The Future of an Illusion
Stephen Marche’s The Next Civil War is a thought experiment imagining the ‘two Americas’ decisively parting ways.
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Raven Hart
Raven Hart is co-founder of the Bristol Cooperative Alliance, an organisation that aims to promote a decentralised economy that empowers local communities and facilitates democratic self-determination.
Without Taking On Capitalism, COP Can’t Save Us
To confront ecological catastrophe, next week’s COP would have to confront the profit-at-all-costs world system that locks us into disaster. Anything less is circus.
The Anti-Migrant Myths that Feed the Housing Crisis
Narratives about preferential housing for migrants and ethnic minorities have fuelled racism in Britain for more than a century – while letting the landlords and politicians really responsible for the housing crisis off scot free.
The Work of Art in the Age of Artificial Production
The rise of AI image makers like DALL-E threaten more than endless viral images. We have to start imagining how AI technologies can remain in service to culture workers, rather than vice versa.
More Austerity Means More Grenfells
Austerity put saving money, not protecting people, at the top of the state’s agenda. Combine that with deregulation and corporate greed, and Grenfell is one horrific example of the consequences.
Pits Against the State
In the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike, Thatcher weaponised hunger to force striking workers back to work. What she didn’t expect was workers in pit communities and beyond mobilising to organise an alternative welfare state.
Lula’s Victory Is a Testament to Solidarity
Lula’s historic victory, unthinkable just two years ago, couldn’t have happened without millions of people fighting for it. As Bolsonaro supporters refuse to accept the results, the mobilisation of those masses will be key to securing democracy.
Remembering Fenner Brockway
Fenner Brockway – lifelong socialist and anti-war activist who co-founded War on Want, the CND, and the Movement for Colonial Freedom – was born on this day in 1888. Jeremy Corbyn speaks to Tribune about the debt we owe his memory.
Battersea Power Station Is a Landmark of London’s Housing Crisis
Battersea Power Station’s transformation from a London landmark into a commercial centre and luxury flats tells a story of a city sacrificing its history on the altar of private development.
We Can’t Afford More Austerity
David Cameron’s Tories justified austerity by saying we were ‘all in it together’. Now millions are going hungry and public services are on their knees while the rich enjoy the spoils – we can’t afford to let them lie again.
We Can’t Afford More Austerity
David Cameron’s Tories justified austerity by saying we were ‘all in it together’. Now millions are going hungry and public services are on their knees while the rich enjoy the spoils – we can’t afford to let them lie again.
The Great Italian Post-Fascist Tolkien Takeover
Giorgia Meloni, like many in the Italian far-right, is a Lord of the Rings obsessive – raising questions about what it is in Tolkien’s work that seems to appeal to fascists.
Masafer Yatta’s Fight for Survival
More than 1,000 Palestinians live under permanent threat of eviction in the West Bank community of Masafer Yatta, which Israel has designated a ‘firing zone’ – just one glimpse into life under its apartheid regime.
Today Is Brazil’s Chance to Bury Bolsonarismo
Today’s presidential run-off in Brazil leaves voters a stark choice: continue the destructive nightmare of Bolsonaro’s presidency – or choose Lula to fight poverty and rebuild.
Why Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough
A decade of Tory cuts has left teachers grappling with crisis after crisis – so today, hundreds of thousands begin balloting on national strike action.
97. Markets Versus Democracy w/ Aeron Davis
This week, Grace speaks to Aeron Davis, professor of political communication. They discuss the power of the Treasury and how the financialisation of the UK economy has eroded democracy.
‘I’ve Never Known It So Bad’: Civil Servants on Why They’re Ready to Strike
This year’s pathetic 2% pay offer for civil servants came hot on the heels of a decade of ‘pay restraint’. It’s not a one-off from the government, it’s a pattern – and industrial action is the only way to change it.
Education On the Brink
Teachers and support staff are leaving education in droves. There’s one way for the government to stem the flow: reverse twelve years of cuts, abandon austerity 2.0, and pay education workers properly.
From the Petty to the Vicious, Bosses are Penalising Striking Workers
In Britain, there’s no formal protection for staff whose employers make life difficult for them because they’ve been on strike – another way our laws put bosses’ interests above workers’ needs.
For Animals and their Carers, Organising Gets the Goods
Last month, the RSPCA made a ‘snap decision’ to sell its only London animal hospital to another charity. Only the threat of strikes stopped the transfer – proof that where charity falls short, organising wins.