Britain Is Stumbling Toward the Worst Possible Brexit Britain Is Stumbling Toward the Worst Possible Brexit
A no-deal exit is what civil servants now consider most likely—and it is one that sections of the British public, in full kamikaze mode, are clamoring for.
Jan 23, 2019 / Rachel Shabi
Why No Deal Is the Real Deal: Brexit and the Politics of the Interregnum Why No Deal Is the Real Deal: Brexit and the Politics of the Interregnum
Leaving the European Union is the necessary goal of the left in Britain.
Jan 17, 2019 / Maurice Glasman
Britain May Be Headed for a Constitutional Crisis Over Brexit Britain May Be Headed for a Constitutional Crisis Over Brexit
The issue has jammed up the nation’s politics, consumed it—and broken it. Does Labour have a solution?
Dec 6, 2018 / Rachel Shabi
Bad News From Newport Bad News From Newport
Two years after the Brexit vote and six months before a final outcome that no one can yet even guess, a return to the Welsh valleys that voted Leave for lack of any hope.
Oct 3, 2018 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Paul Mason
‘We Are Not Here to Manage Capitalism’: Labour Takes a Socialist Turn ‘We Are Not Here to Manage Capitalism’: Labour Takes a Socialist Turn
At this year’s conference in Liverpool, the Corbyn wing of the party was firmly in control.
Oct 2, 2018 / Rachel Shabi
Jeremy Corbyn and the Crisis of Anti-Semitism Jeremy Corbyn and the Crisis of Anti-Semitism
A vicious feud has engulfed the Labour Party—why can’t its leader defuse it?
Sep 20, 2018 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan
In the Age of Disaster Capitalism, Is ‘Survival Socialism’ the Solution? In the Age of Disaster Capitalism, Is ‘Survival Socialism’ the Solution?
A look at the British Labour Party’s plan to transform the economy from the ground up.
Jul 19, 2018 / Cities Rising / Laura Flanders
Jeremy Corbyn Could Be the Next British Prime Minister. Now Comes the Hard Part. Jeremy Corbyn Could Be the Next British Prime Minister. Now Comes the Hard Part.
The British left should temper its delight with strategic thinking. An enemy awaits: international capital.
Oct 20, 2017 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
This Is What a Socialist Looks Like This Is What a Socialist Looks Like
In a signature speech at the Labour Party conference, Jeremy Corbyn laid out an agenda to return power to the people.
Sep 27, 2017 / D.D. Guttenplan
Letters From the September 25-October 2, 2017, Issue Letters From the September 25-October 2, 2017, Issue
Labour pains… City vs. country…
Sep 7, 2017 / Letters / Our Readers and John Harris