An Eviction Crisis Looms. Can Renters Resist It?
Eloise Barry
A month after the eviction ban ended, renters’ unions are all that stand between some tenants and homelessness. Eloise Barry reports.
Could BrewDog’s Cancellation Trigger a Reckoning Across the Craft Beer Industry?
Matthew Curtis
Last week, over 130 current and former employees of the UK’s largest indy brewery penned an open letter condemning the company's exploitative practices. Beer journalist Matthew Curtis asks whether this unprecedented action could have industry-wide implications.
Queer Elders Are Going Into Care – And Back Into the Closet
Sophie K Rosa
Care homes should be safe places, but for many elderly LGBTQ+ people they are rife with discrimination. Now, queer elders are demanding a system that meets their needs and honours their lives. Sophie K Rosa reports.
Welcome to Slacker School: Learning From the Best How to Work the Least
Clare Hymer
Lockdown has clarified that there is more to our lives than bullshit jobs, and nothing better than living them on company time. Clare Hymer meets some of Britain's most skilled skivers.
We Are Occupying an Israeli-Owned Arms Factory to Protest Zionist Settler Colonialism
An activist occupying an arms factory in Leicester
An activist occupying an Israeli-owned arms factory in Leicester speaks to Sophie K Rosa about the importance of direct action in opposing Zionist settler colonialism.
I Live in Sheikh Jarrah. We Will Not Yield to the Vicious Israeli State
a protester in Sheikh Jarrah
A Palestinian facing forced displacement in East Jerusalem speaks to Sophie K Rosa about the ongoing battle against Zionist settler colonialism.
‘How Can I Use This, Rather Than It Use Me?’ A New Campaign Takes Aim at Screen Addiction
Sophie K Rosa
During lockdown screen use increased by a third, with many now blaming their scattered attention spans and deteriorating mental health on the overuse of mobile phones and computers. A new campaign argues we should reset our relationship to technology.
The Tories’ New Discipline Drive Prepares Some Kids for Work and Others for Prison
Sophie K Rosa
Orderly and disciplined classrooms train most children to be compliant workers, but send others down the school-to-prison pipeline. Sophie K Rosa reports on the Tories' divisive new crackdown.
A Filipino Nurse Is Being Evicted for Having a Less “Durable Connection With the Area” Than Her Landlord’s Daughter
Rivkah Brown
EXCLUSIVE: The care home nurse and her two sons are the latest victims of a state that recently declared itself racism-free.
Clearsprings: The Worst Asylum Housing Provider You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Sophie K Rosa
You’ve never heard of them, but asylum seekers have. Clearsprings is one of the many companies to which the government outsources asylum accommodation, and widely known to be the worst.
If We Can’t Change the Law, We’ll Break It
Rivkah Brown
On Saturday, police banned a vigil for Sarah Everard - hundreds turned out anyway. The new policing bill may threaten our right to protest, but we already know how to resist. Rivkah Brown reports on a resurgence in civil disobedience.
Tired of Greedy Landlords, Students Are Setting Up Housing Co-ops
Eloise Barry
The past year has seen students nationwide coordinate the largest wave of rent strikes in recent history. But growing numbers are going one step further: breaking away from the private rented sector altogether and setting up housing co-ops. Eloise Barry reports.
General Strike: Workers Take on the Military in Myanmar
Htar Nwe
Trade unions in Myanmar called for a nationwide strike on Monday, as the country entered its sixth week of mass protest since the military coup. Novara Media spoke to organiser Htar Nwe.
The Women Who Can’t Strike Today Are Exactly Why We Must
Sophie K Rosa
The pandemic has shown how women's work is disproportionately underpaid, undervalued and unsafe. On International Women's Day, many have gone on strike, but many more won't be able to. Sophie K Rosa reports.
After Coronavirus, We Need a New Mental Health System
Sophie K Rosa
With millions of us needing mental health support as a result of the coronavirus crisis, we’re going to need wholesale system change if we’re to recover from it. Sophie K Rosa meets the professionals campaigning for post-pandemic mental health reform.
A Doctor on Living Through a Month of Deadly Protests in Myanmar
Charlotte England
Police shot and killed at least 18 people in Myanmar on Sunday in the deadliest crackdown on protests since the military staged a coup d'etat on 1 February. Novara Media asked a doctor and activist what the last month's been like.
Royal Mail Wants to Close Its Workers’ Nursery During the Pandemic
Shahed Ezaydi
Childsplay has been a lifeline for Royal Mail parents since 1989, though particularly during the past year. Now the company plans to rip it away, just when workers need it most. Shahed Ezaydi reports.
Migrants Are Scared to Get the Coronavirus Vaccine – and the Hostile Environment Is to Blame
Sophie K Rosa
Despite the government's assurances that anyone, regardless of their settlement status, can receive the coronavirus vaccine, many migrants are still afraid to do so. Sophie K Rosa looks at how the hostile environment has created a culture of fear around healthcare.