Opinion

Was Marx a degrowth communist?

by Diana O'Dwyer

Diana O'Dwyer considers Kohei Saito's argument that Karl Marx embraced 'degrowth communism' in later life.

Was Marx a degrowth communist?

New economic advisers show where Scottish Labour stands

by Owen Wright

Former Labour candidate Owen Wright responds to the unveiling of Scottish Labour's new economic advisers.

New economic advisers show where Scottish Labour stands

Scotland can become an international leader on drugs policy

by Andy Paterson

A landmark new report could herald Scotland becoming an international leader on tackling drug dependency and deaths, writes Andy Paterson.

Scotland can become an international leader on drugs policy

Indy movement must end its denial over ferries

by Michael MacLeod

Independence supporters must listen to islanders and maritime trade unionists and accept that there are major issues with Scotland's ferries, writes Michael MacLeod.

Indy movement must end its denial over ferries

Starmer's Labour is not a force for good

by Owen Wright

Owen Wright, a former Labour member who ran as the party’s candidate in Dundee City East in the last Holyrood elections, condemns Labour’s lurch to the right under Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership.

Starmer's Labour is not a force for good

The left is fundamentally failing Ukrainians

by Jack Ferguson

The Ukrainian resistance deserves the left's support in the face of Russia's invasion, argues Jack Ferguson.

The left is fundamentally failing Ukrainians

Palaces in the Sky: Anarchy in Kirkton

by James Barrowman

James Barrowman writes critically on Dundee's night of Halloween unrest and the impulse towards carceral solutions.

Palaces in the Sky: Anarchy in Kirkton

A synthesis struggling to be born: leftist organising in the 21st century

by Ali Khan

Ali Khan reflects on the structural impediments of leftist organising in the 21st century.

A synthesis struggling to be born: leftist organising in the 21st century

Against women-only organising

by Fanny Wright

Women-only organising inevitably leads to the ghettoisation of gender justice, argues this critique of a popular feminist orthodoxy.

Against women-only organising