Ukraine’s decommunisation and the rise of fascism
“Thirty years since the overthrow of socialism in the Soviet Union, the peoples of Russia and Ukraine, who lived together in peace for more than 70 years, are now shedding their blood fighting each other”, writes Nikos Mottas
Class oppression in Saudi Arabia
Saad Yaqub details instances of class oppression in Saudi Arabia, from the exploitation of migrant workers to the destruction of working-class neighbourhoods
Building an anti-imperialist peace movement for the new cold war
Eben Dombay Willliams highlights the importance of combatting the West’s imperialist advances
The EU, Nato and Russia: a war long foretold
In his annual Marx graveside oration, Rob Griffiths says Western state-monopoly capitalism and imperialism have worked diligently to encircle Russia, but understanding that does not justify Putin’s attack: we must strive for peace
Palestinian prisoners threaten hunger strike over Israeli abuses
Palestinian prisoners have again taken to protest against their abuse by Israeli prison authorities, threatening mass hunger strike if their demands go unmet.
Alienation and ecological collapse
Evan Richards argues that we need to eliminate the negative effects of technology as a means of rekindling humanity’s relationship with nature
Young women are facing massive sexualised pressures – they need support and understanding
The ‘sex work is work’ narrative can divide generations, but Phoebe Williams argues that giving younger women a chance to evolve their opinions is key
Meeting Mikhail Kononovich
In 2017, former General Secretary of the YCL, Owain Holland, wrote about his meeting with General Secretary of the Komsomol of Ukraine, Mikhail Kononovich
Challenge archive: Bernadette Devlin speaks to Challenge
In this article from 1969, Marion Kavanagh interviews Irish socialist Bernadette Devlin and examines the political situation in Ireland
The ideological function of social media
“The individual is supposedly given complete control over this media under capitalism. Nonetheless, we have never been so powerless in the face of corporate monopolies”, writes Rsaal Firoz
