Novara Live: Afghanistan on Brink of Taliban Takeover
As numerous cities fall to the Taliban, why has the US-backed Afghan government been so quick to crumble? We speak to Gulwali Passarlay and Anatol Lieven.
Analysis: Whoever Wins the Green Leadership Race Must Seize the Moment
Matthew Butcher
The upcoming Green leadership race looks set to be the most competitive yet. And with the party doing better in the polls than at any time since 2015, whoever wins has a unique opportunity ahead of them, writes Matthew Butcher.
Novara FM: Revenge of the Real
Benjamin Bratton on solving the climate crisis with planetary-scale politics.
Report: The Rider-Owned Food Courier Coop Taking on Deliveroo
Alex D King
A group of former Deliveroo riders have set up their own food courier cooperative as an alternative to the exploitative conditions of the gig economy. Alex D King reports.
Opinion: Are Any Politicians Actually Serious About Climate Change?
Aaron Bastani
We know that the Tories offer virtually nothing on climate change. But the grim truth is Britain’s centre-left parties are offering little more than a slight delay to inevitable calamity, writes Aaron Bastani.
Report: How We Won: The Community That Saved Latin Village From Demolition
Sophie K Rosa
After a 15-year fight, traders and residents have seized back London's last Latin market, straight from the jaws of property developers. The site, once slated for demolition, will now be managed by the community.
Opinion: The IPCC Can’t Predict How We Fight Back
Sam Knights
The IPCC’s sixth report on the climate crisis makes for grim reading. But there’s one thing the report doesn’t model, and that’s the impact of organised resistance, writes Sam Knights.
Novara Live: A-Levels Expose England’s Rigged School System
The gap between students at private and state schools receiving A/A* grades has hit record levels. We speak to Jeevun Sandher about the statistics behind Britain's educational divide.
Downstream: Has the Left Forgotten How to Have Fun?
Ash Sarkar is joined by ACFM’s Jeremy Gilbert to discuss euphoria, liberation, and the wisdom in the rave.
Opinion: We Can’t Dismantle Capitalism Without Antiracist Solidarity
Sonali Bhattacharyya
With antiracist solidarity largely a thing of the past, it is vital the left reclaim it as a way of organising in order to successfully resist racial capitalism.
Novara Live: The ‘Code Red’ Climate Crisis Report
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
Ash Wednesday: 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.
Opinion: The Government’s New Disability Strategy Proves It Doesn’t Give a Shit About Disabled People
Ellen Clifford
The government’s newly published National Disability Strategy is little more than a distraction from its plans to cut social security and further immiserate disabled people, writes Ellen Clifford.
Novara Live: Starmer Tells Labour to Embrace Blair’s Legacy
In the latest of his perpetual relaunches, Keir Starmer has urged Labour members to embrace Tony Blair's legacy. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: Back on the Hard Road: How Stuart Hall Can Help Us Navigate Our Moment
David Wearing
The British left is still reeling and disoriented from the election defeat of December 2019. But by comparing our current moment to Stuart Hall’s analysis of the long 1980s, we can learn some important lessons, writes David Wearing.
Opinion: It’s High Time Britain Fed Itself
Kai Heron
To mitigate the worst effects of climate breakdown, we need to learn to feed ourselves. But that won’t happen as long as two thirds of England's land is owned by less than 0.4% of the population, argues Kai Heron.
Novara Live: Ten Years on From the London Riots
Mark Duggan's death at the hands of police sparked the worst 4 days of riots Britain has seen in a generation. A decade on, what is their legacy, and has anything changed?
Opinion: The American Right Knows How to Fight a Culture War
Kojo Koram
We're lucky the British right hasn't learnt from the sophisticated and strategic attacks of their US counterparts. But they still could.