When Does a Crowd Become a Mob?
Received wisdom tells us that large groups of people are generally up to no good – but this is a convenient fantasy for the powers that be, explains the author of Multitudes: How Crowds Made the Modern World.
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This Is How the British State Is Trying to Crush the Palestine Movement
For the past year, the British state has been waging its own war on the Palestine solidarity movement, attempting to silence protest while colluding with the Israeli war machine. Novara FM investigates.
Our New Cyberboss Overlords
Amazon, Uber and Deliveroo all depend on the power of algorithms to organise and control their employees. Can workers beat the cyberboss?
Mourn the Dead, Fight Like Hell for the Living
In an era suffused with loss and grief, for the dead and the yet to be born, how do we politicise our mourning? Critic Sarah Jaffe talks about her search for the ghosts of capitalism in her new book, From The Ashes.
Motherhood In and Against the State
The relationship between mothers and the state is never anything but awkward – and often paradoxical, even violent. The author of a new political history of motherhood explains why.
Clean Energy Is Already Terraforming the Earth
Mining obliterates ecosystems. But green energy projects urgently need what they extract. Can we square the circle of this necessary destruction?
Fear and Loathing in Silicon Valley
California's tech billionaires were once famously liberal. No more. What does their shift to the far right mean for the 2024 US election?
Macron’s Own Goal
What the hell just happened in the French elections? We explore the long crisis that led to Macron's electoral gamble and consider the odds of a far-right France.
Britain’s Infrastructure Is Crumbling. Can Labour Fix It?
Why does it feel like nothing works anymore?
It’s the End of the Tory Party As We Know It (And I Feel Nothing)
James Butler paints a picture of Britain at a historic crossroads, waving fuckity bye to the Tories and bracing for Starmerism.
How Labour’s Left-Wing Firebrands Fought Back
It's not the first time the Labour left has seemed defeated, but the difference this time is that their ideas are more popular than ever. Can the left come back?
Where Will Labour Invade This Time?
From the war in Iraq to the Malaya counterinsurgency, Labour governments have been in power during some of Britain's worst colonial blunders. What should we expect this time?
Whatever Happened to the Israeli Left?
Israel has swung hard to the right in the last few decades, but a left remains. They are calling not just for a ceasefire, but for an end to the apartheid regime. What power do they have?
The Right Is Getting Real on Climate. Can We?
It's time to turn our collective exhaustion into another form of climate politics, says Ajay Singh Chaudhary.
The Dolls Hold All the Receipts
Jules Gill-Peterson, author of A Short History of Trans Misogyny, points to the richness of life beyond gender norms.
Living Through the Chinese Miracle
Should we romanticise China? Yuan Yang fills us in on the human costs of its rise.
All Of Which Are American Dreams…
Know Your Enemy hosts Sam Adler-Bell and Matthew Sitman analyse the state of conservatism across the Atlantic.
Your Neighbour Kills Puppies
Imprisoned animal rights activist Tom Harris tells Rivkah Brown about a campaign that inspired Palestine Action.