Comment: Neither Corbyn nor Blair, but global social democracy and Left internationalism
Alan Johnson argues the democratic Left should be for a radical re-balancing of power and resources.
Alan Johnson
Comment: A progressive foreign policy alternative to Corbynism
Rejecting Corbyn’s foreign policy does not mean a return to the neoconservatism that led to the Iraq war
An open letter to Jeremy Corbyn
As the most left-wing candidate you should get my vote. But you won’t. And here’s why.
Different perspectives on Gaza: Arab commentators and Labour MPs
Big gaps have opened up between the political analyses and proscriptions being proposed by Labour Party MPs and by many Arab commentators.
The Hamas rockets matter too: a reply to Owen Jones
Yes, some of those obstacles are found on the Israeli side. But the rocket threat from Hamas is a huge obstacle, too.
Bob Crow: a two states for two peoples trade unionist
Bob Crow wasn’t just a class fighter. He was proper two states for two peoples trade unionist when it came to Israel and Palestine.
Alain Badiou on the Daily Mail
I rarely agree with the French Maoist philosopher Alan Badiou. However this remark from Badiou, made in 2001, helped me think to about the Mail’s attack on Ralph Miliband.
Open Letter to Owen Jones: On Syria, the left should be more critical of the Bennite Legacy
It is due in part to the Bennite legacy that large parts of the left are failing to see clearly on Syria.