Writer & Analyst
Paul Mason
In Reds: A Global History of Communism, Paul Mason tells the whole story – from idea, to movement, to regime, to catastrophic failure. Preorder with 50% discount with code REDS2026! Here.
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Reds: A Global History of Communism
Reds tells the global history of communism, going beyond the turmoil of the 20th century
Paul Mason’s startling new book will argue that the desire to live without hierarchy and property is an impulse deeply rooted in our human nature. Reds traces the history of communist ideas through revolts in the ancient and medieval worlds.
Journalism
Recent articles, essays and reporting.
Is the future communist?
In an exclusive extract from Paul Mason’s new book, Reds: A Global History of Communism, he warns that, in the struggle between democracy and dictatorship, the entire history of the left is now in play
Read the piece →The far left has a dictator problem
From Tehran to Beijing, parts of the left have become disturbingly willing to excuse authoritarian power
Read the piece →The 60% problem: Why a hotter climate is a crisis for the UK economy
Drought is hitting British farms just as war and supply shocks make our food supplies more vulnerable
Read the piece →Upcoming events
Readings, launches and public conversations.
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11 SepDetails
Bristol: Waterstones
Waterstones, Bristol - Galleries
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12 SepDetails
Bournemouth: Adam Curtis Party Conference
Freemason's Hall
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14 SepDetails
London: Hatchard’s Piccadilly
Hatchard's Piccadilly
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16 SepDetails
Gloucester: History Festival
Blackfriars Priory
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24 SepDetails
Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival
St Peter's Church
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I'm delighted that @thenewworldmag.bsky.social has published an extract from REDS: A Global History of Communism. Read it here - and get the book for free if you subscribe... www.thenewworld.co.uk/paul-mason-i...
2 Sep 2026 View on Bluesky →
It's publication day for Reds: A Global History of Communism
'Gripping, exuberant and epic, Paul Mason delivers a fascinating, accessible and unsparing history of the experiment of Communism' Simon Sebag Montefiore
Buy it here: geni.us/Redsorgsoc
27 Aug 2026 View on Bluesky →
I've written an essay at Aspects of History - on why I wrote Reds... aspectsofhistory.substack.com/p/rethinking...
19 Aug 2026 View on Bluesky →
My latest at Conflict & Democracy - what happens to capitalism if the total fertility rate goes on collapsing? And why is it happening in the global south as well as the developed world? htsf.substack.com/p/the-incred...
19 Aug 2026 View on Bluesky →