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
Tuesday 06th Oct 2020 The biggest trial of nazi criminality since Nuremberg As the long-awaited verdicts in the Golden Dawn case are due, KEVIN OVENDEN explains what’s at stake not only for Greece but also for the anti-fascist movement on both sides of the Atlantic
Friday 25th Sep 2020 Starmer’s ‘patriotic turn’ – and what it means Signalling an end to the Corbyn period’s politics of peace and internationalism is obviously part of the new management’s thinking, but how will such vacuous slogan-peddling fare in an era of multiple crises, asks KEVIN OVENDEN
Friday 04th Sep 2020 Nobody wants to go ‘back to normal.’ Time for the left to step up As we are asked to return to work, Britain has an understandable lack of trust in its government. But what alternatives are there — and which should the left fight for, asks KEVIN OVENDEN
Sunday 23rd Aug 2020 Informed health policy needs to understand why ‘vaccine scepticism’ is rising The reasons for distrust of governments’ responses to the pandemic cannot be put down solely to plain ignorance or wild conspiracies. KEVIN OVENDEN explains why a Marxist approach can assist our thinking
Wednesday 01st Jul 2020 The international uprising against racism must not be allowed to burn out From Greece to Germany, the Black Lives Matter protest movement that began in the US has reignited the struggle for human equality. We must not let the Establishment derail it, warns KEVIN OVENDEN
Monday 15th Jun 2020 There are bigger prizes to be won than mere ‘black recognition’ Our movement mustn’t limit itself to the odd statue of a black person or plaque – it is the reality of racism and working-class exploitation that must be confronted head on, writes KEVIN OVENDEN
Friday 27th Mar 2020 Corporate forces are prioritising the shoring up of capitalism – even as workers perish from Covid-19 The drive to preserve a failing economy that works for the few rather than to transform it radically for the many exists on an international level, writes KEVIN OVENDEN
Friday 13th Mar 2020 The fusing of the pandemic, refugee and economic crises Only working-class solidarity, compassion and organising for the common good will see us through them, writes KEVIN OVENDEN
Friday 28th Feb 2020 Merkel reaps the whirlwind KEVIN OVENDEN looks at the false narratives being offered by right-wing German politicians in the wake of the murderous attacks on Hanau’s shisha bars
Friday 21st Feb 2020 The Tory immigration clampdown is a game of divide and rule Working-class unity against racism must be paramount, writes KEVIN OVENDEN