A ‘plausible genocide’ that could be ended easily The US and even Britain could force a ceasefire by halting arms sales to Israel, writes KEVIN OVENDEN, and now the staggering failure to take any meaningful action is weighing heavily on both country’s political establishment
Friday 22nd Sep 2023 What's left? Delusion, reaction and surrender in the Syriza leadership contest Syriza, once the focus of left-wing hopes across Europe, looks set to pick a super-rich shipping magnate as its new leader. KEVIN OVENDEN asks what this tells us
Friday 11th Aug 2023 The EU is reforming — around the radical right Forget the notion of the European institutions being the guardian of centrist politics and liberal humanitarianism, the widespread success of the far right is now setting the agenda, warns KEVIN OVENDEN
Saturday 22nd Jul 2023 Back to the ’90s with Starmer? KEVIN OVENDEN asks how far parallels can be drawn between Blair’s and Starmer’s Labour Parties and how we should interpret left insurgent ruptures and their underlying processes
Friday 26th May 2023 A new era of crisis Amid climate change, economic meltdown, worsening living standards and the growing threat of world war, the radical left must draw its own political horizon, combined with a popular sense of urgency, argues KEVIN OVENDEN
Wednesday 26th Apr 2023 The shifting sands of racism It is a mistake to see the structure of racism as fixed – understanding precisely a changing picture at any one moment is vital if we are to confront racism in all its forms, argues KEVIN OVENDEN
Friday 03rd Mar 2023 Report Privatised Greek trains are death traps KEVIN OVENDEN looks at the wider political context behind the recent rail tragedy
Wednesday 07th Dec 2022 Thousands take to the street of Greece following the shooting of a 16-year-old Roma THOUSANDS of people took to the streets of Athens, Thessaloniki and other ci
Friday 25th Nov 2022 Fortress Europe and the refugee crisis It is the EU’s own policies that have caused the flow of desperate migrants that politicians wring their hands over. Working-class humanity and solidarity will now be key, argues KEVIN OVENDEN
Friday 26th Aug 2022 A mass crisis is almost upon us – but is the left ready? We are seeing epochal changes and shocks across Europe which will likely mean big upheavals and social clashes ahead. Can the left unite to offer a radical way out, asks KEVIN OVENDEN
Wednesday 15th Jun 2022 France and the exciting prospect of advance for the left With the tantalising prospect of Melenchon’s left alliance winning a majority in the national assembly, KEVIN OVENDEN takes a look at the shifting French political forces where, for the left, there’s all to play for
