We Shouldn’t Be Working In This
This week’s heatwave will make work nasty at best and fatal at worst, especially for people in physical or outdoor jobs. We need a maximum working temperature in law to stop people facing conditions like this.
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Rae Hart
Rae Deer is an economist and freelance writer.
Crimes of the Future Past
David Cronenberg’s new film shares its title with his second feature, made fifty-two years ago – a luridly pessimistic vision of the future made in reaction to the sexual revolution.
The Corporate Internet Isn’t the Only Option
When it comes to internet infrastructure, the for-profit model is presented as inevitable – but political decisions built today’s internet, and political movements could build something different.
A City Perfect, In Every Detail
Forty years ago, Glasgow band The Blue Nile released their first single. Their work was rooted in Glasgow itself, and the changes wrought by the shock of Thatcherism.
The Tory Leadership Contest Is Becoming a War on Trans People
Tory leadership hopefuls are desperate to direct attention away from the living standards catastrophe they’ve collectively ushered in – and they’re more than happy to attack one of society’s most marginalised groups to do it.
The Economist’s War on Chile
The recent attack by The Economist on Chile’s new draft constitution is no surprise – it’s just the latest in the magazine’s decades-long campaign against South American democracy.
A Bus Journey to a New Wales
A new anthology on Wales and Welshness charts a course from the country’s invented traditions towards a plural future.
Public Transport Should Be Free
Spain is making short and medium train journeys free from September to the end of the year. To fight the cost of living and climate crises, we should do the same in Britain – but roll it out to all public transport, and make it permanent.
The Radical Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie was born 110 years ago today. A commitment to socialism and a condemnation of capitalism lay at the heart of his activism, his movement, and his music.
86. The War on Tenants w/ Vicky Spratt
This week, Grace speaks to Vicky Spratt, author of the book Tenants: The People on the Frontline of Britain’s Housing Emergency. They discuss the multiple problems that tenants in the UK face – and how they are fighting back.
It’s Time to Bring Energy into Public Ownership
To protect citizens from skyrocketing bills, France is bringing energy supplier EDF entirely into public ownership – the only reason Britain refuses to follow is free-market ideology.
Unlearning Lockdown’s Lessons
The Covid lockdowns drew new attention to the extent of the deprivation that scars Britain. But two years on, little has changed – and for millions of people, the cost of living crisis is making things even worse.
Western Debt Is Driving Sri Lanka’s Crisis
Behind the food and fuel shortages causing Sri Lanka’s protests lie unmanageable debts to the West. The only answer to worsening humanitarian catastrophe is an immediate write-off.
A Revolution of Things
In the 1990s, artist Vladimir Arkhipov started to collect home-made objects in homes, markets, and junk shops. Today, his archive is both a document of poverty and a vision of liberated labour.
What ‘Sherwood’ Missed
BBC drama ‘Sherwood’ was an opportunity to spotlight the sheer cruelty exhibited by the state in the spycops scandal – but it shied away from the most difficult parts of the truth and opted for romance instead.
The Case for Price Controls
When millions are going hungry and a few companies are raking in record profits, the ‘free market’ is obviously failing – and the case for price controls is clearer than ever.
The Uber Leak Exposes the Global War on Workers
The ‘Uber Files’ leak reveals the power of the company’s multimillion-pound lobbying effort – and how it worked with governments across the world to undercut workers’ rights.
Inside the Fight to Free Julian Assange
The long pursuit of Julian Assange is designed to put off anyone tempted to expose America’s war machine – but the campaign backing him has proved resistance won’t be easily defeated.
Westminster Drama Won’t Solve the Cost of Living Crisis
The successors to Boris Johnson are already lining up – but none of the ghouls who might follow him will tackle the cost of living crisis that is tearing the country apart.
The Media Made Boris Johnson
Despite their criticisms today, the British media backed Boris Johnson to the hilt when he was the alternative to Jeremy Corbyn’s socialist politics – and they would do it again in a second.