Gramsci and syndicalism - Tom Wetzel Tom Wetzel on the Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci, the Italian factory council movement of 1919-1920, and the anarcho-syndicalist advocacy of…
Women on the market - Luce Irigaray Luce Irigaray applies Marx's analysis of the commodity to the status of women - objects circulated by men to reproduce a male-dominated society.
Return to standing? One premier league and several championship clubs have given their backing to a campaign for the re-introduction of ‘standing’ facilities at…
Pat Finucane: State sponsored murder The findings of a review into the 1989 murder of Belfast human rights solicitor, Pat Finucane has been made public. The findings, whilst not…
Workers' struggles in East Asia (November 2012) Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during November 2012 and related resources. The most important stories…
Why it’s kicking off everywhere - Tom Fox Tom Fox reviews Paul Mason's book "Why it's Kicking off Everywhere".
Regroupment Interview 4: The Anti-Capitalist Initiative This is the final interview in our regroupment series which is looking at some of the new groups currently working in the UK and exploring the reasons behind their formation. We ask the Anti-Capitalist Initiative about their influences and analysis of the current state of the Left. Originally published in September 2012.
Regroupment Interview 3: Climate Justice Collective This is the third interview in our regroupment series looking at some of the new groups currently working in the UK and exploring the reasons behind their formation. With the return of direct action against power stations and fuel policies in the news is the time ripe for a return to climate activism? We ask the Climate Justice Collective for their opinion. Originally published in September 2012.
Regroupment Interview 2: Platypus Affiliated Society This is the second interview in our regroupment series looking at some of the new groups currently working in the UK and exploring the reasons behind their formation. Originally published in September 2012.
Regroupment Interview 1: Collective Action This is the first interview in a series looking at new groups which have formed in the UK recently. We wanted to find out why new groups are forming and the politics informing their work. These were printed in the final issue of Shift. Originally published in September 2012.
Creating commonwealth and cracking capitalism: a cross-reading (Part II) - John Holloway, Michael Hardt. What follows is the latter half of a two-part exchange between the authors regarding some common themes raised in their work. For part 1 see issue 14. Originally published in September 2012.