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Gustave Courbet, Realism and the Paris Commune
By Conor Burke Gustave Courbet Was a French painter from the rural town of Ornans in the east…
“Spurn the dust to win the prize” — 150 years since the Paris Commune
By Harper Cleves 150 years ago this month, history was made when working-class Parisians established the Paris Commune…
Film review: Dear Comrades!
Reviewed by Manus Lenihan Dear Comrades!, a film directed and written by renowned filmmaker Andrei Konchalovsky, tells the…
Revolutionary anniversary — 130 Years since birth of Antonio Gramsci
By Massimo Amadori from Resistenze Internazionali — our sister organisation in Italy Antonio Gramsci is certainly one of…
Revolutionary Beethoven
By Bill Hopwood- Socialist Alternative — our sister organisation in Canada This December 250 years ago Ludwig Beethoven…
The bitter legacy of Margaret Thatcher
By Mike Forster (Socialist Alternative- our sister organisation in England, Wales and Scotland) Thirty years ago, Margaret Thatcher…
Review: The Return of Nature
The Return of Nature By John Bellamy Foster Monthly Review Press, 2020 Reviewed by Keishia Taylor John Bellamy…
Engels, Marx & the “Irish Question”
A lesser known aspect of Marx and Engels’ work is their attention to events and processes in Ireland.…
John Hume from civil rights to peace process – A critical assessment
On 3 August, John Hume, former leader of the nationalist SDLP, passed away at the age of 83.…
Engels @ 200: A revolutionary thinker for a world in turmoil
By Katia Hancke Friedrich Engels was born 200 years ago, yet as a thinker was profoundly radical and…
