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A cover displaying the title and subtitle of the "zine" called "From the Second Intifada to October 7th: Class relations and aspects of the social struggle in Palestine-Israel" authored by Deserters of Capitalist Peace & Comrades

From the Second Intifada to October 7th: Class Relations & Aspects of Social Conflict in Palestine-Israel - Deserters of Capitalist Peace & Comrades (2026)

The following are a few introductory remarks accompanying the publication of the…

Transfeminism symbol

The Invisible Women's Labor: Fuel of the Silent Economy

Real change does not begin only with amending laws or improving statistics. It begins with…

"surging mob of communists" 1934

9. ‘United Front’ Against Fascism

Joe Jacobs reflects on his life in early 1936, including the intersection of local struggles and global events in a tense pre-war climate. The…

hororr and disability 2

Horror and Disability 2

Continued from first zine but with more of a focus on the trope of associating evil with neurodivergence.

Marxism and Artificial Intelligence

Reflections on Rezgar Akrawi's Article on Artificial Intelligence

Rezgar Akrawi's article begins from an astute starting point: artificial intelligence is not a…

CPGB march with CP Holborn banner

8. The Party Grows in ‘My East End’

Joe Jacobs on mid‑1930s East London as a committed Communist activist balancing demanding political work with his job in tailoring, personal…

Harry Pollitt standing by a poster advertising a Harry Pollitt rally

7. Conflicts inside the Party

Joe Jacobs on his increasing dissatisfaction with the Communist Party of Great Britain.

Maro, "Neither Lions, Rats, Nor Skunks," Daily Worker (UK), 2 January 1934.

6. Enter the Fascists in Force

Joe Jacobs on fighting the British Union of Fascists in the East End of London in the 1930s.

A woman, Shefali, learns of the discovery of her sister's corpse.

تأنيث الفقر من منظور نسوي اشتراكي

في النهاية، لا يمكن فصل القضاء على تأنيث الفقر عن نقد البنية الرأسمالية الاقتصادية التي تنتجه. المسالة ليست مجرد تحسين شروط العيش، وانما اعادة…

العمل النسائي غير المرئي: وقود الاقتصاد الصامت

التغيير الحقيقي لا يبدا فقط بتعديل القوانين او تحسين الاحصاءات، يبدا باعادة تعريف ما نعتبره عملا ذا قيمة، واعادة توزيع هذه القيمة بشكل عادل بين…

Phil Piratin addressing a meeting in 1945 with Stepney Communist Party banner

5. Work in the Stepney Communist Party

Joe Jacobs on CP activism in the East End of London in the 1930s, including the build up to the Second World War.

Pearl Cohen aged 19

4. My Mentor, my Pal and my Girl

Joe Jacobs on his activism with the Communist Party of Great Britain and International Labour Defence, the rise of fascism, Nat Cohen's…