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‘I Tried to End My Life’: Covid-19 Exposes the Injustice of ‘never-ending’ Prison Sentences

Under the new coronavirus restrictions, the safety and wellbeing of prisoners still jailed under the draconian and now-abolished Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence will be put at further risk. In an exclusive video and article, prisoners currently serving the sentence speak to Novara Media about how they are being impacted.

Beyond Bernie: the Democratic Socialists of America Are Organising for the Bigger Picture

For the Democratic Socialists of America, the project to change the horizons of American politics does not begin and end with the presidential race. The organisation's strength lies in its ability to organise at both an electoral and grassroots level, writes Eleanor Salter.

Opinion: The Criminalisation of Solidarity With Rojava Should Worry Us All

The arrest of British YPG recruit Dan Newey's father and brother shines a light on the government's escalating campaign to criminalise people travelling to Northern Syria to join the Rojava revolution, writes Iida Käyhkö.

Report: Activists Have Occupied an Abandoned High Security Police Station

Activists have occupied the abandoned high security police station at Paddington Green, London. The successful occupation, which started on 7 February, has ambitions for creating a lasting impact in the local community. Harriet Williamson reports.

“We Refuse to Be Intimidated by Our University”: the King’s College Activists Fighting Back Against Racial Profiling

Earlier this month, King's College London was accused of banning a number of student activists from campus for posing a “security risk” during a visit from the Queen and Duchess of Cambridge. Writing anonymously, some of the students in question argue that what happened to them is part of a far bigger picture.

Israeli Apartheid Week: Why We Need to Reject the Commodification of Anti-Racist Heroes

With apartheid very much alive in Israel, the history of the anti-apartheid movement and the legacies of anti-apartheid activists must be remembered and drawn on in fighting against these systems of racism and discrimination, writes Nelson Mandela's grandson, Nkosi Zwelivelile.

Why Are Young Conservatives so Weird?

With the launch of Turning Point UK and their lightning quick descent into Hitler apologia, it begs the question, why are all these young conservative groups so weird?

Fast Food Shutdown!

Callum Cant on why it’s all kicking off everywhere (for fast food workers).

“It’s strikes that win”: UCU, Students and the Fight Against Outsourcing

Over the last two days, more than 100 outsourced staff have stopped work at UoL in what will likely be the largest outsourced workers’ strike in higher education history.

Lowkey Reports From the Grenfell Silent March

Since the tragedy at Grenfell, local residents have come together once a month to silently march to the site of the tower. Lowkey explains how this is a community with a history of organising in the face of adversity.

Norwegian Court Case Over Arctic Drilling Shows Where the Climate Movement Is Heading

A landmark Norwegian court case, if won, could have monumental implications for climate activism, setting an international precedent for climate lawsuits happening all over the world.

4 Reasons the Left Should Care About Data and Surveillance

Most people passively accept the collection, storage and sale of their data - after all, the government tells us mass surveillance makes us safer. But Tasmin Lockwood argues the left should take privacy more seriously and stop ignoring the dangers inherent in letting the state collect so much information about us.

Long Read: Where We Go From Here

Richard Seymour, author of Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics, examines the snap election and the decline of Britain's hard centre, and argues, in the context of Labour's resurgence, where the Left must go from here.

TWT: Taking Back Control?

In a special podcast, James Butler speaks about control and power with organisers of The World Transformed's 'Take Back Control' tour.

Feminism in Argentina: From the #NiUnaMenos Protests to the International Women’s Strike

In 2015, a girl was murdered by her boyfriend and buried alive in Argentina, sparking mass protests across the country. Feminist activist Malena Lenta explains how this grew into a movement, which is now embracing the International Women's Strike