The Place that Doesn’t Exist
As most of Ukraine goes to the polls, its breakaway region of Donbass remains a no man’s land – caught between Russia and Ukraine, unable to determine its direction.
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Ko Leik Pya
Ko Leik Pya works as a teacher and writer in the UK and Myanmar. He writes here under a pseudonym.
‘Labour has Nothing to Fear from the Civil Service’
Dave Penman, General Secretary of the senior civil servants’ union the FDA, responds to Tribune’s article on the civil service under a Corbyn government.
Ernst Toller: In Memoriam
As a socialist playwright, revolutionary president, and exile from the Nazis, Ernst Toller’s life and work demonstrated the importance of conviction in creativity.
Documenting Dignity
Agnes Varda has died. Her last film is a reminder that those on the margins of society are often most worthy of the camera’s gaze.
A Chernobyl Guide to the Future
Historian of ‘modernist wastelands’ Kate Brown talks about the Chernobyl disaster, nuclear cover-ups, everyday heroism and the shadow of the mushroom cloud.
Remembering Hobsbawm
A new biography provides an intimate portrait of Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm as his life ebbed and flowed with the left of the last century.
Labour Students is Unfit for Purpose
Labour’s student wing has long been synonymous with undemocratic stitch-ups. But increasingly, the members they claim to represent are wising up.
The Old Sound of Young Scotland
From Situationist provocations to McEwans lager adverts, ‘Big Gold Dreams’ tells the story of how Scottish post-punk sidestepped cultural nationalism to create an independent identity.
‘Don’t Tell Me How to Be Gay’
The work of the Russian artist Yevgeniy Fiks – currently on show in London – uncovers the hidden histories of the Soviet LGBT community.
‘I work in the civil service – and it will resist a Corbyn government’
An anonymous civil servant writes for Tribune about the politics of senior Whitehall figures and why they will aim to frustrate a Corbyn government.
Dreams of Leaving and Remaining
Brexit has shaped an era of politics around competing narratives of Leave and Remain; to be relevant, the left must tell its own story.
The Socialist Painter’s Dilemma
A new book on left-wing artists in Britain argues that money and modernism has consigned a generation of radical realists to obscurity.
Red Flag, Green Roots
On St. Patrick’s Day, we remember the life of Jim Connell – the Irish author of labour anthem ‘The Red Flag’ and a pioneering socialist of the nineteenth century.
Come to Milton Keynes!
Milton Keynes’ planners tried to ‘do themselves out of a job’ by combining socialist planning with flexibility and democracy.
Forward Ever, Backward Never: Grenada’s Revolution
On this day in 1979 a socialist revolution in the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada threatened to upturn the world economic order.
Less Work, More Play
There is a bold answer to Britain’s childcare crisis that would improve the lives of parents, children and nursery workers: a shorter working week.
Bernie Sanders vs. the Billionaire Class
This weekend Bernie Sanders launched his presidential campaign with commitments to tax the rich, raise the minimum wage and take on the billionaire class.
Against Art-Washing
Artists have often been accused of contributing to gentrification. In Glasgow’s Govanhill, they are trying to chart a different course.
Middle of Nowhere
The new Independent Group claims to represent the “centre ground” in British politics – but it has defined itself by opposing popular policies.
The Split that Cried Wolf
Labour’s rebels promised to leave the party for more than a year. When they finally did, it was a calamity.