London Progressive Journal

A poem by Geoffrey Heptonstall... [read more]

While we're waiting for the political dust to settle, here's a snippet of biology.... [read more]

Class struggle and its capacity for state transformation were institutionalised by the works of a German philosopher called Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.... [read more]

This short essay is a study of Alexandra Kollontai – the great Russian Socialist.... [read more]

Science and Global Security" (SGS) has been publishing technical articles on arms control and related issues since 1989. I urge you not to succumb to political censorship.... [read more]

Sometimes you meet someone who is unforgettable. Hisham Ahmed was such a person.... [read more]

This short essay is a study of Britain’s politics... [read more]

Central bankers are out of ammunition. Mark Carney, the soon-to-be-retiring head of the Bank of England, admitted as much in a speech at the annual meeting of central bankers... [read more]

The dollar strengthened against the euro in August, merely in anticipation of the European Central Bank slashing its key interest rate further into negative territory.... [read more]

Here in the UK we’re trapped yet again by that old mantra: Hurry up and wait. It’s such a familiar fallback by now we tend to regard it as the norm.... [read more]

Kaveh Boveiri’s research focuses on Hegelian and Marxist philosophy. The following is a description of what he observed on his return to Iran after four years... [read more]

This short essay is a study of modern politics.... [read more]

We are again reaching the point in the business cycle known as “peak debt,” when debts have compounded to the point that their cumulative total cannot be paid... [read more]

The euphoria of Labour’s renewed vision engaged many who had despaired of the failure of centrality and compromise... [read more]

It may be a new low in propaganda. National Public Radio (NPR) used the news that Syrian First Lady Asma Assad had overcome breast cancer to mock her and continue the information war against Syria... [read more]

This short essay is a study of the life of Lenin.... [read more]

When the Federal Reserve cut interest rates last week, commentators were asking why. According to official data, the economy was rebounding... [read more]

One of the paradoxes of our species is the total control we have over almost every aspect of our babyhood during the first year or so of life... [read more]

This short essay is a study of Lukács, specifically the political ideas of Lukács and the Socialist ideas of Lukács... [read more]

A new BBC season of programmes concerns ‘the novels that shaped our world.’ The perspective is the novel as a social agent, articulating experience to give it public voice.... [read more]

The Tulsi Gabbard presidential campaign has filed a major law suit against Google. This article outlines the main points of the law suit and evidence the the social media giant Google has quietly acquired enormous influence on public perceptions and has been actively censoring alternative viewpoints.... [read more]