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Opinion: Why I Was Wrong to Write Off Extinction Rebellion in 2018

Chris Saltmarsh

In 2018, Chris Saltmarsh penned a controversial column for Novara Media explaining why he wouldn’t be joining Extinction Rebellion. Three years later he reconsiders his view in light of progress made inside the organisation.

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Opinion: Sex Worker Rights Are Disability Rights

Sophie K Rosa

Tired debates about disability and sex work too often focus on the morality of a disabled man buying sex. Why aren’t we talking about disabled sex workers? Sophie K Rosa reports.

Report: Chile Was the Birthplace of Neoliberalism. This Election Could Bury It

Michael Chessum

An unprecedented social eruption rocked Chile’s post-Pinochet consensus in 2019. With a new constitution set to be drafted, the presidential election has polarised between far-left and resurgent fascism. Michael Chessum reports.

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Opinion: Disabled People Don’t Want the Right to Die – We Want the Right to Live

Penny Pepper

Assisted suicide bills like the one currently in parliament hinge on the idea of choice. But in our age of perma-austerity, we should question who gets to make what choices, writes disability rights activist Penny Pepper.

Opinion: How to Solve the Cost of Living Crisis? Pay Rises, Now!

James Meadway

With inflation in the UK hitting a ten-year high, a significant squeeze on living standards lies ahead, writes James Meadway. The most obvious way to stop this is to pay workers more.

Opinion: Britain’s Inhumane Benefits System Is Giving People PTSD

Jay Watts

The psychological violence of welfare applications is destroying our mental health - and an increasingly two-tier benefits system won’t help, writes clinical psychologist Jay Watts.

Opinion: The West Botched Cop26, Then Blamed China

Aaron Bastani

During Cop26 alone, the EU backed new oil and gas projects worth €13 bn. While Western commentators blame India and China for the conference failure, the West is the real climate culprit, argues Aaron Bastani.

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Opinion: In Keir Starmer’s Anti-Racist Universe, Palestinians Don’t Count

Barnaby Raine

The Labour leader’s anti-Palestinian racism is classic colonialism with a contemporary twist, argues Barnaby Raine.

Opinion: Yes, Mental Health Counts As Disability

Micha Frazer-Carroll

Even people who live with mental distress are often reluctant to recognise it as disability, writes Micha Frazer-Carroll. But doing so could help us understand that many of our problems are caused by the way in which society is constructed - and to organise together to change it.

Opinion: So What’s the Problem With Peter Singer?

Lucy Burke

The work of utilitarian philosopher Peter Singer contributes to a culture in which the value of disabled peoples’ lives is viewed as a matter for debate rather than a given. A failure to recognise this reflects a broader failure to engage meaningfully with disability activism, writes Lucy Burke.

Report: Our Toxic Work Culture Isn’t Just Harming Disabled People – It’s Harming Everyone

Sophie K Rosa

Resisting exploitative workplaces is crucial, but we need to go further - by challenging the obligation to work at all. Disabled activists can show us how. Sophie K Rosa reports.

Opinion: Disability Politics Are Anticapitalist Politics

Ellen Clifford

Impairments aren’t what make us disabled, our profit-driven society is, writes disabled activist Ellen Clifford.

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Report: How Europe’s Migrant Crisis Reached the Canary Islands

Eoghan Gilmartin & Tommy Greene

As the world watches the volcanic eruption and tourists return, the Canary Islands have become the latest frontier of Europe’s war on migrants. Tommy Greene and Eoghan Gilmartin report.

Opinion: Vaccine Passports Are Still an Awful Idea

James Meadway

With coronavirus cases rising, the government could still introduce vaccine passports in England - a decision that comes with major implications for our privacy and freedom, writes James Meadway.

Opinion: Union Jacks and Churchill Quotes Won’t Save Insulate Britain

Blyth Brentnall

Insulate Britain's comms strategy aims to enter "the Right’s side of the culture war". But nationalist parochialism will alienate many social housing residents while doing little to blunt the anger of motorists, argues Blyth Brentnall.

Report: For Glasgow’s Striking Refuse Workers, Social and Climate Justice Are Inseparable

Refuse workers in Glasgow went on strike during Cop26 to demand better pay and working conditions, shining a light on the vital role they play in the fight to protect our environment - and they're ready to strike again.

Analysis: The Gas Crisis Is Exposing the Lie in Britain’s Decarbonisation Strategy

Lauren Van Schaik

With fossil fuel dependence impacting both our wallets and our thermostats, more of us may start to see through the Tories’ counterfeit decarbonisation strategy, which has swapped out coal for natural gas, writes Lauren Van Schaik.

Opinion: Cop26 Is Little More Than a Cop-out

Ell Folan

World leaders have once again gathered at COP and promised action. But they’ll go home and do virtually nothing. These climate gatherings aren’t fit for purpose - and won’t be until politicians start taking responsibility instead of shifting the blame.

Opinion: Why I Was Wrong to Write Off Extinction Rebellion in 2018

Chris Saltmarsh

Opinion: Sex Worker Rights Are Disability Rights

Sophie K Rosa

Report: Chile Was the Birthplace of Neoliberalism. This Election Could Bury It

Michael Chessum

Opinion: Disabled People Don’t Want the Right to Die – We Want the Right to Live

Penny Pepper

Opinion: How to Solve the Cost of Living Crisis? Pay Rises, Now!

James Meadway

Opinion: Britain’s Inhumane Benefits System Is Giving People PTSD

Jay Watts

Opinion: The West Botched Cop26, Then Blamed China

Aaron Bastani

Opinion: In Keir Starmer’s Anti-Racist Universe, Palestinians Don’t Count

Barnaby Raine

Opinion: So What’s the Problem With Peter Singer?

Lucy Burke

Report: Our Toxic Work Culture Isn’t Just Harming Disabled People – It’s Harming Everyone

Sophie K Rosa

Report: How Europe’s Migrant Crisis Reached the Canary Islands

Eoghan Gilmartin & Tommy Greene

Opinion: Vaccine Passports Are Still an Awful Idea

James Meadway

Opinion: Union Jacks and Churchill Quotes Won’t Save Insulate Britain

Blyth Brentnall

Report: For Glasgow’s Striking Refuse Workers, Social and Climate Justice Are Inseparable

Ella Glover

Analysis: The Gas Crisis Is Exposing the Lie in Britain’s Decarbonisation Strategy

Lauren Van Schaik

Opinion: Cop26 Is Little More Than a Cop-out

Ell Folan

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Opinion: Why I Was Wrong to Write Off Extinction Rebellion in 2018

Chris Saltmarsh

Opinion: Sex Worker Rights Are Disability Rights

Sophie K Rosa

Report: Chile Was the Birthplace of Neoliberalism. This Election Could Bury It

Michael Chessum

Opinion: Disabled People Don’t Want the Right to Die – We Want the Right to Live

Penny Pepper

Opinion: How to Solve the Cost of Living Crisis? Pay Rises, Now!

James Meadway

Opinion: Britain’s Inhumane Benefits System Is Giving People PTSD

Jay Watts

Opinion: The West Botched Cop26, Then Blamed China

Aaron Bastani

Opinion: In Keir Starmer’s Anti-Racist Universe, Palestinians Don’t Count

Barnaby Raine

Opinion: Yes, Mental Health Counts As Disability

Micha Frazer-Carroll

Opinion: So What’s the Problem With Peter Singer?

Lucy Burke

Report: Our Toxic Work Culture Isn’t Just Harming Disabled People – It’s Harming Everyone

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: Disability Politics Are Anticapitalist Politics

Ellen Clifford

Report: How Europe’s Migrant Crisis Reached the Canary Islands

Eoghan Gilmartin & Tommy Greene

Opinion: Vaccine Passports Are Still an Awful Idea

James Meadway

Opinion: Union Jacks and Churchill Quotes Won’t Save Insulate Britain

Blyth Brentnall

Report: For Glasgow’s Striking Refuse Workers, Social and Climate Justice Are Inseparable

Ella Glover

Analysis: The Gas Crisis Is Exposing the Lie in Britain’s Decarbonisation Strategy

Lauren Van Schaik

Opinion: Cop26 Is Little More Than a Cop-out

Ell Folan

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