Opinion: The Police Bill Just Got Even Worse
Sam Knights
The police bill was already an attack on democracy. Now the government is trying to rush through last-minute amendments to criminalise protest even further. Sam Knights explains.
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Opinion: University Students, Get Your Asses on the Picket Line
Zac Larkham
The ongoing UCU strikes have had a mixed reception from students. But learning conditions depend on the strikes' success, writes student organiser Zac Larkham.
Analysis: Young British Filmmakers Are Throwing Out the Kitchen Sink
Joel Blackledge
British cinema has used gritty realism to portray proletarian life. With Conservative education policy restricting access to the film establishment, young filmmakers are pushing past tradition with whatever they have available.
Opinion: The Government’s New Depression Treatments Are a Scam
Paul Atkinson
The government’s 'progressive' new depression treatment plan, which involves fewer antidepressants and more talking therapy, is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, writes Paul Atkinson.
Opinion: How to Navigate Britain’s Broken Trans Healthcare System
OS Warren
You wait five years for a gender identity clinic appointment and once you’re in, it’s a nightmare. OS Warren offers strategies for navigating our punitive trans healthcare system.
Report: Should Bosses Pay for Workers’ Travel Home Late at Night?
Polly Smythe
A hotel worker in Glasgow was sexually assaulted walking home from a late-night shift. Now she’s fighting for late-night travel funding for staff. Polly Smythe reports.
Opinion: Sajid Javid Wants Us to Believe Oximeters Create Racism
Shanice McBean
Last week the health secretary launched an investigation into racial bias in medical technologies. It's certainly easier than investigating the real reasons for disproportionate Black deaths during the pandemic, writes Shanice McBean.
Analysis: The Hostile Environment is Making Migrants Vulnerable to HIV
James Greig
Until the government ends the hostile environment, which deters migrants from accessing vital healthcare, its plan to end HIV transmission by 2030 is a pipedream. James Greig reports.
Opinion: Coronavirus Isn’t Going Anywhere
James Meadway
The Omicron variant is just the latest reminder that Covid-19 is here to stay. The left must strategise accordingly, writes James Meadway.
Opinion: The Omicron Variant Shows Big Pharma Won’t End the Pandemic
Tim Bierley
The development of Covid-19 vaccines was a huge boost for the pharmaceutical industry’s reputation. But the arrival of the Omicron variant makes it clearer than ever that a big pharma-led response to the pandemic won’t work, writes Tim Bierley.
Analysis: Maduro Keeps Winning in Venezuela
Ricardo Vaz
Maduro swept the votes at last week’s “mega-elections”. Yet until Biden lifts sanctions that have killed over 40,000 Venezuelans to date, he'll struggle to get the country back on track.
Opinion: Islamophobia Isn’t Ingrained in British Culture – It’s Fed to Us From the Top
Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana expected anti-Muslim hatred when she became an MP. She also knew exactly who’d be whipping it up. A new report proves her right.
Analysis: When It Comes to Drug Laws, Britain is a World Loser
Kojo Koram
Britain likes to think of itself as a world leader on pretty much everything. But when it comes to drug policy, we couldn't be further behind, writes Kojo Koram.
Analysis: The Latin American Left is Ready for 2022
Pablo Navarrete
As Chile races towards an electoral showdown, Pablo Navarrete surveys the struggles of Latin America's resurgent left.
Opinion: Is Welsh Labour Really All That?
Jack Kellam
This week’s Senedd deal is evidence of ‘clear red water’ between UK and Welsh Labour, according to some socialists outside of Wales. But a closer look at Welsh Labour’s record shows the left should put its hope for radical reform in movements beyond the party, argues Jack Kellam.
Opinion: We, Goldsmiths Staff, Are Striking for the Future of Our Universities
Goldsmiths UCU Finance Working Group
When a new warden was appointed at Goldsmiths in 2019, she promised to continue the university’s ‘progressive’ legacy. Two years later, she faces massive industrial action. A group of striking workers explain.
Report: For As Long As the DWP Has Been Killing People, Disabled Activists Have Been Fighting Back
China Mills
Welfare reform is fatal. Disabled people have been telling us this for years. For researcher China Mills, what started as an investigation into welfare deaths, developed into a timeline of resistance.
Opinion: To Solve Britain’s Mental Health Crisis, We Must Fundamentally Change Society
Mark Brown
Progressives still wishfully think that upping budgets will solve the problem. We need to think much, much bigger, writes mental health journalist Mark Brown.