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Miriam Pensack is a writer, editor, and doctoral candidate in Latin American history at New York University.
In 1994, the enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) resulted in an uprising organised by the Zapatistas — the first proof that even in the era of globalisation, resistance is still possible.
As the veteran British visual artist celebrates a landmark Whitechapel Gallery retrospective, Peter Kennard speaks about his Tribune roots and the future of political art.
The West’s failure to bring Israel to justice for its genocide in Gaza has emboldened it to attack Lebanon — and brought the region to the brink of all-out war.
Many of Britain’s problems can be explained by the fact that 1% of the population owns more wealth than 70% combined. Despite its break with failed Tory economics, the budget did little to tackle this obscene inequality.
Today, Labour’s annual conference voted to scrap the proposals to cut winter fuel allowance. If Keir Starmer wants to stall his crashing popularity, he would be wise to listen to his members.
Keir Starmer has declared he is leading a ‘government of service’. But the party’s embrace of lobbyists at this year’s conference raises the question: whose interests is it serving?
In yesterday’s speech to Labour conference, Angela Rayner announced plans to ban ‘no fault’ evictions — but without rent controls, landlords will still be allowed to hike rents to force out tenants.
At the launch of Islington North’s first ‘People’s Forum’, Jeremy Corbyn speaks to Tribune about organising community campaigns outside the Labour Party — and responds to the latest international crises.
Revulsion towards Israel’s genocide has produced the largest, most sustained English protest movement since Chartism — yet Labour is trying to prevent Palestine from being even discussed at its conference.
A new exhibition at the Royal Academy of artwork rescued from the Russian bombardment of Kyiv aims to carve out a Ukrainian story from the complex history of Soviet avant-garde art.
After meeting with Giorgia Meloni, Keir Starmer expressed admiration for the Italian prime minister’s plans to deport refugees to camps in Albania — signalling the Labour government’s willingness to embrace the policies of neofascism.
British medics’ anger about Gaza is being censored in the name of ‘neutrality’ — but if protecting life means anything, it means demanding an end to the bombardment.
The SNP’s secret meeting with an Israeli diplomat shows that despite its occasional resistance to Western militarism, Scotland’s dependence on the military-industrial complex continues to shape its politics.
The British establishment is promoting ‘community cohesion’ projects as a solution to racist street violence — conveniently ignoring their role in enabling the rise of the far right.
With ever-growing numbers of children starving at school, teachers and dietitians are demanding that the government steps in and offers free school meals for all.
After 14 years of billionaires doubling their wealth, the political elite’s choice of starving pensioners and children shows austerity as a complete con job.
In 1919, a wave of race riots erupted across Britain following anti-immigrant incitement, including from leading labour movement figures — serving as a warning against the Left’s failure to challenge far-right narratives.
Labour’s partial ban on arms sales to Israel still means British-made weapons are committing atrocities in Gaza — nothing short of a full arms embargo is acceptable.
For Britain’s Turkish and Kurdish immigrants, last month’s riots resembled the growing far-right movement in their home country, inspiring them to turn out in massive numbers on anti-fascist protests.
Labour’s plan for workers to cram a full week’s hours into just four days is not a four-day week. A real four-day week means 32 hours with no reduction in pay.