Should Bosses Pay for Workers’ Travel Home Late at Night?
by 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.
For As Long As the DWP Has Been Killing People, Disabled Activists Have Been Fighting Back
by 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.
How We Won: The Care Workers Who Struck for a Living Wage
by James Greig
Workers at Sage - a small, independent care home in north London - have won a huge victory in their campaign for fair wages. James Greig reports on the win and the precedent it sets for a sector known for its poor pay and conditions - and in which strike action is all too rare.
How We Won: The Local Activists That Took on Big Oil on the Isle of Wight
by Florence Wildblood
Ending a six-year battle, a group of local activists successfully fought off an oil company’s plans to drill on the Isle of Wight. Florence Wildblood reports.
Chile Was the Birthplace of Neoliberalism. This Election Could Bury It
by 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.
Our Toxic Work Culture Isn’t Just Harming Disabled People – It’s Harming Everyone
by 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.
How Europe’s Migrant Crisis Reached the Canary Islands
by Tommy Greene and Eoghan Gilmartin
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.
For Glasgow’s Striking Refuse Workers, Social and Climate Justice Are Inseparable
by Ella Glover
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.
The Inside Story of Keir Starmer’s Farcical Diversity Audit
by Oliver Eagleton
As Black Lives Matter drove a clamour for institutional change in 2020, Labour promised to respond. A year later, party insiders speak of union busting and double-standards in the name of diversity. Oliver Eagleton reports.
Workplace Strikes in the US Are Surging – But Workers Have a Difficult Path to Victory
by Luis Feliz Leon and Maximillian Alvarez
Discontent fuelled a notable uptick in strikes in the US last month, dubbed ‘Striketober’. Rather than simply celebrating this increase in worker militancy, the left must focus on turning this moment into a movement.
The British Government Exploited the Angolan Civil War to Lobby for BP
by Stephen Delahunty
Newly declassified documents show that John Major’s government leveraged Angola’s need for peacekeeping support to push the oil company’s interests. Stephen Delahunty reports.
Students and Gig Economy Workers Are Uniting to Fight Capitalism in Thailand
by Gabriel Ernst
In Thailand, a radical alliance between leftist students and freshly unionised gig-economy workers is adding a new dimension to the battle against capitalism, dictatorship and the monarchy. Gabriel Ernst reports.
Cornish Nationalists Are Calling for an End to Westminster Rule. Here’s Why
by Rebecca Tidy
Its unique history makes Cornwall an unusual case within conversations around devolution. Rebecca Tidy looks at the reasons why many Cornish people are seeking great autonomy from Westminster.
‘Fuck You, It’s Class’: How Welsh Pride Went Mainstream
by Gina Tonic
For many people who grew up in the south Wales valleys, there was once a real sense of shame attached to being Welsh. But from renewed interest in the national football team to the emerging independence movement, Welsh pride is seeing a resurgence. Gina Tonic reports.
Berlin Just Voted to Abolish Major Corporate Landlords
by Isaac Würmann
Berliners have voted to expropriate nearly 250,000 apartments - transferring them from corporate landlords to public ownership. Isaac Würmann reports.
Amazon’s ‘Total-Surveillance’ Supermarkets Have Arrived
by Sophie K Rosa
As Amazon quietly launches its chain of convenience stores in the UK, campaigners are keen to raise the alarm about what it could mean for our freedom.
How We Won: The Ugandan Feminists Who Overturned an Anti-Porn Law
by Sophie K Rosa
Ending a six-year battle, feminist campaigners in Uganda have overturned a law designed to criminalise pornography, but which ended up criminalising women’s sexuality. While this victory is undoubtedly important, there is a bigger war to be fought, they say.
OnlyFans’ Ban – and Its Suspension – Shows That Banks Have a Chokehold on Sex Work
by Marin Scarlett
A muddled legal landscape provides the perfect cover for financial institutions to discriminate with impunity, writes Marin Scarlett.