Political Philosophy and the Left
Stuart White is a fellow of Jesus College, Oxford, and a member of Demos’s advisory council. He writes about political philosophy and its application, and is the author of...

Stuart White is a fellow of Jesus College, Oxford, and a member of Demos’s advisory council. He writes about political philosophy and its application, and is the author of...
“I warn you not to be ordinary, I warn you not to be young, I warn you not to fall ill, and I warn you not to grow old.” - Neil Kinnock, Glamorgan, 7 June 1983 The...
Norman Finkelstein is one of the world’s foremost public intellectuals writing about the Israel-Palestine conflict. He is the author of many books on the topic, most...
It’s the summer holiday season, so here at New Left Project we’ve assembled an eclectic mix of recommendations for some entertaining summer reading with a political...
The coalition’s commitment to severe spending cuts makes it difficult to predict with any certainty what its foreign policy will look like, although improvements on the...
Norman Finkelstein is one of the world’s foremost public intellectuals writing about the Israel-Palestine conflict. He is the author of many books on the topic, most...
There are few terms in our political vocabulary as damning as ‘fanatic’. Beyond tolerance and impervious to communication, the fanatic stands outside the frame of...
With no end in sight to U.S./U.K. operations in Afghanistan, an incisive review of how the much-hyped international events of the last nine years led us there is as welcome...
Steve McGiffen has been associated in various capacities with the Socialist Party of the Netherlands since 1999, and though he now lives in France, continues to work as a...
When is a blatant attack on the poor fair? The obvious answer is when the upper classes say that it is fair. Though the measures include: • a massive £11 billion in...
In the second part of this extensive discussion, Wright lays out a framework within which to conceive of strategies for radical social transformation, and discusses the...
The urgent need for nuclear weapon states to end their decades-long addiction was a recurring demand from disarmament activists at the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review...
New Left Project presents an exclusive excerpt from Clive Hamilton’s new book, Requiem For A Species, that encourages radical measures to head off climate chaos. Growth...
Erik Olin Wright is Vilas Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin. This discussion focuses on his recently published book, Envisioning Real...
The alternative to cuts is not just more borrowing. It is redistribution and the creation of a more equal society. This is not just good in itself; it provides a stimulus to...
Steve McGiffen has been associated in various capacities with the Socialist Party of the Netherlands since 1999, and though he now lives in France, continues to work as a...