The SACP’s independent electoral turn could be the spark for a new chapter. But it will only succeed if it is part of a broader renewal of socialist politics, rooted in democracy, mass self-organisation, and unity in struggle.
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Ruth First—100 years
As we marked the centenary of the birth of an important leader of the ANC and SACP, Ruth First, Amandla! talked with Rob Davies, former Minister of Trade and Industry and a colleague of Ruth First at Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo before her assassination.
STATEMENT of Vladimir Kara-Murza to Moscow City Court
RUSSIAN DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST and journalist, Vladimir Kara-Murza, faces up to 25 years in jail. He is charged with high treason and spreading false information about the Russian army. His “crime” is that he has spoken out repeatedly against the Putin regime and against...
Arab Left: paying the price for Stalinism | by Marcus Halaby
The Arab Spring of 2011 inspired millions around the world through its acts of heroism. But now the revolutions have stalled. In the spirit of solidarity with these movements and communist internationalism, Marcus Halaby takes a critical look at the far left in these...
How the clerics crushed the Iranian revolution
Was the defeat of the working class inevitable? No, argues Rebecca Anderson, it was because of the disastrous mistakes and betrayals of the various left-wing parties. How was it that despite the vanguard role the Iranian working class, the left played in events...




