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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 post No MAS: the Bolivian left faces up to defeat appeared first on Red...

Phil Wigglesworth reflects on the launch of Left Cultures in 2023 – and why the international left must embrace non-hierarchical approaches to publishing The post Ripping yarns: Left Cultures and non-hierarchical publishing appeared first on Red Pepper.

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 The post We need a new electoral system to defeat the far right appeared first...

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 The post High art, low ceilings:...

The left needs to understand popular opposition to inheritance tax in order to effectively reframe the debate, argues Dominic Davies The post Winning the case for progressive taxation on inheritance appeared first on Red Pepper.

Economic power in the community – cymunedoli – is the antidote to the far right’s growing appeal in Cymru, write Beth Winter and Leanne Wood The post Cymunedoli: The glue that binds appeared first on Red Pepper.

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 The post Rising to Reform UK’s...

The most important function of investigative journalism is to hold power to account, writes Katie Mark The post Investigative journalism: A light in the darkness appeared first on Red Pepper.

A left-led Green party and the new ‘Your Party’ are both vital to defeating the right – but we need cross-party collaboration and grassroots organising to forge real change, argues Labour-turned-Green councillor Liam Shrivastavia The post How to build a new left-party...