Towards a post-capitalist and post-militarist economy
We are living through a pre-world war crisis when there is no existential, military threat to the security of working people. A global military-industrial complex (GMIC), dominated by the United …
Read MoreThe threat of war between the major powers has never been greater since the 1930s. Just as then, the international community has abandoned any ambitions it once had for comprehensive …
Read MoreHow do we get from a capitalist system that rewards a rich elite for the exploitation of working people’s labour to one where the economy is democratically-owned and controlled? How …
Read MoreThe European Union can never be anything other than a neo-liberal and militarist institution. Over decades, the federal elites have constructed a monetary, fiscal and legal framework to embed corporate …
Read MoreThe UK under Occupation – America’s Impregnable Death Star in the North Atlantic My country has been under occupation since the end of the Second World War. Large tracts of …
Read MoreMy songwriting focuses on political themes and reflects a range of musical influences from pop through to classical. Lyrically, subject matters include the environmental crisis, capitalist exploitation and working-class struggles. …
Read MoreIf anything symbolises the English state, as opposed to the now fractured British state, it is the fighter aircraft. A heady mixture of power projection and technological sophistication feeds into …
Read MoreWhy Saudi Arabia should be occupied by a UN peacekeeping force Predictions that an era of ‘peak oil’ was imminent are wrong, or so the new orthodoxy would have us …
Read MorePolitics is in my blood. I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t fascinated by the political process in general and working-class politics in particular. The fundamental challenge raised by …
Read MoreFrom biblical times to modern society, the image of ‘swords into plowshares’ has held a powerful attraction. What better way to demonstrate an end to war’s destructiveness than by refashioning …
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