How Should We Invest? A Juxtaposition of War and Welfare
November 8, 2010 1:14 pm Leave your thoughts
The coalition insists we need to cut the deficit. Fine - but that doesn't have to mean destroying the welfare state, argues Joseph Daniels.
Professor Nutt Urges New Thinking on Drugs
November 8, 2010 9:00 am Leave your thoughts
As the controversial medical expert David Nutt finds himself back on the news agenda, Tom Bangay considers the vexed question of drug law reform.
Miliband: The Knives are Already Being Sharpened
November 2, 2010 6:50 pm Leave your thoughts
Now that the dust has settled on Ed Miliband's surprise victory in the Labour leadership election, Michael Prior considers the challenges facing the new leader as he seeks to move the party away from Blairism.
Such is the Peace Process: Obama as a Salesman
October 30, 2010 6:40 pm Leave your thoughts
Ramzy Baroud reflects on the mood of pessimism emanating from the latest round of peace talks in the Middle East.
Cut to Shreds: Injustice for All
October 27, 2010 10:23 pm Leave your thoughts
The coalition government's vicious attack on the public sector amounts to nothing less than a political coup d'état, says Richie Nimmo.
Book review: The Tolpuddle Boy
October 27, 2010 8:17 pm Leave your thoughts
John Green reviews "The Tolpuddle Boy", a timely tribute to the struggles of early trade unionism.
The Gay Liberation Front’s Social Revolution
October 18, 2010 9:34 pm Leave your thoughts
Forty years ago, the Gay Liberation Front challenged society's gender system. Peter Tatchell looks back on four decades of activism.
French Workers are on the Move
October 16, 2010 7:05 pm Leave your thoughts
Socialist Appeal's Alan Woods considers the significance of the recent industrial unrest in France.
Obama’s Next War Project
October 16, 2010 1:00 am Leave your thoughts
For all its rhetoric on Iraq, history suggests the Obama administration is likely to embark on a new war, says Rhoderick Gates.
‘Dying to Win’: Newt Gingrich’s ‘Terrorism’
October 12, 2010 4:41 pm Leave your thoughts
Bush may be gone, but right-wingers in the US are still exploiting public fears of terrorism to pursue their foreign policy agenda, as Ramzy Baroud explains.