The US election is still too close to call. But this very fact makes one thing clear: Trump’s 2016 win was no fluke, but the expression of a formidable socio-political force that could take a generation to defeat, argues David Wearing.
Britain’s museums are filled with objects from around the world which were stolen. Should they be given back? And what would a ‘decolonised’ museum actually look like? Aaron Bastani is joined by Professor Dan Hicks to discuss his new book “The Brutish Museums”.
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.
The UK government has pledged to make Channel crossings completely “unviable” for migrants. Brexit doesn't mean we're leaving Fortress Europe - it's the birth of Fortress Britain, argue Chloe Haralambous and Barnaby Raine.
The Rule Britannia brouhaha is a paranoid fantasy – and that’s precisely why it’s such an effective political weapon.
Confronted with a failing compensation scheme offering hugely delayed and "insultingly" low payments, Windrush victims argue they have no choice but to fight for just renumeration. Sophie K Rosa reports.
Facing redundancy during a national recession and global pandemic, Tate workers are going on strike, arguing that, despite the art institution’s socially conscious image, it is the lowest-paid and most diverse workers who will be worst impacted. Sophie K Rosa reports.
The right’s shrill panic about an ‘invasion’ of migrants reached new heights this week over a handful of refugees in barely seaworthy dinghies. In order to understand the forces we’re dealing with, we need to examine this hysteria itself, argues David Wearing.
We speak to Labour MP Dawn Butler about institutional racism in Britain’s police. Plus, BBC breakfast go on a ‘migrant safari’, Andrew Neil is reportedly in the running as the next chair of the BBC, and David Miliband brands Corbyn and the Labour left ‘wreckers’.
After sacking Rebecca Long Bailey, apologising to antisemitism ‘whistleblowers’ and dropping numerous campaign pledges, much of Labour’s left is in despair about Keir Starmer. However, Paul Mason is still on board with the new Labour leader. We ask him why. Plus, Europe’s second coronavirus wave, and Newsweek’s Basit Mahmood on the EHRC’s poor record on race.
After Wiley’s antisemitic Twitter rant was left up for 48 hours, celebrities and campaigners are boycotting the platform. But, does the dodgy record on racism of those who instigated the action mean progressives should avoid the #NoSafeSpaceForJewHate movement? We’re joined by Rivkah Brown to discuss. Plus, Labour Right Blackmail Keir Starmer, and Elon Musk Backs the […]
The police play a disproportionate role in the UK's mental health system, replicating the same violent, racist logics that underpin its work. Far from expanding its role, not only the institution, but the very act of policing must be abolished, argues Ed Kiely.
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