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Influencer Molly-Mae Hague at a PrettyLittleThing event in New York

Opinion: Molly-Mae Hague Just Exposed Influencer Culture for the Thatcherite Poison It Is

Anna Cafolla

For Gen Z, it’s easier to believe the myth of meritocracy pedalled by influencers - we can all make it to the top because we have ‘the same hours in a day as Beyonce' - than to accept the truth of a system stacked against us, writes Anna Cafolla.

Analysis: When Will the ‘Great Resignation’ Turn Into the Great Strike?

James Meadway

Nearly a million people in Britain switched jobs over the summer as part of a global wave of resignations. But if we really want to transform the way we live and work, individual acts of refusal aren't enough, writes James Meadway.

A red graphic showing various textures overlaid with graphics representing disability

Opinion: Sex Worker Rights Are Disability Rights

Sophie K Rosa

Tired debates about disability and sex work too often focus on the morality of a disabled man buying sex. Why aren’t we talking about disabled sex workers? Sophie K Rosa reports.

Report: Our Toxic Work Culture Isn’t Just Harming Disabled People – It’s Harming Everyone

Sophie K Rosa

Resisting exploitative workplaces is crucial, but we need to go further - by challenging the obligation to work at all. Disabled activists can show us how. Sophie K Rosa reports.

Opinion: Disability Politics Are Anticapitalist Politics

Ellen Clifford

Impairments aren’t what make us disabled, our profit-driven society is, writes disabled activist Ellen Clifford.

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Planet B: Planet B: Everything Must Change – Work

Dalia Gebrial finds out what climate breakdown means for the future of work, with Jeremy Corbyn, Sarah Jaffe and more.

Opinion: I’m an Uber Driver. Me and Hundreds of Others Are Going on Strike to Demand the Rights We Deserve

Rema Diallo

On Wednesday, hundreds of Uber drivers will go on strike. Driver Rema Diallo explains why.

five women standing next to one another at a protest

Feature: Why Do Leftwing Women Disappear From Politics in Their 30s?

Joana Ramiro

As a 20-something Marxist, Joana Ramiro began to notice the ranks of her women comrades shrinking. Now in her 30s, she gets why.

A grey short-haired cat sitting on a white duvet stares into a laptop, against a blue curtain background

Feature: We’re All Working, All the Time

Polly Smythe

Long before the pandemic, remote working had created the expectation that workers be “always on”. It’s time we fought for our right to switch off, writes Polly Smythe.

Report: Jobcentre Staff Were Taught to Inflict ‘Psychological Harm’ on the Unemployed

Sophie K Rosa

A new report reveals how the coalition government pressured jobcentre staff to bully the unemployed out of claiming benefits. Sophie K Rosa reports.

Opinion: Commuting is Unpaid Work. Bosses Should at Least Split the Cost

Will Stronge

Covid-19 has given us a chance to reconsider aspects of working life we once accepted as immutable reality. With employees spending on average 27 days a year commuting, a new report argues it’s about time bosses paid up.

Report: Welcome to Slacker School: Learning From the Best How to Work the Least

Clare Hymer

Lockdown has clarified that there is more to our lives than bullshit jobs, and nothing better than living them on company time. Clare Hymer meets some of Britain's most skilled skivers.

Novara FM: I Am Not My Work

Why are we told we should love our work? Sarah Jaffe joins James Butler to explain why work will never, and can never, love us back.

A billboard with the text: 'The 4 day week is coming. Go tell your boss.'

Opinion: It’s Not Enough to Defend the Five-Day Week – We Must Demand Four

Aidan Harper

Overworked Britons breathed a sigh of relief when the Tories abandoned rumoured plans to remove the 48-hour cap on the working week. This scare should shock us out of our complacency about working hours, writes Aidan Harper, and restart the fight for a 32-hour week.

Novara FM: Capital, Care and Crisis

Emma Dowling joins James Butler to discuss care in the shadow of capital.

nursery children and teachers playing together

Report: Early Years Practitioners Are Being Forced Into Work During Lockdown. Now They’re Getting Organised

Sophie K Rosa

While teachers have fought for and won the closure of schools during lockdown, early years settings are being forced to stay open. Now, practitioners are starting to get organised. Sophie K Rosa reports.

A group of workers stand with raised fists behind a banner that reads 'United Voices of the World'

Opinion: I’m a Care Worker and I’m on Strike – Here’s Why

Andrene

After months of failed negotiations with management, workers at SAGE care home in Golders Green, north London, are going on strike this weekend. Here, one carer sets out what she's fighting for: not just her colleagues and residents, but the entire care industry.

Report: Teachers’ Unions Won Big This Week. They’re Just Getting Started

Rivkah Brown

The Tories' U-turn on schools was not merely the product of circumstance, but months of teacher organising. Now, with a multiplying membership and renewed confidence, unions are setting their sights beyond the pandemic to transforming their entire profession. Rivkah Brown reports.

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Opinion: Molly-Mae Hague Just Exposed Influencer Culture for the Thatcherite Poison It Is

Anna Cafolla

Analysis: When Will the ‘Great Resignation’ Turn Into the Great Strike?

James Meadway

Opinion: Sex Worker Rights Are Disability Rights

Sophie K Rosa

Report: Our Toxic Work Culture Isn’t Just Harming Disabled People – It’s Harming Everyone

Sophie K Rosa

Planet B: Planet B: Everything Must Change – Work

Opinion: I’m an Uber Driver. Me and Hundreds of Others Are Going on Strike to Demand the Rights We Deserve

Rema Diallo

Feature: Why Do Leftwing Women Disappear From Politics in Their 30s?

Joana Ramiro

Report: Jobcentre Staff Were Taught to Inflict ‘Psychological Harm’ on the Unemployed

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: Commuting is Unpaid Work. Bosses Should at Least Split the Cost

Will Stronge

Report: Welcome to Slacker School: Learning From the Best How to Work the Least

Clare Hymer

Novara FM: I Am Not My Work

Opinion: It’s Not Enough to Defend the Five-Day Week – We Must Demand Four

Aidan Harper

Report: Early Years Practitioners Are Being Forced Into Work During Lockdown. Now They’re Getting Organised

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: I’m a Care Worker and I’m on Strike – Here’s Why

Andrene

Report: Teachers’ Unions Won Big This Week. They’re Just Getting Started

Rivkah Brown

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Opinion: Molly-Mae Hague Just Exposed Influencer Culture for the Thatcherite Poison It Is

Anna Cafolla

Analysis: When Will the ‘Great Resignation’ Turn Into the Great Strike?

James Meadway

Opinion: Sex Worker Rights Are Disability Rights

Sophie K Rosa

Report: Our Toxic Work Culture Isn’t Just Harming Disabled People – It’s Harming Everyone

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: Disability Politics Are Anticapitalist Politics

Ellen Clifford

Planet B: Planet B: Everything Must Change – Work

Opinion: I’m an Uber Driver. Me and Hundreds of Others Are Going on Strike to Demand the Rights We Deserve

Rema Diallo

Feature: Why Do Leftwing Women Disappear From Politics in Their 30s?

Joana Ramiro

Feature: We’re All Working, All the Time

Polly Smythe

Report: Jobcentre Staff Were Taught to Inflict ‘Psychological Harm’ on the Unemployed

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: Commuting is Unpaid Work. Bosses Should at Least Split the Cost

Will Stronge

Report: Welcome to Slacker School: Learning From the Best How to Work the Least

Clare Hymer

Novara FM: I Am Not My Work

Opinion: It’s Not Enough to Defend the Five-Day Week – We Must Demand Four

Aidan Harper

Novara FM: Capital, Care and Crisis

Report: Early Years Practitioners Are Being Forced Into Work During Lockdown. Now They’re Getting Organised

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: I’m a Care Worker and I’m on Strike – Here’s Why

Andrene

Report: Teachers’ Unions Won Big This Week. They’re Just Getting Started

Rivkah Brown

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