Opinion: Are Greens Actually Serious About Climate Change?
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
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
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
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.
Taking the Red Pill with Hari Kunzru
Hari Kunzru joins James Butler to discuss his new novel, Red Pill. They talk surveillance capitalism, neofascism, violence and breakdown.
Opinion: To Have Real Meaning, Black History Month Must Start Centring Collective Resistance
To do justice to Black people and their legacies, Black History Month must stop prizing the 'exceptional contribution' of the individual and start centring the transformative potential of the collective, argues Annie Olaloku-Teriba.
Opinion: The Tories Treat Britain’s Regions Like Dirt Because They Think They’re Still Governing an Empire
On Tuesday, following a stand-off, Downing Street imposed a tier 3 lockdown on Greater Manchester without agreeing a support package with local leaders. Aaron Bastani argues the government's contempt for regional defiance is a vestige of Britain’s imperial past.
Northern Revolt
A tier 3 lockdown has been imposed on Greater Manchester. But will Andy Burnham’s stand against the Tories have longer term effects? We ask the mayor of Salford, Paul Dennett. Plus: Rashford Vs Johnson; Kojo Karam on Critical Race Theory; Rivkah Brown on student rent strikes; and The Sky History contestant with neo-nazi tattoos.
Report: Students Have Been Duped Into Returning to Halls – So They’re Refusing to Pay Rent
On Tuesday, the University of Manchester joined the growing list of UK universities whose students are going on rent strike during the pandemic. Rivkah Brown reports on the student movement the pandemic has restarted.
Opinion: Donald Trump Has Exposed the US-UK ‘Special Relationship’ for What It Really Is
While some suggest London is powerless in the face of Washington’s demands, the UK can - and does - stand up to the US when it wants to. When Britain accommodates and even actively collaborates with Trump, it can’t be let off the hook, argues David Wearing.
Why Labour Lost – Interview With James Schneider
In 2017 Labour, under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, achieved 40% of the vote in a general election – increasing their share of the vote by 10%. Two years later, in December 2019, that fell to 32% – as the party slumped to its lowest number of seats since 1935. What explains the difference between […]
Report: ‘They Lose Out on Being Kids’: The Activists Campaigning to End School Exclusions
School exclusions socially segregate the most vulnerable children, preparing them only for life in the margins. Francesca Newton reports on the activists calling for the punishment to be abolished.
Analysis: Austerity Might Be Over, But Everything is Still Terrible
In the wake of Covid-19, governments worldwide are spending at levels unprecedented outside of wartime. But ending austerity on the Tories’ terms will not herald a new era of public munificence in the UK, argues James Meadway.
Report: Welcome to Strike School, the Programme Teaching Global Workers to Fight Back
Renowned trade union organiser Jane McAlevey has teamed up with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation to teach thousands of workers around the world how to get organised - a skill never more useful than during the pandemic. Sophie Hemery reports.
Two Left Landslides
In New Zealand and Bolivia, this weekend saw landslide victories for the left. We speak to Max Harris, Author of NZ project, on Jacinda Ardern, and David Adler live from from La Paz on the Bolivian election. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
International: Democracy Looks Set to Return to Bolivia. What Next?
Exit polls suggest a decisive victory for the left-wing Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) in Bolivia - and a victory for democracy against last year’s US-backed coup. Olivia Arigho-Stiles takes a look at what could happen next.