‘What Does Gentrification Mean to You?’ Asking Teenagers in Elephant and Castle
Ciaran Thapar
Youth worker Ciaran Thapar interviews the young people he works with in Elephant and Castle about gentrification in the area.
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Long Read: Climate Apocalypse Vs. Liberal Utopianism: The Arguments For and Against the End of the World
Nicholas Beuret
Over the past few days there have been a series of arguments and rebuttals around a recent New York Magazine article about impending climate catastrophe, opening a debate about what facts mean for environmental action and the politics of fear.
Solidarity at Sea: Could Facebook Help Cruise Workers Fight Back?
Miranda Hall
Cruise workers experience both some of the worst working conditions and unique barriers to collective organising. Can social media networks help crew members overcome these barriers and provide a starting point for building a movement?
Long Read: The Hairpin Drop: The Radical Origins of Pride in the UK
Emily Jessica Turner
Radical. Rebellious. Resistant. This is the real history of Pride in the UK.
Long Read: A Story of Queer Riot
Joni Cohen + Sophie Monk
"Police were barricaded inside, the queers outside, on the street. This spatial switch shows the upheaval of power in this clash. For these glorious hours, the sanctuary of the bar was no longer needed."
Welcome to Hell: A Report From the Front Line of G20
Novara Reporters
"The police don’t make arrests. They are happy to just beat anyone they can get their hands on, and then let them stumble away. Crowds gather around the paramedics. They are worried the police will attack them too. The floor is slippery with blood and phlegm."
6 Ways Monetisation Is Destroying Universities From the Inside Out
Rebecca Corningstone
Universities run like businesses. Students treated like consumers. Here's how higher education in the UK is being changed for the worse.
Beyond the Pink Tide: Trade Deals and the Future of the Anti-Globalisation Movement
Nick Dearden, Global Justice Now
The 'Pink Tide' nations have a strong history of resisting the oppressive colonial logic of international trade deals. As more equitable trade agreements like ALBA show, the anti-globalisation movement must not oppose trade itself, but focus on deals which put people before profit.
Long Read: The Struggle for Intersex Rights in Greece
Phevos Simeonidis and Thanos Aggelopoulos
As the cause of LGBTQ+ rights advances in Greece, intersex people are being left behind - victims of discrimination, violence, and religious taboo.
7 Correctives on Migration
Alex Fusco
Discussion of migration is often bogged down by lies, half truths, and narratives driven by European states' interests. Here are 7 correctives to some common falsehoods.
5 Times Student Movements Kicked Ass in the Streets
Connor Woodman
Students have precipitated some of history's most dramatic confrontations with the state and capital. Here are five of the most militant mass actions waged by student movements across the world in the 20th century.
No to Gentrification, Yes to Rent Strikes: An Interview With Toronto’s Parkdale Organize
William Neumeister
Working class renters in Toronto have been on strike since May. Here's all you need to know about their ongoing fight.
5 Reasons Macron and Merkel Aren’t Going to Save Europe
Laurence Dorman
Despite what the liberal press are saying, the EU is not marching towards a new era of prosperity thanks to Macron and Merkel. Here are five reasons why not.
Britain’s Indignant Moment? Grenfell, Neoliberalism and the New Common Sense
Javier Moreno Zacarés
The Grenfell Tower fire has been described as May's 'Katrina moment', but the grief and outrage following the disaster has also been accompanied by a tide of anti-neoliberal sentiment.
How Croydon Went Red
Julian Jackson
Here's how Tory Gavin Barwell, author of the book 'How to Win a Marginal Seat', saw his majority of just 165 overturned by Labour candidate Sarah Jones with the help of Momentum and some very dedicated campaigners.
Long Read: What Are We Talking About When We Talk About Basic Income?
Charlie Young
Basic income is not inherently progressive or regressive. Its impact depends on how it's funded, who gets it, and how much they get.
The View From West Yorkshire: 8 Lessons on Beating the Tories
Daniel Whittall
When Theresa May launched the Conservative manifesto in Halifax, the town emerged as a likely bellwether and a symbol of the Tories´aspirations. Labour ultimately won the seat convincingly, so what lessons can be learned from Halifax about how to defeat the Tories?
Long Read: Where We Go From Here
Richard Seymour
Richard Seymour, author of Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics, examines the snap election and the decline of Britain's hard centre, and argues, in the context of Labour's resurgence, where the Left must go from here.