Carlo Morelli, Joe Hartney and Mike Gonzalez examine the success of the Scottish socialists, while Michael Lavalette explains how he won in Preston.
Although in the May 2003 local elections the British National Party (BNP) achieved the biggest fascist vote since the late 1970s - its 221 candidates polled around 100,000 votes - it failed to achieve the electoral breakthrough it had been hoping for.
There is a golden opportunity for the trade union movement to revitalise itself, and rebuilding grassroots networks is the key.
We interview three Iraqi activists about the current situation there.
Bryan Masters pays tribute to cameraman James Miller who was killed in Gaza last month.
The third volume of Tony Cliff's selected writings is now available and contains this extract on the family, first published in 1984.
Lindsey German celebrates the re-release of 'The Leopard', the classic film about the conflict between the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie during the creation of Italy.
'It's been said that dreams are our road maps to the future. If so, where are we headed?' So starts the 'About Us' section of the Common Dreams website, www.commondreams.org
The only way to win a union election is to berate New Labour.
The recent election in Argentina teaches us lessons on how to organise.
