The New Cold War in Latin America
With Cold War divisions once again rising to the fore, the US is doing exactly what you’d expect it to: trying to exert influence in its old ‘backyard’.
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Rae Hart
Rae Deer is an economist and freelance writer.
Yes, Now Is the Time to Demand Higher Wages
After a decade of stagnant wages, rising inflation is threatening to drive millions towards the breadline. Forget what the establishment says – it’s time to demand higher wages.
‘Social Landlords Simply Don’t Care’
Many of Britain’s housing association tenants are forced to live in homes that are infested, overrun with mould, and on the brink of collapse. We speak to campaigner Kwajo Tweneboa about the fight for change.
68. Capital’s Chaotic Kingdom: An Interview with Rupert Russell
This week, Grace talks to writer and filmmaker Rupert Russell about how apparently random movements in prices, often driven by speculation in the Global North, create tectonic shifts that multiply around the world.
Food Poverty Is a Political Choice
The cost of living crisis will swell the queues at food banks across the country, but allowing millions to go hungry while a handful get rich isn’t inevitable – it’s a political choice.
Sabre-Rattling Is Not the Solution to the Ukraine Crisis
Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer have seized on the latest crisis as an opportunity for macho posturing – but bellicose rhetoric won’t help Ukraine, and it could drag Europe into a devastating war.
Hike Taxes on the Wealthy, Not on Workers
Amid the cost of living crisis, April’s National Insurance hike will squeeze workers while the wealth of the rich continues to accumulate – it’s time to demand tax justice.
Treating Anti-War Activists as ‘Enemies’ Is Nothing New
Keir Starmer’s accusation that anti-war activists were siding with the West’s ‘enemies’ were nothing new – they are part of a campaign to question the loyalties of dissenters which stretches back at least as far as the First World War.
Bezos vs. the Bridge
Jeff Bezos’ new superyacht is so big that it may require a historic Rotterdam bridge to be dismantled to allow it to reach the sea – a perfect illustration of capitalism’s idiotic excesses.
The Battle for the Barbican
London’s Barbican and the adjacent Golden Lane estate are symbols of the two souls of post-war social democracy, and how it built for both the intelligentsia and the working class.
How Private Profit Destroys Social Care
Leaving social care in private hands has allowed an essential service to line the pockets of profiteers while residents and staff suffer – but there is an alternative: taking the system into public ownership.
Behind the Post Office IT Scandal
The Post Office scandal was an enormous miscarriage of justice that ruined dozens of lives — and a stark warning about the consequences of involving the private sector in our vital public institutions.
Behind the Post Office IT Scandal
The Post Office scandal was an enormous miscarriage of justice that ruined dozens of lives – and a stark warning about the consequences of involving the private sector in our vital public institutions.
Keir Starmer’s Start the War Coalition
Keir Starmer’s latest attack on Stop the War had nothing to do with peace. Its aim was simple: to convince the hawks who dominate Western foreign policy that Labour no longer stands in the way of their warmongering.
Cost of Living Crisis: Time for Protest
As bills soar and wages flatline, the Tories are betting that we won’t stand up for ourselves – but this weekend will see protests across Britain that can prove them wrong.
We Can’t Solve the Energy Crisis Without Public Ownership
As energy bills soar and the climate crisis deepens, there’s only one long-term solution for the energy sector: bringing it into public ownership.
It’s Time to Renew Student Radicalism
The National Union of Students turns 100 today. The best way to mark the moment is to join the struggle against a government hellbent on failing students across the board.
It’s Time to Enshrine the Right to Food
As the government cuts back on the social safety net amid rising food prices, it’s never been clearer that hunger is a political choice – it’s time to legislate to ensure everyone has the right to food.
We’re Governed by Clowns
As the cost of living crisis bites, this week’s new government appointments make it clear there’s only one item on the prime minister’s agenda: saving his own skin.
67. Feminism Against Fascism: An Interview with Laurie Penny
This week, Grace speaks with author Laurie Penny about the resurgence of gendered violence, building a culture of consent, and how women can organise to resist oppression.