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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.

The New Enemy at the Top Table

Last decade, the philosopher G. M. Tamás saw the new European far right as ‘post-fascist’: a movement that fights for no real change, raises national passions, humiliates the vulnerable, and is utterly comfortable with globalisation’s grim realities.

If This Is Not Genocide, What Is?

UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese speaks to Tribune about Israel’s genocide as a form of ‘colonial erasure’ — and why the Palestinian cause is a symbol of resistance against all forms of exploitation.

The Price That Was Paid

Donald Trump’s victory came from leaning into working-class America’s anxieties over economic decline — and unless the Left’s economic offer becomes as strong, they leave the pitch open to the Right.

Gambling on Growth

Without shifting the balance of wealth and power between workers and bosses, Rachel Reeves is banking on economic growth to make everyone richer. But if this fails and living standards continue to decline, it will be the far right that benefits.

No Route for Renewal

Thatcher’s anti-union laws have brought misery to workers by restricting their ability to fight. If Labour’s Employment Rights Bill fails to scrap them and empower working people, its efforts to change the workplace will be in vain.

Salford Answered Spain’s Call

The global movement to defend the Spanish Republic from fascism included scores of Salford people who volunteered in the International Brigades, raised funds and cared for refugees — a legacy that campaigners are hoping will be enshrined in a memorial.

The Radical Politics of Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde is known today for his satirical wit, but he maintained a lifelong interest in political affairs — one which would lead him to Irish nationalism, women’s suffrage and the fight against capitalism.

The First Steps of a New Deal for Workers

Labour’s new deal for workers agenda has infuriated a right-wing media who see the proposals as threatening a rebirth in trade union power — we have to seize this moment to make their fears become reality.

Archive of Dissent

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.

Labour’s Lost Opportunity

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.

The Delegates Revolt

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.