I’m a Trans Woman Suing the Japanese Government. If I Win, I’ll Be in the Country’s First Same-Sex Marriage
Elin McCready
Japan is gearing up for Tokyo 2021, and a historic battle for LGBT rights.
The Tories’ Covid-19 Strategy Pits Young and Old Against Each Other
Ameya Tripathi
For the Tories, retaining power is far more important than managing the pandemic.
Don’t Believe the Bigots – Trans Rights Aren’t a Threat to Women
Ash Sarkar
The efforts of those in power to demonise marginalised communities make it harder to see things clearly.
What’s the Point of GB News?
Aaron Bastani
Andrew Neil's new channel is the culmination of every negative impulse in Britain over the last 40 years.
Ignore the Naysayers: Anti-Imperialism Will Be Central to the Socialism of the 2020s
David Wearing
There's no need for the left to back away from internationalism post-Corbyn.
Grimes is Right About Communism and AI – Kind Of
Aaron Bastani
Is the musician a fully automated luxury communist?
Students’ Unions Are Demanding a Covid-19 Discount. They Should Be Demanding Much More
Sarah Cundy
Students aren’t consumers who’ve been mis-sold a product.
It Isn’t Mental Health ‘Wokeness’ That’s Getting to Piers Morgan – It’s Fear of His Own Irrelevance
Ash Sarkar
Naomi Osaka has probably never even heard of him (we’re jealous).
Cummings’ Inquiry Hearing Was a Chance for Centrists To Do What They Do Best: Rehabilitate Rightwingers
Jamie Medwell
A few mea culpas later and all is forgiven and forgotten.
Attacks on the Arts Are Part of the Tories’ Culture War
Chardine Taylor-Stone
By cutting funding for arts subjects at universities, the Tories could be about to immiserate Britain's arts and culture industry for a generation.
Four Antisemites Won’t Stop Me Supporting Palestine
Rivkah Brown
If Jewish solidarity withers in the face of a few bigots, it is no solidarity at all.
Post-Brexit ‘Global Britain’ is Becoming a Threat to International Security
David Wearing
The government's agenda for British foreign relations is going to make us and the rest of the world a lot less safe.
Keir Starmer Is Now the Worst Person, at the Worst Moment, to Lead the Labour Party
Aaron Bastani
It almost looks like Starmer doesn't actually want to be prime minister.
Everybody is Doing Identity Politics, Even If They Think They’re Not
Ash Sarkar
Merely referring to 'the working class' every ten seconds can’t conjure a shared political identity.
It’s Win or Die for Scottish Labour. So Why Is the Party Fighting to Lose?
Finn Smyth & Coll McCail
Anas Sarwar's charisma may not be enough to bring the party back from the brink today.
Johnson’s Government is Rotten to the Core – But Does It Even Matter?
Samuel Earle
Tory corruption scandals don't make other parties seem more appealing – they just evaporate faith in the system itself.
BuzzFeed News Wanted to Be Radical – Instead It Was Mainstream Media With Listicles
Justin Schlosberg
The news brand’s failure wasn’t the result of “market forces”, but of uncritical journalism.
Labour Wants to Win Back the Working Class. The Problem Is It Has No Idea Who They Are
Joe Bilsborough
The Tories get class formation. Starmer’s Labour doesn’t.