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The Return of the Magonista?–Los Angeles and Borderland Revolt This article was written in the days immediately following June 6th. The author was not able to participate in the street movement due to geographical distance from Los Angeles. Conquest In August of…

"But even in the abyss, a single spark can seem like a new dawn."

New piece reflecting on the anti-ICE protests in LA

From Anaximander to Marx or how I spent half my life in a ‘revolutionary’ cult and the other half working out why Bob Myers was born in 1949 in London to a middle class mum and a working class dad who had met in a factory canteen during WW2. They were both involved in the Workers Educational Association and their...

Bob Myers was born in 1949 in London. He became interested in politics in school and joined the Labour Party youth movement, and then the Trotskyist Workers Revolutionary Party (WRP). Below he details his political evolution and ultimate break from the 'party'.

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Waiting for the verdict? Check out this piece about the significance of the trial and the #FreeKarenRead movement.

The Karen Effect: A Cop Town’s Reckoning with Police Power While the case of Karen Read has all the elements of a true-crime saga, its significance lies in that it is shedding a light on the deepening crisis of police legitimacy among white Americans as well ...

“But can support for Karen Read translate into any kind of meaningful political commitment for real justice, against the police and the legal system, even if the victim is not a middle-class white woman?”

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