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Will our government be reborn this Spring?
Resurrections in politics are not always a good thing
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For Syriza and the Left Platform
Christy Kelly discusses divides within the party taking Greece by storm
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Reflections on Oscar Pistorius, Marikana and the Media
Christy Kelly talks about Equality in the Media
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Poppies will put them to sleep
Christy Kelly examines whether poppies are an appropriate symbol of remembrance
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The Rising Wind of Japanese Nationalism
or the limits of bourgeois pacifism
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Lenin’s Imperialism and 700 years of Finance
Christy Kelly takes a look at 700 years of Finance
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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.
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Ukraine Revisited
Christy Kelly offers useful insight on the politics behind the current situation in Ukraine
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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.
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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.
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Communist Manifesto: A History
Part two of Christy Kelly's history of the Communist Manifesto
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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.