Monthly Archives: October 2012

Why I joined the ULA

Posted on 25/10/2012 by Gavin Mendel-Gleason

I recently joined the United Left Alliance and shortly after I received a number of questions from people about why I would bother. One person asked me why I thought that it would have any chance of success given the … Continue reading →

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Can Communists Learn to Fly – Book Review: The Tailor of Ulm

Posted on 22/10/2012 by Gavin Mendel-Gleason

Lucio Magri’s The Tailor of Ulm is a fascinating account of the history of the Italian Communist Party (PCI). He begins his account with an anecdote regarding the tailor of Ulm. Ingrao, who had already fully explained his reasons for … Continue reading →

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Dreaming a New Freedom

Posted on 18/10/2012 by Alistair Davidson

Capitalism is in crisis… again. There is a glaring need for alternative visions of society, but few are being presented, and none taken seriously. The old alternative, the communist dream of a free and equal society, has been in a … Continue reading →

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