On 7 May 2026, parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland and local elections in parts of England dramatically confirmed the fragmentation of Britain’s electoral landscape.1 The two traditional pillars of the British political system, the Conservative Party and Labour, suffered… Continue Reading
One hundred and twenty-five years ago, the binding of little girls’ feet was still common practice in most of rural China, resulting in adult women hobbling around on three-inch stumps, restricting their movement and ability to work outside the family… Continue Reading
The Iranian revolution of 1979 is surrounded by myths, distortions and falsehoods. It is widely assumed in academic histories and in contemporary media to be an “Islamic” revolution, its outcomes said to be testimony to the negative influence of Islam… Continue Reading
On 25 June 1876, 150 years ago, forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes led by military chiefs Crazy Horse and Gall—and inspired by Sitting Bull’s overall spiritual guidance and leadership—overwhelmed invading forces of the United States Seventh… Continue Reading
In this interview with Rob Ferguson, Ukrainian researcher and writer Volodymyr Ishchenko discusses the issues raised in his book Towards the Abyss: Ukraine from Maidan to War and other publications. Volodymyr is a well-known speaker on Ukraine in international academic… Continue Reading
On 13 September 2025, Britain saw the largest far-right rally in its history.1 Around 110,000 people marched through central London, dwarfing all previous mobilisations, including the British Union of Fascists’ (BUF) infamous Olympia rally of June 1934.2 The march was… Continue Reading
Is there a geography of crisis?1 Does it have a physical location on the surface of the globe? American officials certainly thought so 50 years ago, designating large swaths of the Middle East and Afghanistan as an “arc of crisis”… Continue Reading
In the 1990s and beyond, the concept of globalisation dominated the business press and academic economics.1 Globalisation became a new orthodoxy and was declared to be sweeping aside state economic intervention of various sorts (planning, nationalised industry and welfare spending)… Continue Reading
Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza has shown the world the level of barbarity that a colonial system is willing to inflict against people who dare to resist. It has changed politics in many ways. Around the world, terms such as… Continue Reading
Italy’s wave of mobilisation and general strikes for Palestine in September and October 2025 was unprecedented. Millions of workers and young people stopped work, blocking roads, railways and ports across the country to demand an end to the state of… Continue Reading