History
The Dale Farm Traveller evictions—a decade on
In October 2011, there were brutal scenes as police evicted Travellers from their homes in Dale Farm in Essex which was Europe’s largest traveller site.
Don’t let Black History Month be tamed
Has Black History Month become a pale reflection of what it should be?
Why Cop will fail the planet
The Cop conference being held in Glasgow next month comes at a crucial juncture in the fight against climate chaos.
Individuals and collectives—can I make a difference?
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
Attica riot 1971—‘We aren’t beasts, we won’t be beaten’
Fifty years ago prisoners in a US jail exploded in revolt. Sam Ord looks at the resistance—and the state’s revenge
Dangerous wounded beasts—the failures of imperialism
Nick Clark looks at the US's and Britain's huge defeats in Afghanistan
State tried to derail Black Lives Matter
24 August 2021Something of an echo of the establishment panic of the late 1960s is reverberating around the seats of power in Britain and the US.
Afghanistan—first the Russians, then the US
20 August 2021Afghanistan has suffered through 43 years of war as a result of a series of imperialist interventions. Revulsion at that is the central reason why Kabul and the country’s other major cities were captured by the Taliban in such a short space of time.
Lessons of the US strike in the skies 40 years ago
07 August 2021It’s forty years since the US air traffic controllers’ strike— and its terrible defeat. Socialist Worker looks back at the dispute and assesses prospects for US unions today
Occupy! The Clyde work-in
27 July 2021Fifty years ago shipbuilders in Scotland led a battle to save their jobs. Sam Ord looks at how workers fought back against a brutal Tory government
A mistake of Olympic proportions in Tokyo
05 July 2021The Tokyo Olympic Games is set to start this month. Sam Ord investigates the scale of the Covid health crisis ignored by officials, and the reality of how the event build profits and nationalism for rulers
How the Corn Laws split the ruling class
19 June 2021It has been 175 years since the repeal of the Corn Laws. Isabel Ringrose explores how the bosses’ arguments over trade can open the door for working class resistance
Peru—a radical history of resistance
14 June 2021Pedro Castillo’s election win in Peru has cheered the left. Sophie Squire looks at the country’s history of struggle but also sounds some warnings for the future
The Peasants’ Revolt—when people fought corruption
05 June 2021In 1381 thousands of peasants stormed London and demanded change from the king. Nick Clark explains why the Peasants’ Revolt holds important lessons 640 years on
Middle East’s ‘pillar of democracy’ was a racist endeavour from the start
16 May 2021Following the annexation of land and Israeli independence, Palestinians were forced into neighbouring nations’ refugee camps.
How sectarian divides helped Britain rule in Northern Ireland
25 April 2021Throughout its existence, Northern Ireland has been a political slum characterised by repression, sectarianism and poverty.
How workers battled to kill the bill in 1971
11 April 2021In 1971, workers fought against an authoritarian Tory law, chanting, ‘Kill The Bill’. Isabel Ringrose argues we need the same spirit of militancy to kill the Tory police bill today
Ahoy, matey! Pirate series treasures truth of high seas
23 March 2021Gabby Thorpe urges Socialist Worker readers to get beyond this docudrama’s corny characters and misshapen plots, and embrace their inner raider
Struggles to tear out the roots of sexism
23 March 2021United class struggle can undermine sexism and offer hope of liberation. But that doesn't mean sidelining the battle against oppression, writes Isabel Ringrose
The Paris Commune—a workers’ democracy
15 March 2021The Paris Commune, where workers briefly took power and created the first workers’ government, was born 150 years ago this month.
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