History

peasants revolting against the feudal lords in 1381
Teach Yourself Marxism

What was feudalism and how was it overthrown?

A system that lasted for hundreds of years
14 August 2026
Teach Yourself Marxism

Do great leaders really make history?

What would history look like if key leaders missed their moment?
19 May 2026
In Depth

The 1926 General Strike: Nine days of hope that shook the world

New book emphasises self-activity of workers
02 May 2026
Flag with a skull and crossbones wearing a straw hat on display in a window
Reviews & Culture

The Straw Hat Pirates are taking on the system

A sign of unity among the oppressed
16 August 2025
19th century painting depicting white woman with a sword taking revenge on Indian men, women and children
Anti-racism

How the ruling class racialised sexual violence

A long and despicable history
25 July 2025
Photo of various people gathered round a table in a dark room in 19th century costumes
Reviews & Culture

Shining a light on our hidden history

Recreations of historical events
24 July 2025
Russian revolutionary Alexandra Kollontai
In Depth

Alexandra Kollontai and Larisa Reisner: a tale of hope, solidarity and revolution

Understanding two great revolutionaries
26 June 2025
Muzaffarabad, capital of the Pakistani-controlled part of Kashmir
In Depth

Kashmir: divided by empire

A history of British colonialism which has contributed to the escalation of hostility between the powers of India and Pakistan.
12 May 2025
Each new technological development could bring new success or dehumanisation
Teach Yourself Marxism

Technology should serve humanity not dominate it

AI is the latest of many new technologies that offers contradictory possibilities
17 March 2025
Book cover shoes four men in period dress looking at the reader
In Depth

The Rebecca movement—Welsh riots that heralded new wave of class anger

Inspiring rural uprising
17 December 2024
On the barricades on the Rue Soufflot, Paris, 25 June 1848 by Horace Vernet (Photo: wikimedia commons)
In Depth

Why the 1848 revolutions matter now

Implications for revolutionary strategy today
11 August 2024
Comment

Robin Blackburn: Why Gove is wrong about slavery, racism and empire

Author of books on slavery and capitalism responds to Gove
02 June 2024
Who owns Britain? How the rich kept hold of land
In Depth

Time and again, Labour fails the Westminster Test

Story of billionaires' wealth untouched by Labour
30 April 2024
Portugal revolution
In Depth

Portugal ’74—When workers and soldiers fought for real power

Workers rose up
21 April 2024
In Depth

Defiance—How Asian people fought the far right

New documentary reveals history of resistance
08 April 2024
Indonesia revolt revolution
In Depth

How Indonesia’s people fought colonial rule

Book paints a picture of mass revolt
29 March 2024
sex sexuality
In Depth

A Marxist history of sex and sexuality

Let's talk about it
30 January 2024
In Depth

Henry Kissinger 1923-2023: war criminal loved by imperialism dies

He was knee-deep in blood
30 November 2023
Fanon revolution
In Depth

Frantz Fanon, racism and revolution

Assessing Fanon’s strengths and weaknesses
25 November 2023
In Depth

Stockport Messenger 1983: strikers vs the state

When Thatcher went on the offensive
24 November 2023
Protesters in Palestine
In Depth

100 years of Palestinian history in ten objects

A century of repression and resistance
05 November 2023
Israel lies Palestine
In Depth

Israeli state’s lie machine rooted in its violent birth

A state based on lies
24 October 2023
Reviews & Culture

Britain in the 1960s—a society that was ripe for an explosion

New book from David Kynaston
25 September 2023
Bengali squatter movement
In Depth

‘We won this place’— uncovering Bengali migrants’ fight for housing

Book is tale of resistance
24 September 2023