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.
Analysis: Generation Left Might Not Be That Left After All
James Meadway
The left is wrong to take young people’s support for granted, writes James Meadway.
Novara Docs: Accidental Death of a Black Londoner
In the London Borough of Hackney in the early hours of 22 July 2017 a police officer pursued a young Black man into a convenience store. Within minutes the young man was dead. A Novara Doc in partnership with Shine A Light.
Opinion: We’re Burnt Out – and Unless We Demand a New Normal, We Will Be Forever
Sophie K Rosa
Returning to the neoliberal status quo while processing the trauma of an ongoing pandemic is burning us out, writes Sophie K Rosa. We must imagine a new ‘normal’ - one that allows us room to heal.
Opinion: Housing Security Transformed My Mental Health
Aaron Bastani
We can’t solve the mental health crisis until we solve the housing crisis, writes Aaron Bastani.
Analysis: Has the Pandemic Shifted Britain Left?
Ell Folan
As we emerge from the pandemic, even the FT is claiming the left has won the argument. Have we really?
Novara Live: Dominic Cummings Tells All in BBC Interview
From claims Johnson almost risked giving the Queen with Covid-19 to Cummings admitting he considered replacing the PM, Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial analyse the Cummings/Kuenssberg interview.
Opinion: I Can No Longer Bury My Head in the Sand About Climate Change
Moya Lothian-McLean
Many of us have been too scared – or too shielded – to open our eyes to the reality of climate change, writes Moya Lothian-Mclean. But with the UK now also experiencing its impact, we no longer have a choice.
Analysis: What’s Actually Going on in Cuba?
Helen Yaffe
The recent protests in Cuba have been framed by the international media as a sign of a regime in crisis. The social media war on the country, the impact of US sanctions and the mobilisation of thousands of Cubans in support of their government, however, are being deliberately downplayed, writes Helen Yaffe from Havana.
Opinion: ‘Freedom Day’ Won’t Set Us Free
Keir Milburn
If we are to solve major global issues like the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis, we must abandon the Tories’ individualistic version of freedom for a model that prioritises the collective, writes Keir Milburn.
Novara Live: Clubs Open and Restrictions Lifted for ‘Freedom Day’
The abandonment of coronavirus restrictions has brought about freedom for some, unfreedom for others, and fear for many more. We discuss the implications of Boris Johnson's 'freedom day' with Deepti Gurdasani. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Opinion: England Is in the Midst of an African Renaissance – but It’s Still Racist As Hell
Kojo Koram
As impressive as England’s current African cultural renaissance is, the goal must ultimately be to create a world free of the painful legacies that produced it, writes Kojo Koram in Contesting Culture, a new series asking who really owns British culture.
Novara Live: Opposition Mounts to Johnson’s ‘Freedom Day’
It's three days before England removes all restrictions and daily UK cases have just topped 50,000. Are we heading for a catastrophe? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: The 7/7 Bombings Changed UK Terror Policy Forever
Azfar Shafi
From expanding the definition of terrorism to the inception of Prevent, the 7/7 bombings provoked changes that have progressively suffocated social and political life in Britain, writes Azfar Shafi.
Opinion: Labour’s ‘Buy British’ Policy Could Be the Start of a Bold, New Economic Approach
Nick Dearden
Labour's 'Buy British' policy could be a reactionary gimmick; it could also contain the first glimpse of a new economic approach, which sees communities empowered to build wealth from the bottom-up, writes Nick Dearden.
Novara Live: England Players Take on Tories’ Cynical ‘Culture War’
The Tories wanted to start a culture war. They ended up going to war with the England football team. Has Boris Johnson bitten off more than he can chew? With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
Opinion: England’s Footballers Are Changing the Conversation. It’s Time the Left Caught Up
Chardine Taylor-Stone
The left can't let its anxieties about nationalism stop it from joining, and shaping, the conversation around football, writes Chardine Taylor-Stone.
Report: Jobcentre Staff Were Taught to Inflict ‘Psychological Harm’ on the Unemployed
Sophie K Rosa
A new report reveals how the coalition government pressured jobcentre staff to bully the unemployed out of claiming benefits. Sophie K Rosa reports.