Interview

A portrait of Zack Polanski by Magdalena Siwicka

Zack Polanski Is Done Talking

Rivkah Brown

The Green politician’s surprise leadership bid has excited a rudderless left. Could he turn the party from a byword for well-meaning environmentalists into a mass movement? Rivkah Brown meets Zack Polanski.

Sueda Polat in a still from The Encampments

Columbia University ‘Stupidity’ on Gaza Encampments Radicalised Students Worldwide

Juliet Jacques

The Encampments co-director speaks to Juliet Jacques about unexpected audience responses to his film, the importance of media literacy and the detention of Mahmoud Khalil.

Meet the Mental Health Podcaster Sounding the Alarm on AI

Harriet Williamson

Novara Media spoke to Mollie Adler about how entire industries are being built around collecting, sorting and monetising our inner worlds.

Warehouse Workers Are Too Tired to See a Way Out

Juliet Jacques

Director Laura Carreira speaks to Juliet Jacques about the quiet despair of gig economy workers and what a fictional feature can do that a documentary cannot.

‘We’re Witnessing the Last Gasp of Israeli Violence’: In Conversation With Avi Shlaim

Sebastian Shehadi

Professor Avi Shlaim speaks to Sebastian Shehadi about his latest book, western complicity in the genocide in Gaza and how Israel’s own archives turned him into an anti-Zionist.

A woman with a black turtle neck and black glasses

‘The Entire Human Rights System Is in Danger’: In Conversation With Francesca Albanese

Sebastian Shehadi

The United Nations rapporteur has broken with institutional convention with her straight-talking manner and willingness to call out Israeli genocide, no matter the personal cost. Sebastian Shehadi sits down with Francesca Albanese.

Assa Traore leads a march for Adama Traore

Seven Years After Cops Killed Her Brother, Assa Traoré is at the Frontline of France’s Fight Against Police Violence

Olly Haynes

The murder of teenager Nahel Merzouk in June has reignited the battle against racist police violence in France. We spoke to activist Assa Traoré about the importance of protest and why her family will not back down.

How Leftwingers Could Help Take Down Erdoğan

Steven Methven

Novara Media spoke to Ertuğrul Kürkcü, honorary president of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), about how a leftwing alliance is giving Kılıçdaroğlu a fighting chance of defeating Erdoğan in Turkey’s elections.

Is Hate Politically Useful?

Harry Stopes

We’re often told that hate is no basis for a leftwing politics. But is this really the case? Harry Stopes spoke to German writer Şeyda Kurt about the value of hate as a political emotion.

A worker talks on a stand during the launch of Adopting Bitcoin – A Lightning Summit in El Salvador, in San Salvador, El Salvador November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Crypto Was Meant To Be Radical, But It’s Been Taken Over By Wall Street

Moya Lothian-McLean

Decentralised currencies were intended to circumvent traditional financial markets – instead they’re mirroring them. Why?

A Barrister Explains Why Employment Tribunals Are a New Trans Rights Battlefield

Moya Lothian-McLean

Individuals with ‘gender critical’ views have started bringing public cases alleging discrimination at work - against themselves. What’s going on?

A woman with short brown hair and glasses, wearing a burnt orange tshit and a patterned shirt, stands in front of some concrete steps.

We Asked Post-Soviet Leftists What the Western Left Is Getting Wrong on Ukraine

Diyora Shadijanova

Leftist narratives of the war in Ukraine have occasionally fallen prey to over-simplification and self-centrism. Four regional activists share their frustrations with Diyora Shadijanova.

Sex Work Sucks. So Does Sex. So Does Work.

Laura

When Laura started sex work, she expected a whole new experience. In fact, it was a lot like her old work: drudgerous and dull. As told to Rivkah Brown.

Green party co-leader Carla Denyer sits on a red seat in Bristol city hall

Could This Be the Green Party’s Second MP?

Aaron Bastani

The Greens have quietly tripled their councillors since 2018. With new co-leader Carla Denyer eyeing a second seat in Westminster, Aaron Bastani went to Bristol to discover how she plans to overturn a thumping Labour majority.

Leanne Wood: ‘Just Wanting Independence Isn’t Enough. We Need a Strategy’

Aaron Bastani

Plaid Cymru’s former leader Leanne Wood speaks to Aaron Bastani about what it would take to win Welsh independence – and why Labour won’t deliver.

Leanne Wood: ‘Dyw Ond Eisiau Annibyniaeth Ddim Yn Ddigon. Rydyn Ni Angen Strategaeth’

Aaron Bastani

Siaradai’r cyn-arweinydd Plaid Cymru, Leanne Wood, gydag Aaron Bastani am beth fydd yn ei gymryd i ennill annibyniaeth – a pam na fydd Llafur ei chyflawni.

40 Years in Prison, 40 Years of Struggle: An Interview with John Bowden

Connor Woodman

Prison organiser John Bowden was recently released after 40 years of incarceration. Connor Woodman sat down with him to discuss the prison system and its power relations - and his involvement in an uprising in one of the most repressive segregation units in the UK.

Columbia University ‘Stupidity’ on Gaza Encampments Radicalised Students Worldwide

Juliet Jacques

Meet the Mental Health Podcaster Sounding the Alarm on AI

Harriet Williamson

Warehouse Workers Are Too Tired to See a Way Out

Juliet Jacques

‘We’re Witnessing the Last Gasp of Israeli Violence’: In Conversation With Avi Shlaim

Sebastian Shehadi

‘The Entire Human Rights System Is in Danger’: In Conversation With Francesca Albanese

Sebastian Shehadi

Seven Years After Cops Killed Her Brother, Assa Traoré is at the Frontline of France’s Fight Against Police Violence

Olly Haynes

How Leftwingers Could Help Take Down Erdoğan

Steven Methven

Is Hate Politically Useful?

Harry Stopes

Crypto Was Meant To Be Radical, But It’s Been Taken Over By Wall Street

Moya Lothian-McLean

A Barrister Explains Why Employment Tribunals Are a New Trans Rights Battlefield

Moya Lothian-McLean

We Asked Post-Soviet Leftists What the Western Left Is Getting Wrong on Ukraine

Diyora Shadijanova

Sex Work Sucks. So Does Sex. So Does Work.

Laura

Could This Be the Green Party’s Second MP?

Aaron Bastani

Leanne Wood: ‘Just Wanting Independence Isn’t Enough. We Need a Strategy’

Aaron Bastani

Leanne Wood: ‘Dyw Ond Eisiau Annibyniaeth Ddim Yn Ddigon. Rydyn Ni Angen Strategaeth’

Aaron Bastani

40 Years in Prison, 40 Years of Struggle: An Interview with John Bowden

Connor Woodman

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Interview

Zack Polanski Is Done Talking

Rivkah Brown

Columbia University ‘Stupidity’ on Gaza Encampments Radicalised Students Worldwide

Juliet Jacques

Meet the Mental Health Podcaster Sounding the Alarm on AI

Harriet Williamson

Warehouse Workers Are Too Tired to See a Way Out

Juliet Jacques

‘We’re Witnessing the Last Gasp of Israeli Violence’: In Conversation With Avi Shlaim

Sebastian Shehadi

‘The Entire Human Rights System Is in Danger’: In Conversation With Francesca Albanese

Sebastian Shehadi

Seven Years After Cops Killed Her Brother, Assa Traoré is at the Frontline of France’s Fight Against Police Violence

Olly Haynes

How Leftwingers Could Help Take Down Erdoğan

Steven Methven

Is Hate Politically Useful?

Harry Stopes

Crypto Was Meant To Be Radical, But It’s Been Taken Over By Wall Street

Moya Lothian-McLean

A Barrister Explains Why Employment Tribunals Are a New Trans Rights Battlefield

Moya Lothian-McLean

We Asked Post-Soviet Leftists What the Western Left Is Getting Wrong on Ukraine

Diyora Shadijanova

Sex Work Sucks. So Does Sex. So Does Work.

Laura

Could This Be the Green Party’s Second MP?

Aaron Bastani

Leanne Wood: ‘Just Wanting Independence Isn’t Enough. We Need a Strategy’

Aaron Bastani

Leanne Wood: ‘Dyw Ond Eisiau Annibyniaeth Ddim Yn Ddigon. Rydyn Ni Angen Strategaeth’

Aaron Bastani

40 Years in Prison, 40 Years of Struggle: An Interview with John Bowden

Connor Woodman

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