Planet B: Esther Stanford-Xosei on the Case for Climate Reparations
We can't transition into a green future unless we reckon with our past, argues reparationist Esther Stanford-Xosei.
Opinion: Deaf People Are Paying Thousands to Learn Their Own Language
Liam O'Dell
It’s 2021 and the UK still has no sign language GCSE. Deaf journalist Liam O'Dell asks: could the Tories care less about us?
Report: How We Won: The Local Activists That Took on Big Oil on the Isle of Wight
Florence Wildblood
Ending a six-year battle, a group of local activists successfully fought off an oil company’s plans to drill on the Isle of Wight. Florence Wildblood reports.
Novara Live: The Tory Plan to Privatise the NHS
Tomorrow MPs will vote on Sajid Javid's Health and Care Bill. Does it threaten to privatise the NHS by the back door? We speak to Dr Bob Gill.
Opinion: Why I Was Wrong to Write Off Extinction Rebellion in 2018
Chris Saltmarsh
In 2018, Chris Saltmarsh penned a controversial column for Novara Media explaining why he wouldn’t be joining Extinction Rebellion. Three years later he reconsiders his view in light of progress made inside the organisation.
Opinion: Sex Worker Rights Are Disability Rights
Sophie K Rosa
Tired debates about disability and sex work too often focus on the morality of a disabled man buying sex. Why aren’t we talking about disabled sex workers? Sophie K Rosa reports.
Downstream: Why Are All the Baddies Disabled?
From ancient myths through to the Batman trilogy, pop culture is littered with disabled people and those with facial differences being cast as villains. Why does disability feature so heavily in literary and cinematic traditions, and how has this hypervisiblity had the ironic effect of erasing the experiences of disabled people? Ash Sarkar is joined […]
Report: Chile Was the Birthplace of Neoliberalism. This Election Could Bury It
Michael Chessum
An unprecedented social eruption rocked Chile’s post-Pinochet consensus in 2019. With a new constitution set to be drafted, the presidential election has polarised between far-left and resurgent fascism. Michael Chessum reports.
Planet B: Planet B: Jayati Ghosh on Escaping the Debt Trap
Fighting climate breakdown means facing up to the imperial hierarchies of debt, as development economist Jayati Ghosh explains.
Opinion: Disabled People Don’t Want the Right to Die – We Want the Right to Live
Penny Pepper
Assisted suicide bills like the one currently in parliament hinge on the idea of choice. But in our age of perma-austerity, we should question who gets to make what choices, writes disability rights activist Penny Pepper.
Novara Live: Boris Johnson Betrays the North
Boris Johnson's broken promises on high speed rail have led to accusations that he has betrayed the North. We ask HS2 expert Jon Stone about whether that's true.
Opinion: How to Solve the Cost of Living Crisis? Pay Rises, Now!
James Meadway
With inflation in the UK hitting a ten-year high, a significant squeeze on living standards lies ahead, writes James Meadway. The most obvious way to stop this is to pay workers more.
Opinion: Britain’s Inhumane Benefits System Is Giving People PTSD
Jay Watts
The psychological violence of welfare applications is destroying our mental health - and an increasingly two-tier benefits system won’t help, writes clinical psychologist Jay Watts.
Opinion: The West Botched Cop26, Then Blamed China
Aaron Bastani
During Cop26 alone, the EU backed new oil and gas projects worth €13 bn. While Western commentators blame India and China for the conference failure, the West is the real climate culprit, argues Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: In Keir Starmer’s Anti-Racist Universe, Palestinians Don’t Count
Barnaby Raine
The Labour leader’s anti-Palestinian racism is classic colonialism with a contemporary twist, argues Barnaby Raine.
Planet B: Planet B: Everything Must Change – Debt
In the final episode, we ask why climate reparations could be crucial to securing a global Green New Deal.
Downstream: The Capitalist War Being Waged on Disabled People
Ellen Clifford speaks to Michael Walker about her book “The War on Disabled People: Capitalism, Welfare and the Making of Human Catastrophe”, including an explanation of the Social Model of Disability, the history of the Disabled People’s Movement, and the disastrous consequences of austerity policies.
Opinion: Yes, Mental Health Counts As Disability
Micha Frazer-Carroll
Even people who live with mental distress are often reluctant to recognise it as disability, writes Micha Frazer-Carroll. But doing so could help us understand that many of our problems are caused by the way in which society is constructed - and to organise together to change it.