Wayne Price unpacks a concept that lies at the heart of much of Marxist and anarchist thinking on how to overthrow capitalism www.redpepper.org.uk/key-words/ke...

From the archive: Mamdani’s impressive Democratic primary victory is a source of hope for transformative politics in NYC and the wider US, writes Dillon Delaune – one of 50,000 supporters who canvassed for his campaign www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

Richard Gott, a brilliant journalist with a life time commitment to resisting imperialism has died aged 87. We republish here the article he wrote for us on British Imperialism in 2021, based on the book in which he exposes the truths about its brutality.

Red Pepper Media mourns the loss of contributor Richard Gott. Here, an article from him in Red Pepper Magazine about British imperial violence. www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

From the archive: "Capital, in this view, is a meatgrinder that crushes human lives into sellable commodities" Capitalism entails endless misery and violence writes Mark Steven. Can cinematic horror help us to understand and overthrow it? (31 October 2021) www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

"The abuse hurled at her by critics on the right take her back to the only childhood she knows, one rife with her mother’s insults." In her first memoir, Arundhati Roy grapples with the complex forces which formed her writes Nandita Lal www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

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Labour claims that boosting military spending will produce employment growth. Far from it, argues Richard Norton Taylor, it funnels money to private contractors that should fund public services www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

"Activists have noted the targeted destruction of Gaza’s sporting infrastructure and killings of numerous athletes and coaches." Nicola De Martini Ugolotti and Max Mauro report on the movement to ban Israel from international sports www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

In her first memoir, Arundhati Roy grapples with the complex forces, both global and close to home, which formed her – including her remarkable and often-abusive mother, writes Nandita Lal www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

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Labour claims that boosting military spending will produce employment growth. Far from it, argues Richard Norton Taylor, it funnels money to private contractors that should fund public services www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

Remembering Sankara’s assassination, Nick Dearden argues we need to remember him to challenge dominant views of Africa and fight our own debt crisis in Europe (14 October 2012) www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

Labour claims that boosting military spending will produce employment growth. Far from it, argues Richard Norton Taylor, it funnels money to private contractors that should fund public services www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

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From the archive: Le Pen’s vote is now more geographically spread than ever before. An insular left needs to look beyond itself to respond, reports Selma Oumari (21 April 2022) www.redpepper.org.uk/society/race...

"Inaction only allows Israel to maintain a visible arena of international political legitimation amid its war in Gaza." Nicola De Martini Ugolotti and Max Mauro report on the movement to ban Israel from international sports www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

"Football, basketball, and Olympic representation are not just games; they are pillars of national identity and instruments to project the nation and its legitimacy abroad" Nicola De Martini Ugolotti and Max Mauro on efforts to ban Israel from sports www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

Following an extensive community consultation, the new look Red Pepper Media has been guided by our readers – and is set to reshape the left media landscape Read about how RPM is forging ahead into the future here: www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

TWT is back, with a new approach to galvanise the British left. Join us to shake off nostalgia, get organised and rise to meet growing threats, write Andrea Gilbert, Lydia Phillips and Isaac Rose The World Transformed starts tomorrow in Manchester www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

A real treat to write about Jurassic Park as anticapitalist inspiration for the new @leftcultures.bsky.social (with brilliant illustration as ever) A great project celebrating radical politics in unexpected places

Jerry Iles speaks to Geoff Kirkwood about how a Tyneside Social Club became a cultural beacon – driven by cutting edge DJs, bingo nights, experimental orchestras and ‘open-minded collectivism’. Now, it’s reclaiming culture for everyone www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

"In an enthusiastically curated showcase of soft left thinking, more than a dozen opinions are offered on ways forward for Labour" A new collection from Mark Perryman asks some bold and urgent questions about dialogue on the left, writes Kevin Davey www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

Infighting over centralised power, corruption and economic crisis has led to defeat for a once-inspiring Indigenous leader and social movement party. Linda Farthing and Benjamin Swift report. The full article found in @NACLA www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

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From the archive: Ewa Jasiewicz considers the impact of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and its violent raid by Israel, in Palestine, Israel and internationally (27 September 2010) www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

From the archive: Selina Nwulu looks back at revolutionary Black Panther Assata Shakur’s autobiography and the ways in which it remains relevant following her passing in September 2025 (1 October 2014) www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

Infighting over centralised power, corruption and economic crisis has led to defeat for a once-inspiring Indigenous leader and social movement party. Linda Farthing and Benjamin Swift report on Bolivia www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

From the archive: Defeated and marginalised but resilient and unbowed. What does the left do next? Connor Cameron makes the case for a new UK party of the left (28 February 2025) www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

A campaign for constitutional reform is an urgent priority for the UK, argues Mark Corner. Without it, the rising right will exploit our undemocratic politics to impose its extreme agenda www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

Issue 4 of Left Cultures out now featuring a piece by Red Pepper co-editor @siobhan.bsky.social In Issue there's over 50 stories discussing a dazzling array of past and present cultural moments to create a Lexicon of the Left, fully illustrated throughout. leftcultures.com/collections/...

Phil Wigglesworth reflects on the launch of Left Cultures in 2023 – and why the international left must embrace non-hierarchical approaches to publishing www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

"One-third of votes cast might be enough to enable Reform to win an absolute majority of seats and be able to pass any laws it likes" A campaign for constitutional reform is an urgent priority for the UK, argues Mark Corner. www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

From the archive: The ties which bind the ‘special relationship’ between the UK and the US are a toxic mix of militarism and free trade. By Andrew Smith (from 12 July 2018) www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

Jerry Iles speaks to Geoff Kirkwood about how a Tyneside Social Club became a cultural beacon – driven by cutting edge DJs, bingo nights, experimental orchestras and ‘open-minded collectivism’. Now, it’s reclaiming culture for everyone www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

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From the archive: The attempted coup by supporters of the former Brazilian President may have been thwarted but, as Sue Branford argues, Brazilian democracy is far from safe (20 January 2023) www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

"We have always believed in the importance of grassroots, community politics. Now, however, it is urgent." Economic power in the community – cymunedoli – is the antidote to the far right’s growing appeal in Cymru, write BethWinter and Leanne Wood www.redpepper.org.uk/economics-un...

From the archive: Tom Palmer, aka Agent Kingfisher, was the ‘messiah’ of London’s squatting scene until his death last year. But who was responsible for his fate? MI5, late capitalism or simply a drug overdose? Matt Broomfield investigates. www.redpepper.org.uk/law-police-j...

"This situation is at once a product of decades of neoliberalism and the moment at which that dispensation is finally surpassed" The left needs to understand popular opposition to inheritance tax in order to effectively reframe the debate, argues Dominic Davies www.redpepper.org.uk/economics-un...

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Jerry Iles speaks to Geoff Kirkwood about how a Tyneside Social Club became a cultural beacon – driven by cutting edge DJs, bingo nights, experimental orchestras and ‘open-minded collectivism’. Now, it’s reclaiming culture for everyone www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

From the archive: Asim Qureshi reports on Red Pepper’s role in documenting the spiralling violence of the global ‘war on terror,' ever relevant as we reach the 24th anniversary of 9/11 www.redpepper.org.uk/society/race...

From the archive: Red Pepper speaks to Muzan Alneel about the current war in Sudan, how it links to the revolutionary uprisings of 2018-19 and what the future holds www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

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"The only social space left after the evisceration of society and the undermining of the individual is the family" The left needs to understand popular opposition to inheritance tax in order to effectively reframe the debate, argues @drdomdavies.bsky.social www.redpepper.org.uk/economics-un...

"We have always believed in the importance of grassroots, community politics. Now, however, it is urgent." Economic power in the community – cymunedoli – is the antidote to the far right’s growing appeal in Cymru, write Beth Winter and Leanne Wood www.redpepper.org.uk/economics-un...

My latest for @redpeppermag.bsky.social argues that public opposition to inheritance tax must be understood in the context of Britain’s crumbling infrastructure. The more people lose faith in the state, the more they feel the need to look out for their families. www.redpepper.org.uk/economics-un...

Reform is a byproduct of Thatcherism, Labour Party failures and left activists’ limited imaginations, argues Ben Sellers. Only a long-term strategy for deep community organising can reverse the right-wing course that appears to lie ahead www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

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