Meet the French MP Who Went From Cleaning Hotel Rooms to Taking on the Country’s Political Elite
Olly Haynes
Speaking to Novara Media, Rachel Keke slams France’s ‘seriously disconnected’ centrist politicians.
School Exclusions Are Ruining Poor, Black and Disabled Students’ Lives
Daisy Schofield
Pupil suspensions are now at a six-year high, with local councils reportedly asking pupil referral units to take more excluded children than they have space for.
French Climate Activists Are Waging War Against Water Hoarders
Olly Haynes
In the face of drought across France, activist coalition Earth Uprising is escalating its tactics in the fight over water. Now, the state has ordered its dissolution under counter-terrorism legislation. Olly Haynes reports.
Climate Camp is Back – And It’s Trying Something New
Douglas Rogers
Historically, ‘climate camps’ have faced one common drawback: a persistent divide between ‘activists’ and ‘everyday people’. Climate Camp Scotland is out to change that.
Precarious, Low-Paid Migrant Workers Are Sick of Low Pay and Bad Conditions
Simon Childs
Staff at eight workplaces walked out last month, as low-paid, outsourced workers in private-sector took industrial action. But their bosses are using outsourcing to wash their hands of them. Simon Childs reports.
The Taliban’s War on Opium Could Have Disastrous Effects
Niko Vorobyov
Last April, Afghanistan’s new government announced a ban on poppy cultivation. With the country supplying 86% of the world’s opium, it's likely to push addicts towards stronger and more dangerous highs. Niko Vorobyov reports.
The Hidden Racism That Turned a Nazi Concentration Camp Into a Detention Centre for Muslims
Arun Kundnani
In 1943, Arun Kundnani’s grandfather was detained in a Nazi concentration camp. Today, the site is divided between a memorial and a detention centre where Muslims are mentally tortured.
Parents Are Having to Steal Formula Milk. Make It Free Again
Sarah Woolley
National Milk fed 85% of British babies in 1974. As £19 formula pushes parents to desperation, why aren’t we bringing it back? Sarah Woolley reports.
Did Riot Police Illegally Evict a Homeless Shelter?
Rivkah Brown
Earlier this month, around 100 riot cops descended on a homeless shelter in east London. The police insist everything was above board. Evidence suggests otherwise. Rivkah Brown reports.
Bosses Tried to Sack These Automotive Workers, So They Took Over Their Factory
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.
Where Are the Shadwell Fire Survivors Supposed to Go?
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.
French Protesters Are Thinking Up New Ways to Stop Macron’s Pension Reforms
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
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
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.
Qatar’s Biggest Cheerleader Is Finally Challenging It on Workers’ Rights
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?
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’?
Diyora Shadijanova
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?
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?