MPs Vote on Tax Hike for the Working Class
As MPs vote on Boris Johnson’s manifesto breaking tax hike on workers, Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial discuss why the rise is regressive, and why it won’t fix Britain’s care crisis.
The National Insurance Hike is Class Warfare. Why Won’t Labour Say So?
James Meadway
Starmer doesn't need to declare himself literally a communist – just to make clear whose side he's on.
#ACFM Microdose: Spatial Equality With Pooja Agrawal
Nadia Idle explores the future of public space with architect and planner Pooja Agrawal.
Afghan Women Are Doing What They’ve Always Done: Resist
Rawi, Madina Wardak, Sonita Alizada
'We need solidarity across the world. No peace will come without justice.'
Workplace Struggles and Plans for Government Must Go Hand in Hand
James Meadway
Taking unions "back to the workplace" is a good thing - so long as national political demands don’t get left behind.
For David Graeber, Theory and Action Were Inseparable
Thomas Swann
He acted as if he was already free.
Johnson in Fight Over Social Care Funding
Boris Johnson faces a backlash for breaking a manifesto promise as he prepares to raise national insurance. Should the move be opposed and, if so, how else should social care be funded?
On Losing Perspective, Or, Why I Don’t Give a Fuck About Geronimo the Alpaca and nor Should You
Rachel Connolly
Jameela Jamil’s latest inane remark isn’t a harbinger of the impending apocalypse, whatever Twitter might say.
David Graeber’s Real Contribution to Occupy Wall Street Wasn’t a Phrase – It Was a Process
Marisa Holmes
He showed us consensus-based politics actually works.
UK Watchdog Advises Against Covid-19 Jabs for All Teenagers
The JCVI has surprised parents and politicians by advising against Covid-19 vaccines for most 12 to 15 year olds. Will health secretary Sajid Javid now overrule them?
David Graeber Reminded Us of the Political Value of Anthropology
Alpa Shah
It makes other worlds possible.
How Christopher Hitchens Helped the Right Justify Its Colonial Wars
Kojo Koram
The late contrarian provocateur has become an almost god-like figure for conservatives.
Anarchism Shaped David Graeber. Then He Shaped Anarchism
Shane Little
He breathed new life into the ideology.
Joe Biden Declares End to “Nation-Building” Wars
Joe Biden has pledged to give up on “nation-building” wars following the removal of the last remaining US troops from Afghanistan. Is he right to make that pledge, and should we believe him?
Liberating Trans People Means Liberating Everyone
Shon Faye
We shouldn't settle for anything less than the total transformation of society.