EL&SD coverage of republicanism

The Republican Communist Network and the Republican Communist Forum have been at the centre of the campaign to build support for republicanism in Scotland. This has involved upholding republicanism as the  sovereignty of the people against the UK’s  sovereignty of the Crown-in-Westminster. We have  criticised those who limit republicanism to anti-monarchism, which can provide cover…

Time, labour and the overcoming of domination: Reflections on Martin Hägglund’s ‘This Life, Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom’ – Peter Hudis

As part of our contribution to the wider discussion of what sort of society we are ai campaigning to replace capitalism, with its wage slavery and its other forms of exploitation and oppression, we are posting this review of Martin Hägglund’s This Life, Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom by Peter Hudis  of the International Marxist Humanist…

‘Greenwashing’ by Biden’s Democrats and the SNP

The first  article  posted here was written by Robert Belano of Left Voice (USA). It examines the role of Biden and the Democrats in the light of Cop26. The second article is a section of a blog from opendemocracy written by Laurie MacFarlane which  highlights the role of the SNP government in paving the way…

A Jewish socialist responds to Guardian article on the Holocaust

The Guardian published an article showing that more than half pf people living in Great Britain are unaware of the extent of Jewish deaths at Nazi hands, or that the UK government shut the door to Jewish immigration at the outbreak of the Second World War. Jeff Lever, a Jewish socialist, has responded to this…

A Crime Against Humanity: The ‘Greenwash Festival’ of COP26

The following article on the Cop26 UN climate conference being held in Glasgow first appeared on Media Lens. A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY: THE ‘GREENWASH’ FESTIVAL OF COP26 One of the most damning assessments of COP26, the UN climate conference being held in Glasgow, came from Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate activist: ‘#COP26 has been named…

The need to challenge the Populist Right’s “culture war” warriors

The Populist Right is trying to roll back the gains made the Black Civil Rights Movement, the Women’s Movement, the Gay Movement and is trying to prevent Gender Self Determination being legalised.  Central to their strategy are attempts  to a play one group of oppressed against another. This has led to the emergence of what…

Manufacturing ignorance: keeping the public away from power

The following article was first posted by Media Lens. MANUFACTURING IGNORANCE: KEEPING THE PUBLIC AWAY FROM POWER In their classic book on the news media, ‘Manufacturing Consent’, Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky presented a ‘propaganda model’ of how the major broadcasters and newspapers operate. Whereas the ‘mainstream’ media declare that their aim is to educate,…

Lessons from the Bund: A Socialist, Anti-Zionist, Jewish Movement

This article on the Jewish Socialist and Labour movement, the Bund, by Frankie Levine, was first posted by Left Voice (USA). LESSONS FROM THE BUND: A SOCIALIST ANTI-ZIONIST, JEWISH MOVEMENT When Zionists argue that anti-Zionism is equal to antisemitism, they gloss over the rich and deep history of the anti-Zionist movement in Jewish civil society.…

Extinction Rebellion is taking to the City

The following article written by Jasmin Orden for The Canary outlines the reasons for the actions taken by Extinction Rebellion targeting The City. EXTINCTION REBELLION IS TAKING TO THE CITY Extinction Rebellion (XR) is currently protesting across London as it aims to “target the root cause of the climate and ecological crisis – the political economy”. The…

The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan respond to the Taliban takeover

We are posting this interview with a spokesperson for the Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover of Kabul Afghan Women’s Mission has been in touch with RAWA to address their needs at this urgent time. In this brief Q&A with AFM Co-Director Sonali Kolhatkar, RAWA explains the unfolding situation on the…