Home > Political parties and ideologies > History > Page 12

History

  • Two divers emerging from the water facing each other

    The depths of injustice

    Jay V Haigler is a Diving With a Purpose (DWP) scientific diver and master instructor. Here he explains the power of educating through storytelling

  • Imperial Federation map showing the extent of the British Empire in 1886

    The blood never dries

    While our government wants us to step back and forget what we know about the violence of Britain’s imperial state, Richard Gott says it’s time for a much deeper reckoning

  • Group of Afghan soldiers with one US soldier explaining something to them

    Drawing a line in Afghanistan

    The legacy of colonialism is still very real along borders arbitrarily drawn by the British and brutally contested to this day, writes Suchitra Vijayan

  • A promotional image for the 1936 People's Olympiad includes an illustration of three people with different colour skin and clothes, holding a banner reading 'Olimpiad Popular'

    The Socialist Olympics of 1936

    Radical workers’ sporting organisations and the 1936 People’s Olympiad illustrate the role of sport in fighting oppression, writes Uma Arruga i López

  • A black and white photograph of Queen Elizabeth II with several Commonwealth Prime Ministers at the1960 Commonwealth Conference

    The Firm and its long-lasting grip

    Laura Clancy examines the history of the Crown, its role in empire and its continuing functional and ideological purpose today

  • A crowd of people with Lebanese flags and candles sit and stand in a group at night

    Lebanon’s October revolution

    Following a year of struggle, crisis and destruction, the people of Lebanon fight on, writes Rima Majed from Beirut

  • A contemporary black-and-white photograph of communards posing for a photograph in front of and along a barricade during the 1871 Paris Commune

    From the Commune to communalism

    March–May 2021 marks 150 years since the Paris Commune. Mathijs van de Sande and Gaard Kets explore its legacy and enduring relevance for today’s left

Pepperista logo 'Pepper' in red text and 'ista' in black font using Red pepper standard font

For a monthly dose
of our best articles
direct to your inbox...