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Report: P&O Ferries is the Tip of the Iceberg When It Comes to Exploitation at Sea

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

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?

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?

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.

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Opinion: Putin Didn’t Create the Cost of Living Crisis

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.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a presentation of a joint statement with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi after their delegation level talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, October 5, 2018

Analysis: What Would It Take for Putin to Stop the War?

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.

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Opinion: Self-Help Culture Is a Lie – But Its Opposite Is Just As Bogus

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

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

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?

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

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

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

James Meadway

Our living standards are already falling. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could lead them to plummet. James Meadway explains.

Report: The Met Could Be Sued Over Its Racist Gang Database

Sophie K Rosa

A Black musician, with the help of legal advocacy groups, is trying to take the Met to court over its discriminatory watchlist of young people supposedly involved in ‘gangs’. Sophie K Rosa reports.

Opinion: Can the Right Just Believe in Climate Science Already?

Joe Duffy

Tory MPs and Nigel Farage’s new anti-net zero political movement are ushering in a new form of climate denialism with the claims that climate policies cause a decline in living standards. Joe Duffy explains.

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Opinion: The Tories Want to Increase Military Spending During a Cost of Living Crisis

James Meadway

As rising military spending starts to put pressure on domestic public services, we must reject the idea that ordinary people should shoulder the cost of war and other crises, writes James Meadway.

Report: Staff Are Occupying Northern Ireland’s Only Women’s Hostel to Stop It Being Shut Down

Anna Cafolla

Regina Coeli House, Northern Ireland’s only women-only hostel, is facing imminent closure. Its staff, however, aren’t having it. Anna Cafolla reports.

Opinion: NFTs Are Just the Latest Example of Rich People Loving Ugly Shit

Rachel Connolly

Rich people have always bought ugly stuff, writes Rachel Connolly - it's what you do when you have more money than sense. The fact that normal people do too is the real mystery.

Report: P&O Ferries is the Tip of the Iceberg When It Comes to Exploitation at Sea

Sally Howard

Analysis: How Striking Lecturers Won Their Students’ Support

Alessio Koliulis

Opinion: How Long Can Faith in ‘Market Solutions’ Survive?

Aaron Bastani

Opinion: Is Zelenskyy Cracking Down on the Ukrainian Left?

Volodya Vagner

Opinion: Putin Didn’t Create the Cost of Living Crisis

Ell Folan

Analysis: What Would It Take for Putin to Stop the War?

Paul Rogers

Long Read: The Wages for Housework Campaign Is As Relevant As Ever

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: Britain Has Never Been Welcoming to Refugees

Daniel Sohege

Long Read: What Will It Take for the Climate Movement to Win?

Nicholas Beuret

Opinion: Now Could Be Keir Starmer’s Moment If Only He’d Back the Unions

Tom Peters

Opinion: Stop Using Disabled People As an Excuse Not to Ban Cars in Cities

Charlie Hertzog Young

Opinion: Russia’s War Will Make the Cost of Living Crisis Even Worse

James Meadway

Report: The Met Could Be Sued Over Its Racist Gang Database

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: Can the Right Just Believe in Climate Science Already?

Joe Duffy

Opinion: The Tories Want to Increase Military Spending During a Cost of Living Crisis

James Meadway

Report: Staff Are Occupying Northern Ireland’s Only Women’s Hostel to Stop It Being Shut Down

Anna Cafolla

Opinion: NFTs Are Just the Latest Example of Rich People Loving Ugly Shit

Rachel Connolly

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Report: P&O Ferries is the Tip of the Iceberg When It Comes to Exploitation at Sea

Sally Howard

Analysis: How Striking Lecturers Won Their Students’ Support

Alessio Koliulis

Opinion: How Long Can Faith in ‘Market Solutions’ Survive?

Aaron Bastani

Opinion: Is Zelenskyy Cracking Down on the Ukrainian Left?

Volodya Vagner

Opinion: Putin Didn’t Create the Cost of Living Crisis

Ell Folan

Analysis: What Would It Take for Putin to Stop the War?

Paul Rogers

Opinion: Self-Help Culture Is a Lie – But Its Opposite Is Just As Bogus

Daisy Schofield

Long Read: The Wages for Housework Campaign Is As Relevant As Ever

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: Britain Has Never Been Welcoming to Refugees

Daniel Sohege

Long Read: What Will It Take for the Climate Movement to Win?

Nicholas Beuret

Opinion: Now Could Be Keir Starmer’s Moment If Only He’d Back the Unions

Tom Peters

Opinion: Stop Using Disabled People As an Excuse Not to Ban Cars in Cities

Charlie Hertzog Young

Opinion: Russia’s War Will Make the Cost of Living Crisis Even Worse

James Meadway

Report: The Met Could Be Sued Over Its Racist Gang Database

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: Can the Right Just Believe in Climate Science Already?

Joe Duffy

Opinion: The Tories Want to Increase Military Spending During a Cost of Living Crisis

James Meadway

Report: Staff Are Occupying Northern Ireland’s Only Women’s Hostel to Stop It Being Shut Down

Anna Cafolla

Opinion: NFTs Are Just the Latest Example of Rich People Loving Ugly Shit

Rachel Connolly

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