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Opinion: How the Pro-Israel Right Used Identity Politics to Crush Palestine Solidarity
Ash Sarkar
In an exclusive extract from her new book, Minority Rule, Ash Sarkar explains how Israel’s advocates weaponised the lived experience of Jewish people to obscure a genocidal war in Gaza.
Opinion: Trump’s Gaza Resettlement Plans Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere
Ash Sarkar
From Biden’s "humanitarian corridor” to Jared Kushner’s dreams of Miamifying Gaza, Trump’s ethnic cleansing programme is not brand-new territory for the US, writes Ash Sarkar.
Opinion: Trump Has Found a Way to Blame Minorities for the Washington DC Plane Crash
Ash Sarkar
The embers were still burning at the crash that killed 67 people on Wednesday when the president took to the podium to name the culprit: affirmative action.
Review: Novara Media’s Best Books of 2024
Aaron Bastani & Ash Sarkar
There’s little worse than wasting your time on a bad book, and little more rewarding than getting it right. Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar share their top reads of the year.
Analysis: Ash and Aaron React to Trump’s Victory
He won it. But what happens next?
Opinion: No, Keir Starmer – Reparations Aren’t Just About the Past
Ash Sarkar
You don’t have to agree that Britain is the villain of the world to think we have a responsibility to pay for climate adaptations in poorer countries, writes Ash Sarkar.
Opinion: Israel Won’t Stop Until the US Cuts Off Its Arms Supply
Ash Sarkar
7 October didn’t just transform the parameters of conflict between Israel and Hamas – it upended the status quo in the Middle East, writes Ash Sarkar.
Opinion: Do Western Powers Risk Putting Nato at War With Russia?
Ash Sarkar
Joe Biden and Keir Starmer hope supplying Ukraine with cruise missiles could turn the tide against Russia. This might not be the knockout blow they’re aiming for, writes Ash Sarkar.
Opinion: Kamala Harris Is a Political Chameleon
Ash Sarkar
Kamala Harris claims her values ‘have not changed’. Maybe she just didn’t have any in the first place, writes Ash Sarkar.
Downstream: The Truth About the Riots and the White Working Class
The co-editor of Tribune Magazine found himself at the centre of a communication network monitoring the far-right. Here's his firsthand account of what happened during August's riots.
Opinion: Public Sector Pay Bumps Were Always on the Cards
Ash Sarkar
Even idiots could see Labour was inevitably going to have to spend more money than had been laid out in its “fully costed” manifesto, writes Ash Sarkar.
Opinion: No, Keir Starmer – Managerialism Won’t Beat the Race Riots
Ash Sarkar
The prime minister could be fighting for a new, inclusive model of Britishness - and defining his political project in the process. Instead, he’s retreated to his comfort zone: meetings, minutes and specialist units, writes Ash Sarkar.
If I Speak: 21: What Does It Take to Be Effortlessly Cool?
Ash has a theory of cool that involves nonchalance, style and timing – but Moya’s not so sure.
Opinion: Keir Starmer Has Won – But He Can’t Sleep Easy
Ash Sarkar
Starmer's Labour has won by a landslide. But it's vulnerable to attacks from the left and right, writes Ash Sarkar.
Opinion: The Democrats’ Biden Problem Is Letting Trump Off the Hook
Ash Sarkar
With speculation about Joe Biden’s cognitive fitness for office, Donald Trump is getting away with more and more outlandish falsehoods, writes Ash Sarkar.
Opinion: What Isn’t In Labour’s Manifesto Is More Important Than What Is
Ash Sarkar
There’s an awful lot the Labour manifesto isn’t saying – and it’s probably more important than what’s on paper, writes Ash Sarkar.
Opinion: Everyone Wants a Wealth Tax – Apart From Labour’s Wealthy Donors
Ash Sarkar
When its manifesto drops, Labour will have to explain how it’s going to pay for everything it’s promising. Simply repeating that it’ll ‘grow the economy’ won’t cut it, writes Ash Sarkar.