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Opinion: The Greek Left Had One Chance and Blew It

Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou

The leader of Greece’s main leftwing political party resigned on Thursday following a catastrophic general election defeat. That’s what happens when you promise revolution and deliver a whole lot of nothing, writes Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou.

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Analysis: Stop Sexing Up the Spy Cops Scandal, Say Victims

Rivkah Brown

The media’s prurient obsession with women's trauma has ensured the inquiry is a depoliticised dead-end, writes Rivkah Brown.

Opinion: UK-Based Trans Writers Are Cutting Through the Noise

McKenzie Wark

This may be ‘terf island’, but UK-based trans writers are making a huge contribution to Anglophone trans culture, writes McKenzie Wark.

Report: Charity Boss Apologises After ‘Enraged Rant’ at Union Reps

Polly Smythe

St Mungo’s CEO Emma Haddad had a ‘meltdown’ and told union reps that talk of stronger financial governance was ‘absolute crap’.

Antifascists opposing a Turning Point UK drag story time protest outside the Honor Oak pub, south London. Trans Safety Network

Report: Turning Point UK Questions Inanimate Object After Bloodshed at Demonstration

Simon Childs

After an antifascist activist was beaten and bloodied while protesting a Turning Point UK rally, the rightwing group asked the 'burning' question: ‘why did they have a red pen in their pocket?’

a woman stands holding a sign saying 'honk if your rent is too high'

Analysis: Polls Show Even Tories Hate Landlords

Ell Folan

Four in 10 Tory voters say ALAB, writes Ell Folan, while 71% of the country thinks landlords who commit housing offences should be jailed.

A man in military uniform takes a swing at poppy plants in a field with a background of mountains

Feature: The Taliban’s War on Opium Could Have Disastrous Effects

Niko Vorobyov

Last April, Afghanistan’s new government announced a ban on poppy cultivation. With the country supplying 86% of the world’s opium, it's likely to push addicts towards stronger and more dangerous highs. Niko Vorobyov reports.

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Feature: The Hidden Racism That Turned a Nazi Concentration Camp Into a Detention Centre for Muslims

Arun Kundnani

In 1943, Arun Kundnani’s grandfather was detained in a Nazi concentration camp. Today, the site is divided between a memorial and a detention centre where Muslims are mentally tortured.

Analysis: Britain Already Has Its Own Climate Refugees

Nicholas Beuret

Along England’s coast, people are being forced to move because of climate breakdown.

A firefighter cries in front of white vans with plumes of smoke from a wildfire in the background

Opinion: Losing Your Mind Is a Proportionate Response to the Climate Crisis

Charlie Hertzog Young

Those who buckle in the face of climate collapse are entirely in tune with reality, writes Charlie Hertzog Young.

St Mungo's workers on a picket line. @SMUnite on Twitter

Report: Striking Workers Say Homeless Charity Has Lost Its Way

Polly Smythe

Workers at St Mungo’s have announced an indefinite strike over pay, and have spoken out against burn-out, spiraling executive pay, and dodgy deals with the home office. Polly Smythe reports.

tubs of formula milk with security tags on them

Feature: Parents Are Having to Steal Formula Milk. Make It Free Again

Sarah Woolley

National Milk fed 85% of British babies in 1974. As £19 formula pushes parents to desperation, why aren’t we bringing it back? Sarah Woolley reports.

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Report: Barbican Forced to Apologise for Silencing Palestinians

Rivkah Brown

BREAKING: The Barbican cultural centre has apologised after one of its staffers advised a Palestinian speaker to avoid talking at length about Palestine – an intervention it has since described as “unacceptable”. Rivkah Brown reports.

A woman wearing a white short-sleeved blouse, a white facemask and red headband holds a brown placard on which the country of Panama is sketched out with the word 'Corrupcion' (Spanish for 'Corruption') written above it

Report: Panama’s Workers Forced the Government to Negotiate Live on TV. What Was the Point?

Octavio García Soto

Last year, workers in the world’s sixth most unequal country dragged the state to the negotiating table - and won caps on fuel and food prices. Now, many are accusing the state of brazenly abandoning its promises. Octavio García Soto reports.

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Opinion: 100 Children Were Trapped on a Sinking Ship and the Greek Coastguard Did Nothing for Hours. As a Firefighter, I’m Disgusted

Brendan Woodhouse

When on Monday a migrant boat began to sink in the Ionian Sea, the Greek coastguard did nothing – in fact, there's evidence they may have caused the deadly shipwreck. They’re a stain on rescue services, writes firefighter Brendan Woodhouse.

Opinion: Humza Yousaf is Playing a Dangerous Game

Jonathon Shafi

In the wake of Nicola Sturgeon’s arrest, Humza Yousaf has told his MSPs to stand by the former leader or quit the SNP. It could be a grave mistake, writes Jonathon Shafi.

Opinion: Banning Puberty Blockers Won’t Stop Young People Taking Them

Vic Parsons

NHS England’s plan to stop providing puberty blockers to trans teenagers will only force people to get them via illicit means, argues Vic Parsons.

Opinion: Centrist Influencers Are Dying Out

Aaron Bastani

The left has ideas and material conditions on its side. The right has money. The centre, meanwhile, has no plan for reproducing itself, argues Aaron Bastani.

Opinion: The Greek Left Had One Chance and Blew It

Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou

Analysis: Stop Sexing Up the Spy Cops Scandal, Say Victims

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: UK-Based Trans Writers Are Cutting Through the Noise

McKenzie Wark

Report: Charity Boss Apologises After ‘Enraged Rant’ at Union Reps

Polly Smythe

Analysis: Polls Show Even Tories Hate Landlords

Ell Folan

Feature: The Taliban’s War on Opium Could Have Disastrous Effects

Niko Vorobyov

Feature: The Hidden Racism That Turned a Nazi Concentration Camp Into a Detention Centre for Muslims

Arun Kundnani

Analysis: Britain Already Has Its Own Climate Refugees

Nicholas Beuret

Opinion: Losing Your Mind Is a Proportionate Response to the Climate Crisis

Charlie Hertzog Young

Feature: Parents Are Having to Steal Formula Milk. Make It Free Again

Sarah Woolley

Report: Barbican Forced to Apologise for Silencing Palestinians

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: 100 Children Were Trapped on a Sinking Ship and the Greek Coastguard Did Nothing for Hours. As a Firefighter, I’m Disgusted

Brendan Woodhouse

Opinion: Humza Yousaf is Playing a Dangerous Game

Jonathon Shafi

Opinion: Banning Puberty Blockers Won’t Stop Young People Taking Them

Vic Parsons

Opinion: Centrist Influencers Are Dying Out

Aaron Bastani

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Opinion: The Greek Left Had One Chance and Blew It

Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou

Analysis: Stop Sexing Up the Spy Cops Scandal, Say Victims

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: UK-Based Trans Writers Are Cutting Through the Noise

McKenzie Wark

Report: Charity Boss Apologises After ‘Enraged Rant’ at Union Reps

Polly Smythe

Report: Turning Point UK Questions Inanimate Object After Bloodshed at Demonstration

Simon Childs

Analysis: Polls Show Even Tories Hate Landlords

Ell Folan

Feature: The Taliban’s War on Opium Could Have Disastrous Effects

Niko Vorobyov

Feature: The Hidden Racism That Turned a Nazi Concentration Camp Into a Detention Centre for Muslims

Arun Kundnani

Analysis: Britain Already Has Its Own Climate Refugees

Nicholas Beuret

Opinion: Losing Your Mind Is a Proportionate Response to the Climate Crisis

Charlie Hertzog Young

Report: Striking Workers Say Homeless Charity Has Lost Its Way

Polly Smythe

Feature: Parents Are Having to Steal Formula Milk. Make It Free Again

Sarah Woolley

Report: Barbican Forced to Apologise for Silencing Palestinians

Rivkah Brown

Report: Panama’s Workers Forced the Government to Negotiate Live on TV. What Was the Point?

Octavio García Soto

Opinion: 100 Children Were Trapped on a Sinking Ship and the Greek Coastguard Did Nothing for Hours. As a Firefighter, I’m Disgusted

Brendan Woodhouse

Opinion: Humza Yousaf is Playing a Dangerous Game

Jonathon Shafi

Opinion: Banning Puberty Blockers Won’t Stop Young People Taking Them

Vic Parsons

Opinion: Centrist Influencers Are Dying Out

Aaron Bastani

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