News and analysis

A Festival of Obsequiousness

Trump at the Knesset and Sharm el-Sheikh proved a theatrical ordeal, writes Gilbert Achcar.

Margaret Thatcher – a successful class warrior

Dave Kellaway shares his memories and reflects on the political impact of Margaret Thatcher, first woman prime minister (1979 to 1990) and whose centenary is being marked this year.

Green Party surge continues

Robin Bonner reports on the Green Party(England and Wales) recent conference in Bournemouth that took place from 3-5 October .

There are rivers in the sky

Dave Kellaway reviews Elif Shafak’s latest novel, There are Rivers in the Sky (Penguin 2025)

ABOUT ANTICAPITALIST RESISTANCE

We seek revolutionary transformation to meet the compound crisis of ecological disaster, economic collapse, social decay, grotesque inequality, mass impoverishment, growing militarisation, and creeping authoritarianism.

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For a democratic, ecosocialist future

Review by Michael Löwy of Reclaiming the Future. A Beginners Guide to Planning the Economy,  by Simon Hannah (Pluto Press)

Pro‑choice is not enough. We must fight for Reproductive Justice

The “deal of the millennium” after the “deal of the century”

A president for all of Ireland – The Irish left finally unites

Anti‑Immigration and White Solipsism

Between Macron’s Crisis and Le Pen’s Threat: France’s Left Seeks a Way Forward

Burnham Makes his Move

EVENTS

Oct

25

Birmingham Climate Assembly – 25th October

1.00pm – 5.00pm

Organised by Ecosocialist Action Network

VIDEO

Palestine and Marxism an online author discussion

INTERNATIONALISM OR RUSSIFICATION – a study in the Soviet nationalities problem

THEORY

Disability Politics, Culture, and Pride: road to emancipation or containment?

July has been designated Disability Pride Month writes Bob Williams-Findlay. Within a historical context, Disability Pride Month is presented in the following manner: “It originated in the United States to commemorate the passing of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in July 1990. […].

Capitalist China and socialist revolution

[Book] From Class Society to Communism by Ernest Mandel

Chapter 17 – Historical Materialism  [From Class Society to Communism]

Chapter 16 Materialist Dialectics [From Class Society to Communism]

Chapter 15 – The Coming of the Classless Society [From Class Society to Communism] 

Chapter 14 – The Winning Over of the Masses by the Revolutionaries [From Class Society to Communism]

PUBLICATIONS

Reclaiming Internationalism

ABOUT THE BOOKThis book is a collection of articles by socialists arguing why the left needs to back working class and democratic struggles globally, and put the priorities of people first instead of reducing politics to geopolitical manoeuvres between governments. A revolutionary ecosocialism fit for the 21st century will move on from the defeats of […]

Capitalist China and socialist revolution

An introduction to how China has developed into a capitalist country whilst keeing its authoritarian leadership, and its emergence as a new imperialist power. [Published in 2023]

Great John Maclean

Great John Maclean has come home to the Clyde The life and times of Scotland’s greatest socialist by Donald Robertson ABOUT THE BOOKJohn Maclean was a Scottish school teacher, and revolutionary who helped to plant the seeds of Marxism in Scotland. This book is the story not just of the man, but of everything that […]

Coming to terms with disability

by Bob Williams-Findlay ABOUT THE BOOKComing to terms with disability brings together selected texts by a longstanding disabled political activist. Readers will gain insights into theoretical, political, social, and personal issues explored by Bob and others. From how disabled people are viewed and treated, to revealing the consequences of facing disablism, the book challenges our […]