Report: Inside the Volunteer Networks Sustaining Ukraine
by Volodya Vagner
Putin claimed there was no Ukrainian nation. Well, there certainly is one now. Volodya Vagner reports from Lviv on the massive popular mobilisation the war has prompted.
Articles
Interview: We Asked Post-Soviet Leftists What the Western Left Is Getting Wrong on Ukraine
by 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.
Analysis: The Tories Expect Massive Public Demands on the Cost of Living Crisis. Why Aren’t We Making Them?
by James Meadway
Rishi Sunak knows his spring statement was a failure and is already bracing for pushback. Let’s exploit his weakness, writes James Meadway.
Report: How We Won: The Live-In Nannies Who Fought Against £1 an Hour Pay
by Sophie K Rosa
This month au pairs and other live-in domestic workers in the UK won a historic victory: the overturning of an exemption which makes it legal to pay so-called ‘family workers’ as little as £1 an hour. Sophie K Rosa reports.
Opinion: You Can Have Schooling or You Can Have Policing. You Can’t Have Both
by Khadijah Anabah
The case of Child Q proves that education is incompatible with the carceral state, argues Khadijah Anabah.
Report: P&O Ferries is the Tip of the Iceberg When It Comes to Exploitation at Sea
by Sally Howard
Racial hierarchies, sexual aggression, 75p wages: the P&O Ferries scandal is entirely in keeping with the outrageously exploitative cruise industry. Sally Howard reports.
Analysis: How Striking Lecturers Won Their Students’ Support
by Alessio Koliulis
On the final day of UCU strikes, academic Alessio Koliulis reflects on the rebuilding of staff-student solidarity.
Opinion: How Long Can Faith in ‘Market Solutions’ Survive?
by Aaron Bastani
Britain is facing the biggest fall in living standards since records began, and neither Labour nor the Tories know what to do about it, argues Aaron Bastani. The question is: how long can faith in ‘market solutions’ continue?
Opinion: Is Zelenskyy Cracking Down on the Ukrainian Left?
by Volodya Vagner
Novara Media spoke to Vitaliy Dudin, head of the Ukrainian democratic socialist organisation the Social Movement, about Zelenskyy's suspension of Ukrainian opposition parties and what it means for the country's left.
Opinion: Putin Didn’t Create the Cost of Living Crisis
by Ell Folan
Amid skyrocketing energy bills and regressive tax hikes, rightwing commentators have found an easy scapegoat in Ukraine. Yet the crisis long preceded Putin’s invasion, Ell Folan explains.
Analysis: What Would It Take for Putin to Stop the War?
by Paul Rogers
Ask what it would take for the Russian president to end his assault on Ukraine and you risk being accused of Putin apologism. But it's a question we urgently need to answer, writes peace studies professor Paul Rogers.
Opinion: Self-Help Culture Is a Lie – But Its Opposite Is Just As Bogus
by Daisy Schofield
Kim Kardashian says get off your ass and work. Fail, says Elizabeth Day – but only if failure fuels further success. Daisy Schofield looks at our maddening inability to think beyond self-improvement.
Long Read: The Wages for Housework Campaign Is As Relevant As Ever
by Sophie K Rosa
It may have started in the 1970s, but the 'wages for housework' campaign is just as relevant today. Sophie K Rosa speaks with some of its organisers about its lasting impact and why today's feminist movement should be taking notes.
Opinion: Britain Has Never Been Welcoming to Refugees
by Daniel Sohege
From Russia's war with Ukraine to the second world war, the nostalgic myth of Britain being welcoming to refugees is exactly that; a myth. Daniel Sohege explains.
Long Read: What Will It Take for the Climate Movement to Win?
by Nicholas Beuret
Everything we’re doing to tackle the climate crisis is failing. In order to make real progress, we need to build blockades, argues Nicholas Beuret.
Opinion: Now Could Be Keir Starmer’s Moment If Only He’d Back the Unions
by Tom Peters
Russia-schmoozing Tories and a cost of living crisis have presented the Labour leader with yet another open goal. The problem is, he’s too busy attacking workers to take it, writes Tom Peters.
Opinion: Stop Using Disabled People As an Excuse Not to Ban Cars in Cities
by Charlie Hertzog Young
Accessible solutions to car-free cities are out there. We just need to care enough about disabled people to implement them, writes Charlie Hertzog Young.
Opinion: Russia’s War Will Make the Cost of Living Crisis Even Worse
by James Meadway
Our living standards are already falling. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could lead them to plummet. James Meadway explains.