Novara FM: The Oxygen of Democracy
Amy Goodman, trailblazing host of Democracy Now!, tells Ash Sarkar why American journalism is always under threat.
Tag: alternative media
Downstream: An Era-Defining Political Comeback—Aaron Bastani Meets Lutfur Rahman
In the 2022 local elections, something unprecedented happened in Tower Hamlets, a borough in East London. Not only did the constituents elect a mayor previously banned from taking part in politics, but that candiate’s party, Aspire, took the council from Labour. Aaron Bastani speaks to Lutfur Rahman, the new mayor of Tower Hamlets.
Black Britannia: The Race Today Collective Demonstrated the Radical Potential of Journalism
Bryan Knight
Between 1973-88, the revolutionary Race Today journal and collective was at the epicentre of the struggle for racial justice in Britain, highlighting the limitless opportunities and impacts campaigning journalism can have. This is a history present-day activists should take heed of, writes Bryan Knight in the third instalment of our Black Britannia series.
Opinion: Why the Labour Party and Unions Need to Get Serious About News
Aaron Bastani
Unless the labour movement is serious about creating a meaningful - and modern - counter-weight to the right-wing media, both its national profile and political power will continue to wane, writes Aaron Bastani.
The Renewed Bullishness of the British Establishment Media
The Media Fund
Over the last few months the British media establishment have shown a renewed bullishness. We must strive for an independent, democratically owned and properly accountable press, argues the Media Fund.