Tired of Greedy Landlords, Students Are Setting Up Housing Co-ops
Eloise Barry
After a wave of rent strikes, growing numbers of students are giving up on the private rented sector altogether.
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Being in Prison During Covid-19 Was Hell – but Pandemic or Not, the System Ruins Lives
Sam, as told to Sophie K Rosa
Coronavirus lockdowns meant prisoners were forced to spend almost 24 hours a day in their cells.
General Strike: Workers Take on the Military in Myanmar
Htar Nwe
Unions want the entire country to go on strike.
Introducing How We Win, a Socialist Strategy for the 2020s
James Schneider
In this six-part, week-long series, James Schneider sets out a blueprint for the next decade.
Whether or Not a Cop Killed Sarah Everard, the Police Are Complicit in What Happened to Her
Rivkah Brown
This wasn’t just an act of gendered violence. It was one of state violence, too.
To Understand How the Crown Meddles in Democracy, We Need to Talk About the Privy Council
Kojo Koram
Far from being purely symbolic, the British monarchy still has a seat in the 'world's courtroom'.
Money Can’t Free Britney – But a Strike Could
Eleanor Penny
The pop star inhabits a gilded version of the same cage that traps all wage labourers. She also has the same tools to escape.
So Long As Our Voting System is Rigged, the Tories Will Always Win Elections
James McAsh
It’s time for Labour to back fair votes.
The Tories Think Decolonising the Curriculum Means Censorship. They Couldn’t Be More Wrong
Ali Meghji
Decolonisation isn't "taking bits out" of history, as one minister recently put it. It's filling in the gaps.
The Women Who Can’t Strike Today Are Exactly Why We Must
Sophie K Rosa
'Striking is a way to make our presence known and absence felt.'
How Harry and Meghan Quit the Royal Family to Join the US Aristocracy
Ash Sarkar
Last night's interview was a reminder that you don’t relinquish one form of royalty without the protection of another.
The Biden Administration Just Broke International Law. Why Doesn’t Anyone Care?
Aaron Bastani
Joe Biden just authorised airstrikes on Syria without congressional approval.
After Coronavirus, We Need a New Mental Health System
Sophie K Rosa
10 million of us will need mental health support as a result of this crisis. Our current system won’t cut it.
Unfinished Revolutions: How the Arab Uprisings Were Drowned in Oil
David Wearing
After All the Hype Over Budget 2021…That’s It?
James Meadway
Rishi Sunak wants to appear radical while cementing the status quo - and unless the left presents an alternative, he will.
Now Isn’t the Time for a General Tax Hike – We Need to Target Those Who’ve Profited From the Pandemic
Ann Pettifor
The left must be wary of equating tax hikes with post-pandemic recovery. In today’s budget, Rishi Sunak should go after those whose wealth has increased over the past year.
Keir Starmer is a Long-Time Servant of the British Security State
Oliver Eagleton
The Labour leader’s obsession with the union jack is more than just empty electioneering.
The Tories’ Anti-Protest Clampdown Will Hit Black and Brown People Hardest
Zehrah Hasan, James Aiken and Callum Lynch
New laws signal a pervasive and deliberate effort by the government to quash protest in the UK.