The last few years have heralded the rise of the influencer: social media users who have, in essence, found a way to get paid for being themselves on the internet. But has this commodification of the self poisoned the public sphere? Or are we witnessing the end of gatekeeping – and the beginnings of a […]
In 1967, a radical congress brought together activists, artists and academics from around the world to discuss the most pressing issues of the day. In the final instalment of Black Britannia, Bryan Knight looks at the lasting impact that headlining speaker, American Black Power activist Stokely Carmichael, had on British Black radicalism.
Loyal customers banded together to save their beloved local market from eviction in what became one of the most innovative fights against gentrification in recent memory. Laith Saad reports in the first instalment of How We Won, a new series which celebrates the victories of grassroots campaigns across the country.
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?
Callum Cant on why it’s all kicking off everywhere (for fast food workers).
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.
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