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London Metropolitan police review of Harpal Brar’s book on zionism
‘It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good’ was not my favourite proverb at school, but I’ve recently come to fully appreciate its meaning.
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Joti Brar and Garland Nixon episode 10: Does the tail really wag the dog?
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Trump White House freezes USAid
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Obituary: Harpal Brar, revolutionary founder of the CPGB-ML
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The reactionary nightmare of ‘gender fluidity’
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Operation Gladio: How CIA/Nato carried out terrorist attacks in Italy
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Ecology without class struggle is gardening!
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‘Stop the boats!’ The political football of the ‘immigration debate’ in Britain
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America’s proxy war against Russia has failed
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Book: Identity Politics and the Transgender Trend
Socialist realism highlights
Books / Arun Som: translation genius who brought Soviet books to Bengali masses
After a decades-long pause, publishers in India are now reissuing Bengali translations of great Soviet works of literature and science in large numbers.
Working-class history / Book review: The East Was Read by Vijay Prashad
An excellent collection that reminds us of the urgent need for a cultural renaissance amongst the working and oppressed masses.
Cuba / Alicia Alonso: architect of Cuba’s socialist ballet
A true daughter of the masses, whose talent and art was put at the service of the people and the building of a new society.
Film and TV / Film review: Joker
A real controversy, a true subversion, or merely a storm in a teacup?
Music / A worker reviews Shostakovich’s fifth symphony in concert
Shostakovich’s greatest triumph arose from Soviet life, reflecting its optimism and spirit.
USSR / An introduction to the life and times of Maxim Gorky
Celebrating 150 years since the birth of the great Soviet writer and pioneer of socialist realism.
Culture / Promotion of proletarian culture
The battle for culture is a vital front in the class war. Promoting proletarian art is part of building a revolutionary consciousness among workers in Britain.
USSR / Andrei Zhdanov: Principles underlying Soviet literature and art pt 2
Part two of a biography of an extraordinary servant of the proletariat.
USSR / October 100: The Red Army choir
Culture by and for the people, uplifting hearts and spirits, and reinforcing the struggle for socialism.
USSR / Andrei Zhdanov: On the principles underlying Soviet literature and art
Part one of a biography of an extraordinary servant of the proletariat.
USSR / Soviet ballet: dancing the heritage of humanism
How socialist realism, serving the people, sparked unparalleled creativity.
Books / Ian McEwan’s White Tooth
The thinking woman’s Ruth Rendell.