Will our government be reborn this Spring?
Resurrections in politics are not always a good thing
For Syriza and the Left Platform
Christy Kelly discusses divides within the party taking Greece by storm
Reflections on Oscar Pistorius, Marikana and the Media
Christy Kelly talks about Equality in the Media
Poppies will put them to sleep
Christy Kelly examines whether poppies are an appropriate symbol of remembrance
The Rising Wind of Japanese Nationalism
or the limits of bourgeois pacifism
Lenin’s Imperialism and 700 years of Finance
Christy Kelly takes a look at 700 years of Finance
The End of the Great Recession?
The ‘Great Recession’ is over. To quote the Times: ‘It’s official’. This verdict, coming as it does from ‘one of the country’s leading economic bodies,’ is very impressive no doubt.
Ukraine Revisited
Christy Kelly offers useful insight on the politics behind the current situation in Ukraine
Thoughts on the Imperial Elections
I must have manifestos on the brain because after three weeks writing about a certain famous Communist one, I turn to our own election manifestos. Voting has occasioned the re-emergence of some long dormant reflections, recounted here.
Manifesto: Place in Marxist Thought
To round up my three weeks of commentary on the Manifesto, I shall try and place it in Marxist thought. I was originally going to write a short critique of Marxist thought but it quickly grew to an unreadable length and so I have settled for this slightly less ambitious task.
Communist Manifesto: A History
Part two of Christy Kelly's history of the Communist Manifesto
Communist Manifesto Turns 166
To celebrate the 166th anniversary of the publication of the Communist Manifesto, I shall be writing a three part series on the Manifesto: on its theoretical contents, on its history and impact and on its flaws and its position in Marxist thought.