Manchester Young Communist League explains why the actions of the 1932 trespassers remain relevant today
“In August 2023 the Young Communist League will hold its Congress, the highest decision-making body of our organisation, which takes place every two years,” writes Robin Talbot
Following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, Eillis Rae examines how capitalism’s nature causes financial disasters to occur.
Eben Dombay Williams writes about what workers in Britain can learn from the protests in France, and how we can increase trade union militancy
Dan Rodney argues why the latest junior doctors’ strike is a major turning point in the recent wave of trade union militancy
Welsh Labour recently celebrated 100 years of electoral victory and hailed themselves “the most successful political party in the democratic world”. It is worth taking a look at the nation’s dominant political party under Mark Drakeford from the perspective of Welsh Communists.
A wave of militancy has swept across British campuses. Jack Davidson argues students must link their fight to the broader class struggle, to ensure continued success.
Marxism-Leninism and radical feminism: while there sometimes appear to be mutual sympathies on topical issues, let’s be upfront about why we are not the same, says the Challenge editorial team
Seán O’Connell makes the case for why supporting Corbyn is still necessary in the face of Starmer’s continued witch-hunt against the left-wing members of the Labour Party
Eben Williams reflects on the historic transformations China has seen under the leadership of Xi Jinping
Berlin-based left wing media collective ‘Redfish’ have announced their closure after 6 years, following years of rampant censorship, placing the blame on the EU’s attack on freedom of speech.
The following statement was originally posted on their website:
Drawing on the history of the USSR, GDR, Poland, and Albania, Mateusz Naglik argues that socialism paved the way for advanced industrialised societies
Who are the real criminals in the case of the Wyndford occupation? The 6 arrested on vandalism charges for allegedly forcing their way into vacant flats, or the social vandals forcing the demolition of all 600 of them?
On 3 February, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) celebrated 93 years since its founding by Hồ Chí Minh and others in an office in Hong Kong
James McLelland looks back at the history of public transport in Britain and argues why it needs to be re-nationalised
Peter Stoddart reflects on the legacy of the Iraq War protests and draws parallels with the current imperialist war in Ukraine
This article is the first in a series on working-class women, highlighting the work and organising women across the world perform to alleviate hardships on their communities. This instalment features Mona, who works in her spare time distributing food to the poorest people of Ohio, USA. Mona explains the concept of food deserts, how they are not a problem of scarcity and poverty, but in fact manufactured by the US’ post-industrial city designs, which left some communities with inadequate food access
“This ruling class offensive demands a working class counter attack, more determined, coordinated and effective than our generation has ever known”, writes YCL General Secretary Johnnie Hunter
Nathan Hennebry examines a 1951 report written by a delegation of Scottish trade unionists who travelled to Ukraine to learn about life as a worker under socialism
“We must connect with our international sisters in the fight for peace, because where there is war, there is rape. We must develop our praxis continuously to build a universality of Marxist feminism for cultures and experiences across the world.”
