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What do Marxists say about religion?
Like any other cultural activity, religion is capable of promoting political and social liberation, but it is also subject to manipulation and control by ruling classes to enforce conservatism
An elephant sprays water on a tourist during a Buddhist new year celebration in Thailand
Marx and Engels incorporated in their writings a critique of the way that capitalism destroys the environment but it is only in the last half century that environmental concerns have become an integral part of the fight for socialism, writes the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
The racist Republican tactic of redistricting to keep Trump and his base in power is turning the clock back to the 1950s, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
With a political crisis engulfing the Labour Party, the case for PR is back on the agenda. TONY BURKE argues trade unions must now engage on changes to our voting system
YVETTE WILLIAMS and JOE DELANEY dissect the institutional dawdling that rubbed salt into the Grenfell open wounds prolonging the agony of survivors
The HS2 debacle exposes what happens when public infrastructure is handed to private contractors – especially when set against China’s state-led high-speed rail success, says CARLOS MARTINEZ
MOST Marxists would say that it is none of their business to judge or comment on any individual’s sincere and deeply held religious beliefs, provided that these do not encourage prejudice, intolerance or result in harm to others.
Some religious groupings, notably the Quakers, have been prominent in the peace and anti-war movement.
Many Jews — not just secular Jews but ultra-orthodox religious Jews as well — oppose the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.
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