Following the state-sanctioned massacre of protestors in Nigeria calling for an end to police brutality, Annie Olaloku-Teriba argues that for the #EndSARS movement to succeed, it must go beyond pacifying the middle classes and recognise the relationship between institutional violence and socioeconomic disadvantage.
With tens of thousands of protestors taking to the streets every day in Thailand, Andrew MacGregor Marshall traces how the country has become a new front line in a global struggle challenging authoritarianism, inequality and restrictions of freedom of speech.
On Tuesday, following a stand-off, Downing Street imposed a tier 3 lockdown on Greater Manchester without agreeing a support package with local leaders. Aaron Bastani argues the government's contempt for regional defiance is a vestige of Britain’s imperial past.
While some suggest London is powerless in the face of Washington’s demands, the UK can - and does - stand up to the US when it wants to. When Britain accommodates and even actively collaborates with Trump, it can’t be let off the hook, argues David Wearing.
In the wake of Covid-19, governments worldwide are spending at levels unprecedented outside of wartime. But ending austerity on the Tories’ terms will not herald a new era of public munificence in the UK, argues James Meadway.
Exit polls suggest a decisive victory for the left-wing Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) in Bolivia - and a victory for democracy against last year’s US-backed coup. Olivia Arigho-Stiles takes a look at what could happen next.
As parts of the country implement stricter coronavirus restrictions, hospitality workers will once again be forced to police their workplaces at an ever increasing personal and professional cost, writes Liv Wynter.
The natural world, some claim, could be saved from destruction if only we established its monetary worth. In the first piece of a new series on isolation, connection and environmental breakdown, Adrienne Buller argues it’s time to free nature from finance.
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