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GKN workers marching through Florenceon May Day 2022. Photo: GKN Factory Collective

Bosses Tried to Sack These Automotive Workers, so They Took Over Their Factory

by Frankie Lister-Fell

Workers near Florence have staged the longest factory occupation in Italian history. They’re using it to defend their jobs and create a green future.

a group of men with dark skin, a variety of darkly coloured clothing pose together for a picture

Where Are the Shadwell Fire Survivors Supposed to Go?

by Rivkah Brown

Two months after their state-sanctioned slum burned down, killing one of their housemates, six of the Tower Hamlets fire survivors remain homeless. Rivkah Brown reports.

A protester in Paris on May Day. Olly Haynes

French Protesters Are Thinking Up New Ways to Stop Macron’s Pension Reforms

by Olly Haynes

At a massive May Day march in Paris, leftists say the movement needs to step up its actions to win. Olly Haynes reports.

The Biggest ‘Renewable’ Power Plant in the UK Burns Wood Processed in Poor, Black Communities in the US

by Simon Childs

Protesters disrupted the AGM of Britain’s largest CO2 emitter, accusing it of ‘environmental racism’.

As Food Prices Hit a 45-Year High, People Are Foraging Wild Foods to Save Money

by Chloe Laws

With food prices skyrocketing, people have been trying to shoplift their way out of the cost of living crisis for a while. Now, others are turning to foraging.

Workers on a construction site. Design: Pietro Garrone (Novara Media). Photograph: the apostrophe (Flickr)

Qatar’s Biggest Cheerleader Is Finally Challenging It on Workers’ Rights

by Polly Smythe

Before the World Cup, Qatar found an unlikely ally in the International Trade Union Confederation. Following a corruption scandal, the body is finally back to criticising the Gulf state, long after the competition has ended.

Is Extinction Rebellion’s Structure Fit for Purpose?

by Diyora Shadijanova

Extinction Rebellion’s loose, non-hierarchical structure played a big part in the movement’s rapid growth in its early days - but was also at the core of its difficulties. Has anything changed?

Is Extinction Rebellion Still ‘Beyond Politics’?

Extinction Rebellion once claimed it’s “not a socialist movement”, and is “beyond politics”. But by aligning itself more and more closely with the left, is this really still the case? Diyora Shadijanova investigates.

Extinction Rebellion Has a Whole New Strategy. Will It Work?

by Clare Hymer

On New Year’s Eve, Extinction Rebellion hit pause on its tactic of public disruption. But as it prepares for its most ambitious mobilisation yet, will the gamble pay off?

UCU workers demonstrating. Wiktor Szymanowicz via Reuters Connect

What’s Going on With the Industrial Dispute at UK Universities?

by Polly Smythe

In a long running dispute over pay, conditions and pensions, UCU hailed a historic breakthrough in negotiations. Not all academics were convinced. Polly Smythe Reports.

For Trans and Non-Binary People, the Choice Is Between Private Healthcare or Years of Waiting

by Vic Parsons

All trans people who medically transition now have to pay for it - whether that’s in time or money. Vic Parsons reports.

A hotel lobby with piles of bags visible through a partially open door

London Asylum Seekers Are Refusing to Be Flung Around the Country by Profit-Seeking Private Companies

by Charlotte England

Exclusive: A second group of asylum seekers is resisting removal out of London, to isolated hotels threatened by the far right.

Piers Corbyn at a protest against the expansion of the Ulez zone.

How Conspiracy Theorists Made Air Pollution the Latest Front in the Culture War

by Diyora Shadijanova

The far-right and climate deniers have latched on to opposition to plans to reduce traffic. Diyora Shadijanova reports.

A 'Krankenhausbewegung' holds a sign reading, "We won't let ourselves be broken'. Bernd Friedel via Reuters Connect

Meet the German Health Workers Who Beat Overwork and Saved Lives

by Polly Smythe

German hospital workers were told that by going on strike they were endangering patients. But staff cuts were already creating chaos on wards. Polly Smythe reports.

Carrot performing at drag bingo. John Lubbock

Drag Queens Are the Latest Target for Homophobic Culture Warriors

by Simon Childs & John Lubbock

How British reactionaries followed the US far right to attack drag queens reading stories for children.

A man stands outside the Margarete Centre in north London

Charities Are Taking Over NHS Drug Clinics and Patients Are Terrified

by Daisy Schofield

A drug clinic is set to close after 56 years as a wave of outsourcing sweeps the NHS. Service users told Daisy Schofield they fear for their lives.

After Deflating Thousands of Tyres, Eco-Saboteurs Are Thinking Up New Ways to Tackle SUVs

by Clare Hymer

Since March 2022, guerrilla climate activists have deflated over 10,000 SUV tyres across 15 countries. We went out with the Tyre Extinguishers in Bristol to find out what eco-saboteurs might do next.

A far-right protester at a demonstration outside a hotel in Rotherham.

Asylum Seekers in South London Are Resisting Removal to a Bedfordshire Hotel Targeted by the Far Right

by Charlotte England

A group of asylum seekers has been resisting eviction from a south London hotel for the last three weeks. But layers of outsourcing mean they don't even know who's trying to move them. Charlotte England reports.