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7 black heroes that changed the world

For Black History Month, Counterfire asked activists today to tell us about their black hero and how they provide inspiration in our struggles today
Counterfire's books of the year - part one

We asked a few leading campaigners and performers from the left what books have inspired them over the last twelve months
Farage: sex, lies and Islamophobia

Nigel Farage's latest outburst is part of a growing sexualisation of racism, argues Lindsey German
Football as resistance: women kicking back against bigotry

Shadia Edwards-Dashti, journalist and Actonians football player, highlights the significance of women's football beyond the pitch
Frankenstein at 200

On the anniversary of Mary Shelley's masterpiece, Jacqueline Mulhallen looks beyond the cliches and finds a fable laced with powerful and timely commentary
Ibsen in Calcutta: A Doll's House reimagined through the lens of British colonialism

Tanika Gupta's reimagined Ibsen shines a light on the class-based oppression inherent to colonialism, finds Ellen Graubart
Is a society without oppression possible? - explainer

In the seventh part of a series of socialist explainers, Elaine Graham-Leigh analyses where oppression comes from and if it can be overcome
Marxism and Women's Liberation

Buy online: A cutting edge guide to the way class and women's oppression intersect, and how emancipation must be linked to system change
Our ten most popular articles of 2018

The most popular articles on Counterfire this year
Sexual assault allegations exacerbate German racism

Sexism and racism have to be challenged without bowing to the far right, who are using sexual assaults to attack refugees, argues Kaveh Yazdani
Standing up to Trump

Campaigners from across the country gathered together to discuss and plan for Stand up to Trump, a coalition with a plan to take on the US president
The fire last time: when ghetto riots rocked America

Alastair Stephens looks at how riots changed American history and represented a historic challenge to the ruling order
The limits of identity politics - video

Elaine Graham-Leigh explains the origins and limitations of identity politics and what a Marxist understanding of oppression and how to overcome it offers
The return of idealism: identity and the politics of oppression

The pervasion of identity politics limits our ability to truly liberate ourselves from oppression, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh
Time's up Theresa - Counterfire Freesheet March 2018

Brexit, Corbyn and the Labour right, gender pay gap, commodification of universities and more...