How a Global Vaccine Apartheid Is Hindering the Fight Against Covid
The Global North’s stockpile of Covid-19 vaccines won’t eradicate the virus – but it does expose the reality of capitalism’s deep international inequalities.
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Ellie Whittaker
Ellie Woolstencroft is an activist with Labour for a Green New Deal.
Poverty Shortens Your Life
New research into life expectancy across England’s richest and poorest areas reveals the real cost of social inequality – a decade of life.
Workers Are Waging a Historic Battle for the Future of Higher Education
Starting tomorrow, the UCU is balloting workers at 152 universities in a landmark battle over pensions, pay and conditions – it will be the biggest industrial fight in the union’s history.
Sheila Rowbotham’s Dream Deferred
In her new memoir, Sheila Rowbotham writes about the radical aspirations of feminism and socialism in the 1970s – and how many of the decade’s struggles remain to be won today.
The Battle for Brixton
In Brixton, the local community are fighting a Texan millionaire’s attempt to build a vanity tower block that would tear the soul out of the iconic market and turbo-charge gentrification.
Tory Rail Privatisation Has Been a Disaster – for the Public and the Climate
This week, Boris Johnson has been talking up the role trains can play in tackling the climate crisis – but there’s one policy he refuses to adopt: reversing decades of disastrous privatisation.
You Can’t Have a High-Wage Economy Without Strong Unions
Boris Johnson claims that he wants to see a high-wage economy, but Britain’s decade-long wage stagnation is directly linked to the decline of trade unions – and the Tory laws that helped to cause it.
Northern Ireland’s Unhappy Centenary
100 years ago the partition of Ireland deepened sectarian divisions and lay the foundations for conflict and reaction – but a century later, there is a growing movement for a new republic: north and south.
The Inflation Class War
Right-wingers have recently discovered the cost of living crisis, and sought to blame it on workers – but it has its roots in an economy built to enrich a tiny minority at the majority’s expense.
Thomas Sankara on the Power of Solidarity
In his 1984 speech before the UN General Assembly, Thomas Sankara spoke out on behalf of all those suffering racism, colonialism and exploitation. To mark the anniversary of his death, we republish his remarks.
After Covid, Sankara’s Lessons on Debt Are as Relevant as Ever
Thomas Sankara, who was assassinated on this day in 1987, understood global debt as a system of extraction – one that still keeps poor countries paying vast sums to their old colonial masters.
Julius Nyerere: ‘The Anti-Colonial Struggle Is a Struggle for Human Dignity’
Julius Nyerere died on this day in 1999. In May 1960, he wrote for Tribune about the future of the anti-colonial struggle – and about the need for a socialist politics to achieve dignity for all.
It’s Time to End the War on Drugs
Today marks 39 years since Ronald Reagan ramped up America’s War on Drugs. British politicians still seem to be following his lead – despite the fact that cannabis is now legal in 18 US states.
The ‘Squid Game’ Trap
The extraordinary success of Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ demonstrates how many people relate to a portrayal of capitalism’s miseries – and how few feel there is any way to escape.
55. Work Without the Worker: An Interview with Phil Jones
This week, Grace speaks to researcher and author Phil Jones about when ‘automation’ is actually just poorly-paid microwork – and how those workers can organise to resist exploitation.
Why Sally Rooney Was Right to Stand with Palestinians
Sally Rooney’s decision to stand with Palestinians against decades of occupation and apartheid was always likely to prompt a smear campaign – but meaningful solidarity is never easy.
The History of Capitalism Is Bathed in Saltwater
As a site of exploration, transportation, and acquisition, two new books on the history and politics of the sea show how capitalism extends from its nearest coast to its darkest depths.
Propaganda Can’t Defeat Union Power
Right-wing efforts to blame civil servants for the HGV shortage or the Afghanistan crisis are as absurd as they are desperate – and they won’t stop PCS backing its members.
Opening New Worlds for Workers
A century ago, trade unionists founded the Workers Travel Association, which organised cheap, luxurious holidays in the belief that discovery and adventure should be for the masses – not just the wealthy.
A Materialist History of Sicily
Historically distinct from the Italian mainland and famed for its Mafia, Sicily inhabits a particular place in political culture. Today, the traditionally conservative island is resisting a national shift to the right.