Opinion: No, the Kids Aren’t Alt-Right
Keir Milburn
The US election exit polls appeared to show young men moving overwhelmingly to the right. Don’t panic, writes Keir Milburn - things aren’t quite what they seem.
Tag: generation left
Analysis: No, Gen Z Don’t Just Care About ‘Identity Politics’
Keir Milburn
Gen Z is more pro-union and pro-strike than any generation before them. That’s an opportunity not just for bridging divides within ‘generation left’, but generational divides too, argues Keir Milburn.
Opinion: No, School Isn’t Making Kids ‘Woke’
Aaron Bastani
Young people aren’t more leftwing because they’re being brainwashed at school. They’re more leftwing because they’ve lived under neoliberalism, writes Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: No, Younger People Aren’t Always More Progressive
Aaron Bastani
While ‘generation left’ might exist in some countries, things are more complicated elsewhere around the globe, argues Aaron Bastani.
Long Read: Generation Left Rejected History. Does It Have a Future?
Michael Chessum
From Occupy Wall Street to Millbank, the generation that awoke in 2010 rejected left history, writes Michael Chessum. Is this why it's struggled to form a coherent political tradition?
Analysis: Generation Left Might Not Be That Left After All
James Meadway
The left is wrong to take young people’s support for granted, writes James Meadway.
Opinion: Labour Only Has One Route to Power – And It Can’t Take ‘Generation Left’ for Granted
Aaron Bastani
The answer to Labour’s problems in the polls isn’t to double down on attacking the left within the party, or admonishing the Greens or even the Lib Dems. It’s to set out an electoral offer that will appeal to ‘generation left’ in 2024 - and to do it now, argues Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: Yes, Zoomers Might Just Save the World
Aaron Bastani
However bad a deal millennials might have had, it’s much worse for ‘generation Z’ or ‘zoomers’. But with climate breakdown and Black Lives Matter politicising this new generation, it increasingly feels like we’re on the brink of mass political upheaval, argues Aaron Bastani.
GE2019: Labour Offers a ‘Housing Revolution’ for Generation Rent
Jamie Sims
Labour's manifesto is promising a "housing revolution", including the most ambitious house-building programme in decades and action on bogus 'affordable' rents. Housing activist Jamie Sims says it's a lifeline to Generation Rent - who could prove a major political force in this election.
ACFM: #ACFM Trip 7: Be Here Now
Nadia Idle, Jeremy Gilbert and Keir Milburn ask why now for acid corbynism? They discuss historical conjunctures, farcical repetitions, and left melancholy.