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A parade of people processes through the streets of Brick Lane carrying banners and signs. One readable at the front says 'Save Banglatown'

Feature

A Labour Council Just Greenlit the Social Cleansing of Bangladeshi Brick Lane

by Maliha Reza

The Truman Brewery development, waved through by two Labour councillors earlier this month, will further erode the Bangladeshi and Bengali communities’ relationship with the party, writes Maliha Reza.

Marsha de Cordova MP and local councillor Aydin Dikerdem pose for a photograph in front of the new Nine Elms Tube station

Opinion

I Have Mixed Feelings About South London’s New Tube Stations

by Aydin Dikerdem

The shiny new development was paid for with money meant for affordable housing, writes local Labour councillor Aydin Dikerdem.

Of Course Tony Blair Won’t Back Down on Afghanistan – He’s Still Profiting Off Interventionism

by Joe Duffy

Joe Biden walks in front of an American flag that occupies the entire background

Joe Biden walks in front of an American flag that occupies the entire background

Analysis

Western Elites Aren’t Mourning the Loss of Afghan Life, but of Their Own Power

by David Wearing

Long Read

How the Anti-Trans Movement is Weaponising Gay Liberation

by James Greig

A grey short-haired cat sitting on a white duvet stares into a laptop, against a blue curtain background

A grey short-haired cat sitting on a white duvet stares into a laptop, against a blue curtain background

Feature

We’re All Working, All the Time

Adrian Ramsay and Carla Denyer, two Green party co-leadership candidates, standing in front of the Houses of Parliament

Adrian Ramsay and Carla Denyer, two Green party co-leadership candidates, standing in front of the Houses of Parliament

Analysis

Finally, a Green Party Leadership Race Worth Following

A parade of people processes through the streets of Brick Lane carrying banners and signs. One readable at the front says 'Save Banglatown'

Feature

A Labour Council Just Greenlit the Social Cleansing of Bangladeshi Brick Lane

by Maliha Reza

The Truman Brewery development, waved through by two Labour councillors earlier this month, will further erode the Bangladeshi and Bengali communities’ relationship with the party, writes Maliha Reza.

Marsha de Cordova MP and local councillor Aydin Dikerdem pose for a photograph in front of the new Nine Elms Tube station

Opinion

I Have Mixed Feelings About South London’s New Tube Stations

by Aydin Dikerdem

The shiny new development was paid for with money meant for affordable housing, writes local Labour councillor Aydin Dikerdem.

#ACFM

#ACFM Trip 19: Space

What does space mean to the left? The gang go boldly, with music from Hawkwind and Gil-Scott Heron.

#NovaraFM

Revenge of the Real

Benjamin Bratton on solving the climate crisis with planetary-scale politics.

five women standing next to one another at a protest

five women standing next to one another at a protest

Feature

Why Do Leftwing Women Disappear From Politics in Their 30s?

by Joana Ramiro

As a 20-something Marxist, Joana Ramiro began to notice the ranks of her women comrades shrinking. Now in her 30s, she gets why.

TyskySour

Revolt Against Starmer’s Anti-Democratic Leadership Rules

Starmer's attempt to rig the rules for any future leadership challenge is facing a backlash from trade unions, party activists and left-wing MPs. We speak to NEC member Lara McNeil.

Audio

#ACFM

#ACFM Trip 19: Space

What does space mean to the left? The gang go boldly, with music from Hawkwind and Gil-Scott Heron.

#ACFM

#ACFM Microdose: Spatial Equality With Pooja Agrawal

Nadia Idle explores the future of public space with architect and planner Pooja Agrawal.

#NovaraFM

Revenge of the Real

Benjamin Bratton on solving the climate crisis with planetary-scale politics.

#NovaraFM

Notice Me!

Is modern politics governed by the demand for recognition? And what happens when that collides with the internet? Will Davies explains.

#ACFM

#ACFM Trip 18: Therapy

Keir Milburn, Nadia Idle and Jeremy Gilbert get on the couch to ask if therapy has a place in collectivist politics.

#NovaraFM

Riots and the Red Flag with Keir Milburn

#ACFM's Keir Milburn offers a bloody and boisterous workers' history of Leeds.

#ACFM

#ACFM Microdose: Psychodrama With Nada Sabet

Nadia Idle speaks to theatre director Nada Sabet about the power of psychodrama, an unusual therapeutic technique for exploring different facets of our identity.

#NovaraFM

NO ONE WAY WORKS: Political Organisation for the 21st Century

Rodrigo Nunes joins James Butler to throw light on left melancholia and the future of political organisation.

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TyskySour

Revolt Against Starmer’s Anti-Democratic Leadership Rules

Articles

five women standing next to one another at a protest

five women standing next to one another at a protest

Feature

Why Do Leftwing Women Disappear From Politics in Their 30s?

by Joana Ramiro

An image of Boris Johnson dressed as a clown graffitied onto a brick wall

An image of Boris Johnson dressed as a clown graffitied onto a brick wall

Opinion

This Isn’t Just About Universal Credit – Our Entire Benefits System Is a Joke

by Andrew Fisher

Opinion

Judith Butler’s Censorship by the Guardian Shows Who’s Really Being Silenced in the Fight for Trans Rights

by Moya Lothian-McLean

Opinion

David Graeber’s Archive Should Continue to Uphold the Ideas He Championed in Life

by Nika Dubrovsky

Report

How We Won: the Ugandan Feminists Who Overturned an Anti-Porn Law

by Sophie K Rosa

Boris Johnson paints the words 'social care' on a cup in a care home

Boris Johnson paints the words 'social care' on a cup in a care home

Opinion

An Ageing Society is As Big an Issue As Climate Change

by Aaron Bastani

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer laughs with deputy party leader Angela Rayner whilst on the election campaign trail in Birmingham.

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer laughs with deputy party leader Angela Rayner whilst on the election campaign trail in Birmingham.

Opinion

The National Insurance Hike is Class Warfare. Why Won’t Labour Say So?

by James Meadway

Afghan women's rights defenders and civil activists protest to call on the Taliban for the preservation of their achievements and education, in front of the presidential palace in Kabul

Afghan women's rights defenders and civil activists protest to call on the Taliban for the preservation of their achievements and education, in front of the presidential palace in Kabul

Opinion

Afghan Women Are Doing What They’ve Always Done: Resist

by Rawi, Madina Wardak, Sonita Alizada

Video

How Violence Shapes Our Sex Lives | Downstream