The End of Cheap Money Is Bad News for Workers
Since the 2008 crisis, global capitalism has been propped up by cheap borrowing, but higher interest rates mean that era is now over — and workers are set to pay the price.
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Miriam Pensack
Miriam Pensack is a writer, editor, and doctoral candidate in Latin American history at New York University.
Criminalising Palestine Solidarity
After years of demonising those who oppose the occupation, Britain’s government has finally gone a step further — making expressions of solidarity with Palestinians a criminal offence.
Jeremy Corbyn: “I Condemn Violence Against All Civilians, Why Can’t Keir Starmer?”
Jeremy Corbyn calls for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East before Gaza is turned to rubble.
Labour Party Conference: A Haven for Lobbyists
As Labour stand on the cusp of power, this year’s annual conference was awash with lobbyists vying to buy influence. They found a party more than willing to accommodate them.
Ending Apartheid Is the Only Path to Peace
For over 75 years, Palestinians have been subject to occupation and apartheid. Condemning the latest violence but remaining silent about that injustice only exposes the West’s staggering hypocrisy.
Israel’s Collective Punishment of Gaza is a Crime
Indiscriminate bombing and starving Palestinians of food, water and electricity is collective punishment. But instead of condemning these war crimes, Western politicians are cheering them on.
Britain’s Black International Brigadier
To mark Black History Month, we remember the life of Charlie Hutchison — Britain’s only black international brigadier to Spain, a lifelong anti-fascist and one of the soldiers who liberated Bergen-Belsen in 1945.
‘We Can’t Eat, We Can’t Feed Ourselves’: Leicester’s Garment Workers Have Had Enough
Leicester’s garment manufacturers are notorious for allegations of modern slavery and dangerous working conditions. Sick of their mistreatment at the hands of factory bosses, workers are organising to demand an end to their exploitation.
The Tory Party Has Fully Lost the Plot
Desperately divided and unable to offer any solutions to the crises Britain faces, Conservative Party Conference was about enabling conspiracy theories, stoking culture wars and demonising benefit claimants.
Anti-Apartheid’s International Militants
A new book edited by Ronnie Kasrils finally reveals the secret operations taken by foreign volunteers against South African apartheid — actions that Kasrils says played an ‘enormous’ role in the regime’s downfall.
We Need a Worker-led Fight Against Climate Change
Without new green jobs, those in the gas and oil industry risk becoming the coal miners of this generation. We need a green transition that has worker power at its heart.
Work Under Capitalism is Making Us Mad
Modern work has created an epidemic of poor mental health, yet we treat it as an individual problem. Micha Frazer-Carroll sits down with Tribune to discuss why fixing a crisis created by capitalism demands transformative political change.
You Need Music Where You Live
Local music scenes aren’t nuisances taking up space from property developers — they generate decent jobs in post-industrial areas, and play a key role in sustaining culture in many communities.
Rishi Sunak Has Embraced Climate Breakdown
Rishi Sunak’s reckless climate surrender is a cynical attempt to ignite a culture war — and he’s willing to let our planet burn in order to get there.
Art In Dispute
Faced with financial hardship and anti-union hostility from management, workers at the Royal Society of Arts are taking strike action for the first time in their 270-year history.
Starmer’s Sick Pay Betrayal
This week, Labour U-turned on its pledge to raise sick pay and guarantee it to all — abandoning millions of precarious workers to choose between their health and financial crisis.
The West is Not ‘Civilisation’
The Civilization: The Way We Live Now photography exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery is undermined by a narrow perspective of humanity that erases the achievements of the Global South.
The Strike to Save Local News
Despite paying out millions to shareholders, National World is imposing a derisory real-terms pay cut on hundreds of local journalists. But journalists are fighting back — for themselves, their readers and the very future of their profession.
The Viral CEO Shows the True Face of Capitalism
Real estate CEO Tim Gurner sparked outrage this week after calling for a rise in unemployment to put workers in their place. We should be grateful for his comments — they reveal what the ruling class really thinks.
Jeremy Corbyn: ‘Chile’s Coup Shows that Fascism Is Still a Threat’
On the 50th anniversary of Chile’s 9/11, Jeremy Corbyn sits down with Tribune to discuss how Chilean socialism inspired his politics and why Pinochet’s coup reminds us of the danger of fascism.