October | 2020 | Novara Media

vice-president joe biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu smile and shake hands

Opinion: Israel is Rushing Settlement Expansion in Fear of a Biden Presidency. It Has Nothing to Worry About

by Aron Keller

Netanyahu appears to be accelerating settlement expansion in fear of a Biden win next week. Yet it's unlikely Biden will stand in his way any more than Trump has, writes Aron Keller.

Opinion: Why Do Americans Put up With Their Wildly Undemocratic Political System?

by Micah Uetricht

In the event that Donald Trump wins the fewest votes but still becomes president, Micah Uetricht argues that leftists and liberals in the US must take to the streets to challenge not only the result, but the uniquely undemocratic political structures that made it possible.

A protester in London opposing Poland's abortion ban

Opinion: Poland’s Pro-Choice Protests Are Radicalising a Generation

by Ana Oppenheim

Attempts to outlaw abortion in Poland appear to have strengthened the country's growing pro-choice movement, writes Ana Oppenheim. Women across the country, many of whom never before saw themselves as activists, are learning what it means to defy authority and stand up for their rights.

The Fallout

A day after Keir Starmer threw a grenade into the Labour Party by suspending Corbyn, what do we now know about how MPs, unions and members will respond? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

Analysis: What Next for Lebanon’s Left?

by Matthew Kynaston

A year after mass unrest forced Lebanon's prime minister Saad Hariri to resign, he has been reappointed, in a major blow to the million people who took to the streets to demand he step down. But despite major obstacles to organising, the country's progressive movement will not be defeated. Matthew Kynaston reports from Beirut.

boris johnson holding a pie and wearing a get Brexit done apron

Opinion: The Tories Could Feed Poor Children – They Just Don’t Want To

by Francis Brewer

The government says that there isn't enough money to pay for free school meals over half term. Modern monetary theory shows this is a lie, writes Francis Brewer.

Corbyn Suspended

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been suspended from the party. What the hell happens now?! With Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani and Rivkah Brown.

Opinion: Global Capitalism Has Pushed Our Food System to Breaking Point

by Adrienne Buller

From growing food poverty to rising temperatures, our food system threatens both people and planet. In the second piece of a series on isolation, connection and climate breakdown, Adrienne Buller argues it's time to rethink global food production.

Long Read: Forget Tory Food Tips: Everyone Deserves Delicious Big Dinners

by Eleanor Penny

The Tories' meal plans scorn the idea that everyone is entitled to the basic human joy of food. We must insist on the necessity of pleasure, writes Eleanor Penny.

Opinion: Tory Lawyer-Bashing Is a Long-Held Tradition – With Dangerous Consequences

by Fahad Ansari

With an alleged far-right extremist recently charged with attempting to launch a terror attack at a solicitor’s firm in London, and Priti Patel’s condemnation of ‘activist lawyers’ appearing to have triggered it, solicitor Fahad Ansari argues that such troubling denigrations are part of a long and reckless Tory campaign against legal professionals in the UK.

The Deadliest Wave?

Boris Johnson has been advised the second Covid wave could be deadlier than the first. Across Europe, will winter be grimmer than anyone predicted? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

Long Read: With Joe Biden, There’s Still a Case for Climate Optimism

by Daniel Aldana Cohen

Despite his refusal to back the Green New Deal, in the event that Joe Biden becomes president, a focused and disciplined effort from social movements and their allies could see real advances towards a greener horizon, argues Daniel Aldana Cohen in an in-depth piece.

Opinion: Are Greens Actually Serious About Climate Change?

by Aaron Bastani

In tackling the climate crisis, greens must stop centring individual responsibility and start collectively challenging the crucial role capitalism plays within it, writes Aaron Bastani.

Meal Snatcher

Removing free school meals in the middle of a pandemic is arbitrary and cruel. Has Marcus Rashford revealed the true nature of Tory Britain? Plus: the leader of Islington Council, Richard Watts, on why school meals should be free for all; Deputy in the Chilean Congress, Giorgio Jackson, on the referendum that overturned Pinochet’s constitution; And, […]

Opinion: The #EndSARS Movement Must Challenge Inequality to Survive

by Annie Olaloku-Teriba

Following the state-sanctioned massacre of protestors in Nigeria calling for an end to police brutality, Annie Olaloku-Teriba argues that for the #EndSARS movement to succeed, it must go beyond pacifying the middle classes and recognise the relationship between institutional violence and socioeconomic disadvantage.

Analysis: How Protesters in Thailand Are Leading the Struggle Against Authoritarianism

by Andrew MacGregor Marshall

With tens of thousands of protestors taking to the streets every day in Thailand, Andrew MacGregor Marshall traces how the country has become a new front line in a global struggle challenging authoritarianism, inequality and restrictions of freedom of speech.

Analysis: ‘Spycops’ Are a Quintessentially British Institution – As the Empire Well Knows

by Eleanor Penny

Liberal commentators have been dismayed at the breezy waving of the 'spycops' bill through parliament, in what they claim is a rupture with the British democratic tradition. Yet as Eleanor Penny points out, the blades of state power now trained on domestic dissent were first sharpened in the empire.

Trump Vs Biden: Round 2

With 10 days left to the US presidential election, last night’s debate was Trump’s final chance to shift the dial. Did Biden manage to close the deal? Ryan Grim joins Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar to discuss.