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South Africa's working class brought down apartheid

We often hear the idea that history is made by great acts from great individuals. Simon Basketter explores this idea and the strengths and weaknesses of individual activism

It is hazardous to treat the Grundrisse as where we can find the real Marx. But it looks as if this is where Harvey is going

Richard Lewontin, who died aged 92 recently, was one of the most talented geneticists of his generation.

The new series of Love Island is launching. Sophie Squire investigates why certain body types are marketed to us, and the pressure to buy into them

Across the world in the face of imperialism and occupation, demands are put forward for self-determination and national independence.

A weekend of discussion brought socialists together in the aftermath of elections that underlined Labour's failings

Radical left party Podemos sought to be an alternative to the corrupt political establishment but came to mirror its features. Sam Ord says hope for change in the Spanish state lies on organising outside of elections

Millions of people have been thrown onto the jobs scrapheap this year. Tomáš Tengely-Evans looks at how the capitalist system uses unemployment

Capitalism keeps a tiny minority of people rich off the back of work that is done by the vast majority of people.

As millions of people fear for their jobs, bankers and bosses celebrated a bonanza on the stock market.

50 years ago Salvador Allende was elected Chile’s president. A US-backed coup overthrew him three years later. But, writes Sophie Squire, there were deeper problems than the US and the military that helped turn hope into horror