Analysis: Sri Lanka is Being Held Hostage By Its President
by Amita Arudpragasam
As protesters mark more than 50 days of demonstrations, their key demand remains unmet: Gotabaya Rajapaksa has not resigned.
Articles
Opinion: Monkeypox is Giving Us Another Lesson in Medical Stigma
by Dr Melissa Chowdhury and Dr Rita Issa
If we don’t learn the lessons of Covid-19 and the HIV/Aids epidemic, each new virus will bring the same old forms of discrimination. Dr Melissa Chowdhury and Dr Rita Issa explain.
Analysis: Don’t Ignore Biden’s Shadow War
by Oliver Eagleton
With Joe Biden looking set to double down on America’s drone programme, Oliver Eagleton argues that the return to traditional warfare in Europe must not eclipse evolving modes of conflict elsewhere.
Report: Football Fans Are on the Frontline of Police Brutality
by Abi O’Connor
Violent policing of Liverpool fans in France must be viewed in the context of Hillsborough and a Europe-wide expansion of police powers, argues Abi O’Connor.
Opinion: Is Animal Agriculture As Bad As Burning Fossil Fuels?
by Aaron Bastani
The ‘right’ to eat as much meat as we want is incompatible with the right of future generations to a liveable planet. It’s time we had that conversation, argues Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: The Jubilee Bank Holiday is the Worst Deal in the World
by Moya Lothian-McLean
For a nation obsessed with getting a fair deal, rationality flies out the window when it comes to the royals, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.
Interview: A Barrister Explains Why Employment Tribunals Are a New Trans Rights Battlefield
by Moya Lothian-McLean
Individuals with ‘gender critical’ views have started bringing public cases alleging discrimination at work - against themselves. What’s going on?
Report: Helping White Refugees Gets You £350. Helping Black or Brown Ones Gets You Prison Time
by Tiara Ataii
If those crossing the Mediterranean were white, would we criminalise their rescuers? Tiara Ataii doubts it.
Opinion: We Cap Fuel Prices. Why Not Food?
by Ella Thorold
Supermarket price-gouging is pushing millions of Britons toward starvation. The solution is simple, writes Ella Thorold.
Analysis: Landlords Are Getting Off Scot-Free in the Cost of Living Crisis
by Ell Folan
From energy prices to tax hikes, everything has been blamed for the cost of living crisis: except profiteering property-owners, writes Ell Folan.
Analysis: The Tories Aren’t Banning Conversion Therapy
by VS Wells
The conversion therapy ban announced in the Queen’s speech has so many loopholes as to be virtually meaningless, writes VS Wells.
Long Read: The Next World War Could Be Over the Arctic
by James Meadway
The Arctic Council is collapsing over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, writes James Meadway, setting the stage for a geopolitical conflict of epic proportions.
Opinion: We Saved 14,000 People From Drowning in the Mediterranean—And Italy Wants to Imprison Us for It
by The Iuventa Crew
In 2017, the crew of search and rescue ship Iuventa was arrested by the Italian authorities. As their trial begins, they write about their ordeal.
Analysis: Bankers Are Driving the Wheat Price Explosion, Not the War in Ukraine
by Matteo Tiratelli
The war in Ukraine and climate breakdown have been blamed for a wheat price surge that threatens mass starvation. The truth is that financial speculation and grain-hoarding are to blame, writes Matteo Tiratelli.
Opinion: Of Course Sunak Says Inflation Can’t Be Fixed. Fixing It Would Mean Taxing Billionaires Like Him
by James Meadway
If everyone is paying more for things, but most of us aren’t earning more money, someone is pocketing the difference, writes James Meadway.
Report: ‘I’ll Have to Leave Edinburgh’: Sex Workers’ Fears After the City Bans Strip Clubs
by Polly Smythe
Edinburgh city council has imposed a ‘nil-cap’ policy on strip clubs, effectively banning them in the city. Polly Smythe spoke to sex workers about the impact the ban will have on their lives.
Opinion: What the British Media is Missing About the Rise of Sinn Féin
by Ciarán O’Rourke
In its analysis of Sinn Féin’s recent success in Northern Ireland, there’s one thing the British media is ignoring, argues Ciarán O’Rourke: the party speaks the language of social democracy.
Feature: Couriers Stunt Dalston’s Gentrification. The Police and Council Want Them Gone
by Rivkah Brown
Saturday night’s immigration raid in Dalston, north London is part of a years-long effort to cleanse the area of its brown and Black couriers. Rivkah Brown reports.