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5 Reasons Climate Change is a Feminist Issue

Clare Hymer and Maddy Hodgson

From the murder of indigenous women fighting resource extraction to carbon footprint reduction initiatives that focus largely on the domestic sphere, climate change is a crisis that is fundamentally gendered. Here are five reasons climate change is a feminist issue.

5 Reasons Not to Be An Environmentalist

Clare Hymer and Dalia Gebrial

Narratives and strategies that frame the environment as abstracted from people and power aren't going to halt climate change. Here are five reasons not to be an environmentalist.

Long Read: The Balfour Declaration Kickstarted 100 Years of Dispossession for Arabs and Palestinians

Emmanuel Bennett

100 years after the Balfour Declaration, Israel continues to pass laws to dismantle democracy and dispossess Arabs and Palestinians.

Please Keep to the Right: the Politics of Rushing

Annie Lord

As cases of "pedestrian road rage" are reported with increasing frequency, Annie Lord explores the rise of the aggressive commuter.

Catalonia: What Happens Next?

Pablo Castaño

Yesterday the Catalan government ended weeks of speculation with a declaration of independence. As expected, Spain responded by suspending Catalan autonomy. But in a more surprising move, the PM also called a snap regional election. Pablo Castaño writes from Barcelona.

G4S is Using Art by Detainees and Prisoners to Boost Its Public Image

Joe Lo

A private security firm that runs some of the worst immigration removal centres and prisons in the country has partnered with an arts charity to put on an exhibition of work by inmates and detainees.

3 Ways You Can Build Corbynism From Below

Dave Brand, Paul Williams and Callum Cant

In the event of winning the next election, a Corbyn-led government will face attempts to bring it in line from the establishment and the capitalist class. We won't have the money or institutions to stop them at the top - the only way to win will be from below.

500 Fires in One Day: Lessons From Portugal

António Ferraz De Oliveira

Wildfires on the Iberian Atlantic coast have burnt an area of over 58,000 hectares and caused the deaths of at least 45 people. With the government downplaying accusations of mismanagement, the prevention of future catastrophes has to start with comprehensive environmental action.

Long Read: Abd Elsalam Died to Keep Global Capital on the Move

Marion Jones & Arianna T.

Exploiting workers in the logistics sector keeps global capital on the move. Migrant workers in Italy are fighting against precarious conditions - sometimes with deadly results.

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3 Ways We Must Rethink Mental Health in the Workplace

Luke Dukinfield

Tuesday was World Mental Health Day, and this year’s theme was ‘mental health in the workplace’. But while we've seen much chat of ‘talking about it’ and ‘breaking the taboo’, the relationship between work and mental health itself is rarely called into question.

Long Read: Will Corbyn Face Another IMF Crisis?

Adam Blanden

The folk devil of a profligate Labour party frittering away the nation's wealth remains embedded in the British unconscious. But these fears are the results of confusion over two questions – what really happened during the IMF crisis, and is it in any way comparable to the position a Labour government would find itself in today?

The Absolute Corbyn: Challenges Ahead

Jeremy Gilbert

In this edited extract from 'The Corbyn Effect' (ed. Mark Perryman), Jeremy Gilbert considers the diverse constituencies to be bridged both inside and outside the Labour party if Corbyn's project is to stand any chance of transcending neoliberalism.

How Memes Are Spreading ‘Acid Corbynism’

Ina Fever

Pro-Corbyn memes just can't stop spreading good vibes and challenging the limits of what's politically possible. Here's how they do it.

Theresa May’s ‘British Dream’ Is Already Dead

Aaron Bastani

Yesterday Theresa May outlined her vision for the 'British dream' in an attempt to make the dregs of her premiership mean something. What does it mean? So far, declining wages and rising debt, writes Aaron Bastani.

What You Don’t Know About Bernie Sanders’ Foreign Policy

Ali Naraghi

Bernie Sanders often gets critiqued from the Left and Right of the Democrat Party for not having a fleshed out vision for foreign policy - but is this really the case?

May’s Narrow Horizons on Housing Fail to Look Reality in the Face

Nathan Akehurst

Theresa May is talking about slightly cheaper mortgage deposits at a time when many of us are struggling to afford rental deposits. Instead of throwing money at Help to Buy, we need a radical vision for solving the housing crisis.

Funding for London’s BME Refuges Slashed by Half in 7 Years

Niamh McIntyre

EXCLUSIVE: New data released to Novara Media shows BME women's refuges in London lost between 45% and 52% of their council funding between 2009 and 2016 - much more than was lost by generic services in the same period.

A Vote for Independence (from Fear and Intolerance)

Jordi Molina

The referendum has been declared illegal by the Spanish government, Catalan officials have been arrested, and there's doubt over whether a vote on independence will resolve the country's political conflict. But today, in spite of everything, Catalonia will go to the polls.

5 Reasons Climate Change is a Feminist Issue

Clare Hymer and Maddy Hodgson

5 Reasons Not to Be An Environmentalist

Clare Hymer and Dalia Gebrial

Long Read: The Balfour Declaration Kickstarted 100 Years of Dispossession for Arabs and Palestinians

Emmanuel Bennett

Please Keep to the Right: the Politics of Rushing

Annie Lord

Catalonia: What Happens Next?

Pablo Castaño

G4S is Using Art by Detainees and Prisoners to Boost Its Public Image

Joe Lo

3 Ways You Can Build Corbynism From Below

Dave Brand, Paul Williams and Callum Cant

500 Fires in One Day: Lessons From Portugal

António Ferraz De Oliveira

Long Read: Abd Elsalam Died to Keep Global Capital on the Move

Marion Jones & Arianna T.

3 Ways We Must Rethink Mental Health in the Workplace

Luke Dukinfield

Long Read: Will Corbyn Face Another IMF Crisis?

Adam Blanden

The Absolute Corbyn: Challenges Ahead

Jeremy Gilbert

How Memes Are Spreading ‘Acid Corbynism’

Ina Fever

Theresa May’s ‘British Dream’ Is Already Dead

Aaron Bastani

What You Don’t Know About Bernie Sanders’ Foreign Policy

Ali Naraghi

Funding for London’s BME Refuges Slashed by Half in 7 Years

Niamh McIntyre

A Vote for Independence (from Fear and Intolerance)

Jordi Molina

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5 Reasons Climate Change is a Feminist Issue

Clare Hymer and Maddy Hodgson

5 Reasons Not to Be An Environmentalist

Clare Hymer and Dalia Gebrial

Long Read: The Balfour Declaration Kickstarted 100 Years of Dispossession for Arabs and Palestinians

Emmanuel Bennett

Please Keep to the Right: the Politics of Rushing

Annie Lord

Catalonia: What Happens Next?

Pablo Castaño

G4S is Using Art by Detainees and Prisoners to Boost Its Public Image

Joe Lo

3 Ways You Can Build Corbynism From Below

Dave Brand, Paul Williams and Callum Cant

500 Fires in One Day: Lessons From Portugal

António Ferraz De Oliveira

Long Read: Abd Elsalam Died to Keep Global Capital on the Move

Marion Jones & Arianna T.

3 Ways We Must Rethink Mental Health in the Workplace

Luke Dukinfield

Long Read: Will Corbyn Face Another IMF Crisis?

Adam Blanden

The Absolute Corbyn: Challenges Ahead

Jeremy Gilbert

How Memes Are Spreading ‘Acid Corbynism’

Ina Fever

Theresa May’s ‘British Dream’ Is Already Dead

Aaron Bastani

What You Don’t Know About Bernie Sanders’ Foreign Policy

Ali Naraghi

May’s Narrow Horizons on Housing Fail to Look Reality in the Face

Nathan Akehurst

Funding for London’s BME Refuges Slashed by Half in 7 Years

Niamh McIntyre

A Vote for Independence (from Fear and Intolerance)

Jordi Molina

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