island of Samos. At least 22 people drowned and another seven missing. They are just the latest victims of...
Debate: What should socialists say about the EU?
As UKIP's popularity continues to rise, we asked Nick Evans and Hanif to discuss what arguments socialists should be making in the run up to the European elections this month. Continue the discussion in...
“UKIP are quackers”: Farage greeted by protest in Portsmouth
UKIP and Farage can't expect an easy ride on their speaking tour over the next few weeks.
UKIP and the deadly truth about construction jobs and safety
by Anindya Bhattacharyya and Brian Parkin
"EU policy at work. British workers are hit by unlimited cheap labour. Take back control of our country. Vote UKIP 22 May." A picture of a white, presumably British,...
Taking control of the future of the city
What are cities? How do they work? Ruth Lorimer asks basic questions that outline a fresh Marxist approach to grasping what neoliberal capitalism is doing to our urban spaces.
Strands running through urban space
Cities are inspiring and exciting...
Who was Blair Peach?
Today marks the 35th anniversary of the killing of Blair Peach by the police. David Renton looks back at Blair Peach's life as a poet, trade unionist and committed antifascist.
Blair Peach was a 33...
Video interview with Darcus Howe
Darcus Howe takes us through his life as a black activist and revolutionary, guiding us though a history of resistance to racism, imperialism and state oppression.
Panic on the streets of Birmingham?
Andrew N, Birmingham NUT executive member (personal capacity), argues that the left needs to stand against Islamophobes and reject media scapegoating
Photo: Paul Clarke
If you were to believe the headlines in certain Tory papers recently,...
UKIP – just another bunch of control freaks.
The recent successes of Nigel Farage and UKIP should leave anti-racists, anti-homophobes and workers concerned with their rights worried. However the ideological pillars of UKIP are rotten. Their claims to liberty and freedom are...
rs21 Political Weekend: Racism, old and new
Mitch Mitchell reports on a discussion at rs21's political weekend on contemporary racism and the dynamics of Islamophobia and anti-migrant politics.