Articles and Editorial

A contribution to European debate by the economists Daniel Albarracín, Nacho Álvarez and Bibiana Medialdea from Spain, Francisco Louçã and Mariana Mortagua from Portugal, Stavros Tombazos from Cyprus, Giorgos Galanis and Ozlem Onaran from Britain and  Michel Husson from France. Europe is sinking into crisis and social regression under the pressure of austerity, recession and […] Read more »

Sustaining the planet, preparing the future, building another world … this daunting task for current generations is also a promising manifestation of care for the future of humankind and of nature, says Francine Mestrum from the Global Social Justice Network. We are living in a multiple, civilizational crisis which forces us to reflect on our […] Read more »

Interview with Dimitris Psarras, the author of the Greek ‘Black Book of Chrysi Avghi’ (Golden Dawn), conducted and translated from Greek to French by Eleni Varikas and Michael Löwy and published at Mediapart. 1. In a few words could you describe the origins of Greece’s neo-Nazi organisation Chrysi Avghi (CA), Golden Dawn?  Ever since the founding […] Read more »

Michael Shellenberger & Ted Nordhaus argue that social justice has to synonymous with access to modern amenities in: The Great Progressive Reversal: Part One Over the last few decades, humans achieved one of the most remarkable victories for social justice in the history of the species. The percentage of people who live in extreme poverty […] Read more »

This is a transcript of a talk on Internationalism given to a recent Sheffield Left Unity meeting by local supporter Mike Martin “Workers of all Lands Unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains. You have a world to win.” Marx, Communist Manifesto 1848. International organisation is an objective necessity for the working class. […] Read more »

Richard Murgatroyd of Huddersfield Left Unity reviews ‘NHS SOS’ and offers a personal view on what privatisation of the health service could mean for the Left Unity project. Last week the Royal London Hospital was forced to turn away emergency patients for two days running due to a shortage of beds. The boss of the […] Read more »

The London Evening Standard is an odd newspaper.  On the one hand it sees its role as to support the squalid capitalism of the City, but on the other it has to reflect the actual life conditions of Londoners.  So on a day when we have a big story about London’s booming recovery, inside the […] Read more »

  A contribution from Mark Boothroyd, signatory to the Socialist Platform and member of Southwark Left Unity. A lot is being written about how Left Unity should structure and function itself and what principles it should base itself on. This is necessary and should continue. For Left Unity to be effective I believe it needs […] Read more »

by Sophie Katz The asinine media in Britain believe Miliband has made a compromise in his TUC speech with union leaders and backed away from the frontal battle he had previously announced against the unions. As usual they miss the point. Looking for a Kinnock style attack on the Militant they were surprised by Miliband’s […] Read more »

Fred Leplat, one of the signatories of the appeal for the 22 June People’s Assembly, appeals to all Left Unity supporters to mobilise for the demonstration in just two weeks. Left Unity supporters should meet up at the Hilton end of Liverpool Road where the march will be assembling. Trade-unions, the anti-cuts campaigns, the peace […] Read more »