Opinion: I Have Mixed Feelings About South London’s New Tube Stations
Aydin Dikerdem
The shiny new development was paid for with money meant for affordable housing, writes local Labour councillor Aydin Dikerdem.
Novara Live: The Great British Gas Crisis
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Feature: Why Do Leftwing Women Disappear From Politics in Their 30s?
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.
Analysis: Western Elites Aren’t Mourning the Loss of Afghan Life, but of Their Own Power
David Wearing
The west has suffered another humiliating defeat in the bogus “war on terror”, writes David Wearing, and the warmongers aren’t taking it well.
Novara Live: Starmer & Evans Prepare for Stitch up at Labour Conference
The first real Labour conference with Keir Starmer as leader will pitch party bosses against the left. Is there any hope of preventing a stitch up?
Long Read: How the Anti-Trans Movement is Weaponising Gay Liberation
James Greig
'Gender critical' feminists like to portray queer history as toothless and exclusionary - conveniently forgetting that gay lib has always been a movement that embraces all marginalised groups.
Feature: We’re All Working, All the Time
Polly Smythe
Long before the pandemic, remote working had created the expectation that workers be “always on”. It’s time we fought for our right to switch off, writes Polly Smythe.
Analysis: Finally, a Green Party Leadership Race Worth Following
Ell Folan
After the sudden resignation of both co-leaders, the Greens have been plunged into their most fractious leadership contest yet. It's going to be a battle - and not just over trans rights.
Novara Live: The Tory Cabinet Reshuffle
Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial discuss the Tory cabinet reshuffle.
Downstream: How Violence Shapes Our Sex Lives
Is ‘consent’ the only dividing line between good sex and bad sex? Ash Sarkar is joined by Rachel Thompson to discuss her new book Rough, and the politics of pornography, kink, and sex ambivalent feminism.
Opinion: This Isn’t Just About Universal Credit – Our Entire Benefits System Is a Joke
Andrew Fisher
While the campaign to cancel the £20 cut to Universal Credit is welcome, we risk atomising our struggle against a broken system, argues Andrew Fisher.
Opinion: Judith Butler’s Censorship by the Guardian Shows Who’s Really Being Silenced in the Fight for Trans Rights
Moya Lothian-McLean
Despite ‘gender critical’ feminists' cries that they are being censored, the Guardian cutting a sizeable chunk of its interview with gender theorist Judith Butler shows which side is really being subjected to the violence of silence in the battle for trans liberation.
Novara Live: Boris Johnson Set to Announce Covid Winter Plan
Johnson's Covid winter plan includes jabs for teenagers and boosters for the vulnerable, but wider measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus are set to be absent. Will it be enough to avoid another nightmare winter?
Opinion: David Graeber’s Archive Should Continue to Uphold the Ideas He Championed in Life
Nika Dubrovsky
When he died, David Graeber left behind an enormous archive. His wife, Nika Dubrovsky, considers how to deal with it in a way that continues the collaborative spirit he enacted and upheld throughout his life.
ACFM: #ACFM Trip 19: Space
What does space mean to the left? The gang go boldly, with music from Hawkwind and Gil-Scott Heron.
Novara Live: Labour Lead Tories for First Time Since January
A YouGov poll has shown Labour in front of the Conservatives for the first time since January after an unpopular hike to national insurance. Has Johnson blown it, and can Starmer take advantage?
Report: How We Won: The Ugandan Feminists Who Overturned an Anti-Porn Law
Sophie K Rosa
Ending a six-year battle, feminist campaigners in Uganda have overturned a law designed to criminalise pornography, but which ended up criminalising women’s sexuality. While this victory is undoubtedly important, there is a bigger war to be fought, they say.
Opinion: An Ageing Society is As Big an Issue As Climate Change
Aaron Bastani
Societal ageing poses a profound challenge to our economic model, writes Aaron Bastani. Raising national insurance contributions won't scratch the surface of a social care crisis that has only just begun.