Report: Racists Massively Outnumbered in Crawley
On Friday a handful of thugs turned up in Crawley, they were massively outnumbered by antiracists.
Tag: resistance
Feature: In Myanmar, Workers and Activists Take on a Food Delivery Giant
Ben Dunant
Underground groups established to resist the coup are supporting striking food delivery workers in Myanmar.
Report: Outgunned and Unsupported, Myanmar’s Resistance Isn’t Giving Up
Zar Ni & Ben Dunant
A year after the military seized power in Myanmar, peaceful protests have given way to armed resistance. Ben Dunant and Zar Ni spoke to those on the frontlines of the fightback, determined to win.
Report: With Uber Paying Peanuts, Exploited Drivers Are Cancelling Rides
Polly Smythe
Uber is blaming a driver shortage for costly fares, long wait times and multiple cancellations. Drivers, however, say the root of these problems is the company’s exploitation of its workforce. Polly Smythe reports.
The Bastani Factor: Control, Power and Resistance in the 21st Century. Interview With Cory Doctorow
What is the relationship between technology, society and politics? Is the former merely a tool for social control, or can it also open up new vistas of possibility and freedom? How can one become the other, and what does resistance look like in a world where culture, and digital culture, are increasingly constitutive of one […]
Novara FM: The All-Seeing Algorithm?
James Butler is joined by Novara Media’s own Craig Gent to discuss the rise of the algorithm, the new workplace under algorithmic management, and the scope and practice of workers’ resistance to new techniques of domination.
Israeli Apartheid Week: Why We Need to Reject the Commodification of Anti-Racist Heroes
Nkosi Zwelivelile
With apartheid very much alive in Israel, the history of the anti-apartheid movement and the legacies of anti-apartheid activists must be remembered and drawn on in fighting against these systems of racism and discrimination, writes Nelson Mandela's grandson, Nkosi Zwelivelile.
Novara FM: Raj Patel: a History of the World in Seven Cheap Things
James Butler is joined by author, activist and academic Raj Patel to discuss 'A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things', and explore the relation between climate, capitalism, colonialism – and the future of the planet.
Rooftopping: The Right to the City
Annie Lord
For some, rooftopping, or urban exploring, is a radical practice, a way of reclaiming public space and turning the city into a site of play. However, others argue it has been co-opted by the logic of capital, resulting in the sacrifice of progressive politics for sponsorship deals and social media fame.
Novara FM: Trash Cultures
Ash Sarkar and James Butler are joined on #NovaraFM by Bridget Minamore and Joseph Guthrie to discuss "low" culture, "high" theory, memory and resistance.