Kamala Harris Is a Political Chameleon
Ash Sarkar
Culture Club, eat your heart out.
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The Truth About the Riots and the White Working Class
Ash Sarkar meets Taj Ali
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.
Public Sector Pay Bumps Were Always on the Cards
Ash Sarkar
Hate to say ‘I told you so’.
No, Keir Starmer – Managerialism Won’t Beat the Race Riots
Ash Sarkar
Meeting and minutes aren’t going to cut it.
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.
Keir Starmer Has Won – But He Can’t Sleep Easy
Ash Sarkar
Tory losers, f*ckity bye.
The Democrats’ Biden Problem Is Letting Trump Off the Hook
Ash Sarkar
We tanked it, Joe.
What Isn’t In Labour’s Manifesto Is More Important Than What Is
Ash Sarkar
Starmer promised ‘no surprises’ - and boy, did he deliver.
Everyone Wants a Wealth Tax – Apart From Labour’s Wealthy Donors
Ash Sarkar
Tax rises don’t have to be paid for by working people.
Faiza Shaheen Has Nothing to Apologise For
Ash Sarkar
The purge continues.
Farewell, Rwanda
Ash Sarkar
And good riddance.
The Nasty Noughties
Owen Hatherley, Ash Sarkar and Juliet Jacques remember the decade that decency forgot.
Bombing Yemen Won’t Protect Britain’s Precious Trade Interests
Ash Sarkar
Airstrikes always lead to stability, right?
The History of Israel’s War on Palestine. Ash Meets Rashid Khalidi
Rashid Khalidi is the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University and the author of several books focussing on the Middle East including The Hundred Years’ War On Palestine. He explains some of the basic facts of the struggle for Palestinian independence and the history of the creation of the Zionist project […]
The Oxygen of Democracy
Amy Goodman, trailblazing host of Democracy Now!, tells Ash Sarkar why American journalism is always under threat.
The Novara Media Guide to Laundering Your Reputation
It doesn’t matter how badly you’ve messed up the country: the UK media is always on hand to help disgraced politicians back into the establishment. Tony Blair, Theresa May and Alastair Campbell all enjoy the favourable opinion of the nation’s journalists, in spite of everything they did with power when they had it. And if […]
Yes, Women Fear Rape – But We Live Our Lives Anyway
Ash Sarkar
We do, in fact, go out after dark.
Our Own Cynicism Is the Left’s Biggest Enemy | Billy Bragg on Downstream
Throughout his 30-year career, Billy Bragg has never shied away from politics. From playing benefit gigs for miners in the 1980s to clashing with the BNP in his hometown of Barking, he has always used his influence to help those who need it. Ash recently sat down with Billy to discuss his 2006 book, The […]