November | 2021 | Novara Media

Opinion: The Omicron Variant Shows Big Pharma Won’t End the Pandemic

Tim Bierley

The development of Covid-19 vaccines was a huge boost for the pharmaceutical industry’s reputation. But the arrival of the Omicron variant makes it clearer than ever that a big pharma-led response to the pandemic won’t work, writes Tim Bierley.

Venezuelan PM Nicolas Maduro stands at a lectern wearing a sweatsuit in the colours of his political party, flanked by crowds waving flags

Analysis: Maduro Keeps Winning in Venezuela

Ricardo Vaz

Maduro swept the votes at last week’s “mega-elections”. Yet until Biden lifts sanctions that have killed over 40,000 Venezuelans to date, he'll struggle to get the country back on track.

Opinion: Islamophobia Isn’t Ingrained in British Culture – It’s Fed to Us From the Top

Zarah Sultana

Zarah Sultana expected anti-Muslim hatred when she became an MP. She also knew exactly who’d be whipping it up. A new report proves her right.

Novara Live: Britain Prepares for Omicron

Omicron is here. Is Britain ready? Plus, we speak to Fatima Hassan in South Africa about how vaccine apartheid left us vulnerable to new variants.

Analysis: When It Comes to Drug Laws, Britain is a World Loser

Kojo Koram

Britain likes to think of itself as a world leader on pretty much everything. But when it comes to drug policy, we couldn't be further behind, writes Kojo Koram.

Analysis: The Latin American Left is Ready for 2022

Pablo Navarrete

As Chile races towards an electoral showdown, Pablo Navarrete surveys the struggles of Latin America's resurgent left.

Opinion: Is Welsh Labour Really All That?

Jack Kellam

This week’s Senedd deal is evidence of ‘clear red water’ between UK and Welsh Labour, according to some socialists outside of Wales. But a closer look at Welsh Labour’s record shows the left should put its hope for radical reform in movements beyond the party, argues Jack Kellam.

Opinion: We, Goldsmiths Staff, Are Striking for the Future of Our Universities

Goldsmiths UCU Finance Working Group

When a new warden was appointed at Goldsmiths in 2019, she promised to continue the university’s ‘progressive’ legacy. Two years later, she faces massive industrial action. A group of striking workers explain.

Novara Live: Johnson & Macron Trade Blows While People Drown

A war of words between Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron has turned a humanitarian crisis into a diplomatic spat. Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss the undignified politics of the UK/French border.

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Report: For As Long As the DWP Has Been Killing People, Disabled Activists Have Been Fighting Back

China Mills

Welfare reform is fatal. Disabled people have been telling us this for years. For researcher China Mills, what started as an investigation into welfare deaths, developed into a timeline of resistance.

Novara Docs: Is Britain Leading on Climate Change?

Since the days of Margaret Thatcher, Britain has claimed to be a ‘climate leader’. But when we look at the country’s record both past and present, this really couldn’t be further from the truth.

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Opinion: To Solve Britain’s Mental Health Crisis, We Must Fundamentally Change Society

Mark Brown

Progressives still wishfully think that upping budgets will solve the problem. We need to think much, much bigger, writes mental health journalist Mark Brown.

Downstream: How the Mainstream Media Enabled Climate Denial

Aaron Bastani speaks to George Monbiot about COP26, which countries are climate change leaders and how the mainstream media enabled a culture of climate denial when it mattered most.