Political parties and ideologies
A founding aim of Red Pepper was to offer a platform for inter-left discussion, focusing on inclusive and accessible debate, not dogma, and covering a range of political parties and ideologies.
Today, we’re continuing this tradition, providing primers on political history and contemporary ‘keywords’, analysing the left’s relationship with the Labour Party, and keeping an eye on the evolving far-right.
A founding aim of Red Pepper was to offer a platform for inter-left discussion, focusing on inclusive and accessible debate, not dogma, and covering a range of political parties and ideologies.
Today, we’re continuing this tradition, providing primers on political history and contemporary ‘keywords’, analysing the left’s relationship with the Labour Party, and keeping an eye on the evolving far-right.
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Hold the press: the rise, fall and rise again of left media
In the ever-shifting landscape and viability of print media, left-wing publications can take many forms and directions. Paula Lacey spotlights a selection of trajectories taken in the UK and beyond
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Transition time for Red Pepper
After 31 years, Red Pepper is ceasing print production. Editors Hilary Wainwright and Siobhán McGuirk explain why – and invite readers to shape what comes next
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What’s left online? Content vs clickbait
Media producers on the left must work both in and against the online content economy, argues Gerry Hart
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Life in print: a history of socialist publishing
Former Red Pepper editor K Biswas reflects on the ebb and flow of media fortunes and how a drive to print continues to galvanise the left
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The capitalist crisis of liberal democracy
Jenny Pearce considers how the left should respond to the failings of liberal democracy in the face of the new capitalist authoritarianism
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Georgia: the people vs the billionaire
Alex Scrivener explains why thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets in protest against the ruling Georgian Dream party – and why they need our solidarity
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Syria’s turbulent transition
Mazen Gharibah reports on the aftermath of the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and how grassroots, civilian-led peacebuilding efforts are crucial to Syria’s future
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