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.
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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.
Read Some Effing Jameson!
Sianne Ngai and Matthew Beaumont unpack one of the great critics of our time as he turns 90.
London’s Endless Appetite
What does a colonial metropolis have for dinner? Vittles founder Jonathan Nunn and writer Amardeep Singh Dhillon explain.
Colonial Capitalism Has Made Us Sick
Rupa Marya and Raj Patel prescribe the "deep medicine" of decolonisation to cure our bodies, societies and the planet.
The Great Housing Crisis Debate
What's really causing Britain's housing crisis? Michael Walker debates Nick Bano, author of Against Landlords.