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June 3, 2019June 3, 2019mbarker2012

Why Labour Should Not Celebrate the Victory of the Far-Right Modi Government in India

March 17, 2019March 17, 2019mbarker2012

Did Your Labour MEP Vote to Back a Coup in Venezuela?

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019mbarker2012

Comparing Corbyn to Nazi Killers: How the Ruling-Class Weaponizes Humanitarianism

December 31, 2018January 1, 2019mbarker2012

Responding to George Lakey on Why Nonviolence is Not Enough to Defeat Fascism

December 15, 2018December 15, 2018mbarker2012

The Left Case Against the EU: Book Review

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018mbarker2012

Why Owen Jones is Wrong in Saying that “Labour must fight for an election – but prepare for a referendum”

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018mbarker2012

Strasbourg, the Gilets Jaunes, and Macron’s Hostile Environment

December 9, 2018December 9, 2018mbarker2012

Reporting on the First Month of France’s ‘Yellow Vest’ Uprising

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018mbarker2012

Honouring the Deaths of All Those Who Died Needlessly in the First World War

October 25, 2018October 25, 2018mbarker2012

Why Social Democrats Can’t Oppose The Growth of Europe’s Far-Right: Or How Udo Bullmann Confronted Syed Kamall and Failed

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