Iraqi Communist Party: early elections are people’s urgent demand
The new Iraqi government headed by Mustafa al-kadhimi was finally endorsed by the Parliament in the early hours of 7th May after several weeks of manoeuvres by the ruling blocs and an undeclared US-Iranian consensus.
Poetry Corner: The United Fruit Company by Pablo Neruda
The United Fruit Company by Pablo Neruda , 1950.
Pablo Neruda was a prominent Chilean Communist, as well as a Nobel prize-winning poet in both literature and peace (slightly more deserving than the current warmongering president of the US). Neruda played key roles in two Chilean governments and experienced the outlawing of Communism in 1948 and later became a close adviser to the Socialist President Salvador Allende only to die in hospital of cancer at the time of Pinochet’s US-backed coup.
How left US gun rights activists are providing an alternative to the NRA
Sean Meleady sheds light on contemporary ‘gun rights’ activism in the USA and discusses the work and politics of the Socialist Rifle Association.
The Cult of Neoliberalism at Oxford University
Katie Heslop discusses ideological hegemony at one of Britain’s most venerable universities and the experience of working class students there.
Ghislaine Maxwell: ‘socialite’ with links to Epstein, Prince Andrew & ruling class circles arrested by FBI
The former ‘girlfriend’ of late convicted paedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, was arrested today (2 July 2020) by the FBI in New Hampshire, USA.
Don’t believe Johnson’s bluster; there is no Tory ‘New Deal’ to save the economy
Boris Johnson defended the Tory strategy to save Britain’s tanking economy during Prime Ministers Questions yesterday (1 July 2020) as the country continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic shock.
Start date passes as Netanyahu’s right wing coalition continues to threaten West Bank Annexation
With today set as the possible start date for Israel annexation of Palestinian territory in the West Bank – with plans seemingly stalling today – Robert Wilkinson analyses on the political machinations behind the plot.
There is no such thing as an ‘ethical pimp’
Morgan Finnie responds to a wealthy business owner who claimed to run ‘a feminist brothel’ in New Zealand, where prostitution is legal.
Communist Party to host Centenary Online Gala and 10 Red Wedge meetings
The Communist Party has announced key dates for their adjusted Centenary Celebration plans. The CP turns 100 on the 31st of July. A busy Centenary calendar planned for 2020 had to be adjusted in light of COVID-19 restrictions – but local and national celebrations are taking place online in branches across Britain.
Show your Pride
Marking the 36th Anniversary of the foundation of the iconic Lesbians & Gays Support the Miners movement of the mid-1980s, Joe Weaver discusses the significance of Pride and what lessons can be learned today.
