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Opinion: We Can’t Dismantle Capitalism Without Antiracist Solidarity

by Sonali Bhattacharyya

With antiracist solidarity largely a thing of the past, it is vital the left reclaim it as a way of organising in order to successfully resist racial capitalism.

Black Britannia: The Legendary Congress That Radicalised a Generation

by Bryan Knight

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.

Report: How We Won: The Customers Who Saved Their Local Market

by Laith Saad

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.

Black Britannia: The Asian Youth Movements That Demonstrated the Potential of Anti-Racist Solidarity

by Bryan Knight

Throughout the 1970s and 80s, Black and Asian political groups worked together to fight systemic racism in the UK. Today's activists must learn from this solidarity-building in order to offer meaningful challenges to white supremacy, writes Bryan Knight in the fourth instalment of our Black Britannia series.

Black Britannia: The Race Today Collective Demonstrated the Radical Potential of Journalism

by Bryan Knight

Between 1973-88, the revolutionary Race Today journal and collective was at the epicentre of the struggle for racial justice in Britain, highlighting the limitless opportunities and impacts campaigning journalism can have. This is a history present-day activists should take heed of, writes Bryan Knight in the third instalment of our Black Britannia series.

It’s Falling to Community Food Groups to Feed the Country During the Covid-19 Crisis

by Alexandra Genova

As a result of the government's failure to comprehensively address the country's food security crisis, a growing network of volunteer-run community food groups and charities are being forced to meet the shortfall, writes Alexandra Genova.

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

by Eleanor Salter

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.

Long Read: Bernie 2020 and the Challenges of Big Organising

by Calum Jacobs

The tactics used in Bernie Sanders' 2020 election campaign have yielded some big wins and a string of losses. In this week's long read, Calum Jacobs looks at Sanders' use of so-called big organising and how it has helped - and hurt - his chances at the Democratic win.

The Race Against Time to Save London’s Latin Village

by Alice Figes

With the possibility of eviction growing ever stronger, the Save Latin Village campaign has put out urgent messages on social media, calling on grassroots activists to help fight in one of north London’s most important gentrification battles.

How a Green New Deal Would Reignite Corbynism

by Chris Saltmarsh

Beyond its policy ambitions, the momentum gathered by the Labour for a Green New Deal campaign shows the way forward in injecting Corbynism with a new lease of life ahead of an election, argues Chris Saltmarsh.

TyskySour Audio: Organising to Win

Michael and Aaron are joined on TyskySour by Jane McAlevey and George Woods to discuss how workers can organise and win.

Long Read: Take Back the City: The Disillusioned Londoners Calling for Radical Democracy.

by Emma Snaith

Take Back the City proposes a radically different vision of political organising. In a city riven with social divisions and worsening living conditions, can it hope to achieve change for ordinary Londoners?

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