By John Pickard Al Jazeera is a news channel owned by the Qatari government. On the slaughter in Gaza, it has provided a better and
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By Michael Roberts Last week I attended a book launch at the London School of Economics on behalf of Liam Byrne, a Blairite Labour MP,
By Left Horizons reporters. As an answer to all of those who think the Labour Party is ‘dead’, the Regional conference of the Labour Party
By John Pickard As a direct result of the intransigence of the Netanyahu government, the USA is effectively organising against him. Benny Gantz, who was
Left Horizons does not fully support the programme and perspectives of the Newham Socialist Labour group, but we feel it is important, as a basic
Keir Starmer’s supine support for the Israeli onslaught on Gaza has cost Labour – at least his version of it – the parliamentary seat of
The Miners’ Strike of 1984-5: a heroic struggle – a bitter defeat.
Ray Goodspeed provides an overview which sets the scene for the strike that became a defining experience for a generation of socialists and trade unionists.
By John Pickard As we write, reports are coming that over a hundred Palestinians were killed overnight as they gathered around an aid convoy. Al
Six crises of capitalism
By Michael Roberts José Tapia has a new book on the world economy. Tapia is a professor of politics at Drexel University, Philadelphia, where he
By John Pickard When the international agency, Moody’s, reduced Israel’s credit rating from A1 to A2 last week, it was because of their concern over