Public inquiry on undercover policing: urgent deadline to register as core participant Public pressure has forced the Home Secretary into announcing a Public Inquiry into undercover…
The utopia of rules: on technology, stupidity, and the secret joys of bureaucracy - David Graeber According to Graeber’s bureaucratic procedures “are invariably ways of managing…
Ned Kelly's ghost: the Tottenham IWW and the Tottenham tragedy - John Patten An account of a little-known but tragic episode in the history of the Australian Industrial Workers…
Five reasons "red" Len won't break the law “Red” Len McCluskey is once more rattling his sabre ahead of the General Election. But don’t expect it to ever be drawn. Here’s five reasons why.
The state and capitalist society - Ralph Miliband Marxist academic Ralph Miliband's extensive and detailed analysis and critique of the role played by the state in advanced capitalist society. It…
Tackling the UK's “freelance” TEFL scandal There's good news for UK language teachers: all of us should be on directly-employed contracts.
Colonial law and ideology: Israel and the Occupied Territories - Ben Cashdan Investigation into the ways in which the law has been used by the Israeli state to ideologically…
The Haywood-Mayer-Pettibone case - Louis Adamic Louis Adamic's excellent history of the trial and acquittal of three leaders of the Western Federation of Miners, Charles Moyer, Bill Haywood and…
The Mooney-Billings frame-up - Louis Adamic Louis Adamic's fascinating history of the framing of union organisers Tom Mooney and Warren Billings of the 1916 San Francisco Preparedness Day…
Anarchists before the military tribunals, 1914-1918 A short account of the hearings of two anarchists in front of the courts during World War One
Italy: Renzi government reforms jobs and cuts rights At first glance, Giuliano Poletti, Minister of Labour and Social Policy in the Renzi government, could look like an old-fashioned left-wing…
Bologna activists banished from the city It sounds like news from a distant time, way back in Italian history, but it actually happened in 2014. On 6 March, 12 activists were forced to…