Why Posh People Have Bad Taste
Taste may be subjective, but there’s no accounting for it. Critic Nathalie Olah on normcore, hoodies and the Kardashian mansion.
Tag: class
Truth That Only Fiction Reveals
Can novels help us make sense of our political era? Writer and essayist Pankaj Mishra makes the case for fiction.
Crossing the Class Divide
What happened to social mobility? Lynsey Hanley tells Juliet Jacques about becoming middle class.
What Does Class Mean Now?
Is it your accent, dinner plate or bank balance that gives it away? A new series on class begins.
Our Elites Are on Autopilot and I Think I Know Why
Aaron Bastani
For decades they’ve had it easy - now they’re just waiting to retire.
The Royals Are at the Heart of British Capitalism
Laura Clancy
From offshore accounts to rentierism, the royals are quintessential British capitalists.
What Can Art Galleries Teach Us About Class Oppression?
The Tate’s collection is a lesson in the making of class, explains Nathalie Olah.
Poor Brits Live Much Shorter Lives. What Can We Do?
Ell Folan
A better-funded NHS is only part of the solution.
Coronavirus Isn’t Going Anywhere
James Meadway
The left needs to accept our new reality.
Workplace Strikes in the US Are Surging – But Workers Have a Difficult Path to Victory
Luis Feliz Leon and Maximillian Alvarez
The current 'strike wave' pales in comparison to industrial actions just three years ago.
We Can’t Dismantle Capitalism Without Antiracist Solidarity
Sonali Bhattacharyya
Cross-community organising is key.
What About the White Working Class?
Has the idpol-loving left abandoned the white working class? The answer is a bit more complicated than the Tories would have you think.
Generation Left Might Not Be That Left After All
James Meadway
16-24-year-olds want spending cuts over tax increases.
What White People Can Do Next
Check your privilege. Google it. Stay in your lane. Though Black Lives Matter has politicised a new generation into antiracism, it’s not actually clear what white people are meant to do next. Ash Sarkar is joined by Emma Dabiri to talk about why liberal identity politics are a dead end, why allyship is a nonsense, […]
Everybody is Doing Identity Politics, Even If They Think They’re Not
Ash Sarkar
Merely referring to 'the working class' every ten seconds can’t conjure a shared political identity.
A Plague of Blue Locusts: On Police Power
Mark Neocleous joins James Butler to unravel the knot of police power, sovereignty and social order.
I Am Not My Work
Why are we told we should love our work? Sarah Jaffe joins James Butler to explain why work will never, and can never, love us back.
After Trump
James Butler is joined by JoAnn Wypijewski and Vivek Chibber to discuss the fallout of the American election.