72. The Cost of Living Crisis w/ Gary Stevenson
This week, Grace speaks to Gary Stevenson of Gary’s Economics about the cost of living crisis – where’s it coming from, who’s paying for it, and what can we do about it.
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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.
Assange’s Extradition Would Be a Nail in the Coffin of Press Freedom
The Supreme Court has refused Julian Assange permission to appeal against extradition to the US – setting a precedent that endangers every journalist whose work threatens the interests of empire.
It’s Time to Cancel Ukraine’s Foreign Debt
Ukraine is set to repay $7.3 billion this year alone in foreign debt. If Western governments were serious about helping people in the midst of a devastating war, they would push for those debts to be cancelled.
‘We Didn’t Know Where to Go’: Behind Ukraine’s Refugee Crisis
At the Polish border town of Przemyśl, hundreds of thousands of refugees have arrived since the start of the war in Ukraine. We spoke to them about their stories.
Tony Benn’s Lessons for the Left
Veteran socialist MP Tony Benn passed away eight years ago today. From democratising the economy to campaigning for peace, the causes he fought for are as relevant as ever.
Mourning Marx
Karl Marx died on this day in 1883. At his graveside, his lifelong friend and comrade Friedrich Engels predicted that Marx’s work would endure through the ages.
The War on Ireland’s Neutrality
Since its independence, Ireland has maintained a decades-long tradition of neutrality – but now its commentariat has decided that the country needs to ‘grow up’ and learn to love NATO’s war machine.
Against the Edgelords
Today’s far-right has been shaped by an online landscape of edgy content. But the solution isn’t to lament the internet – it’s to find a way to build antifascism in its image.
Ruskin Revisited
Writer and philosopher John Ruskin is often written off as an establishment reformer, but he was also an acute critic of Victorian capitalism – which ran counter to his belief that ‘there is no wealth but life.’
Fan Ownership Is the Alternative to Football’s Oligarchs
This week’s chaos at Chelsea exposes football’s complicity in providing cover for unscrupulous billionaires and brutal regimes – the only way to save the game is to fight for fan ownership.
Boric’s Inauguration Is a Landmark for Chile’s Left
Gabriel Boric was sworn in today as Chilean president. From dropping cases against activists to putting feminism at the heart of his government, he has already broken with the country’s recent past.
There’s Only a Cost of Living Crisis for Workers
Rising prices and stagnant wages are pushing millions of workers towards poverty – but, as usual, corporate giants are profiting from the chaos.
Nuclear Disarmament Now
The invasion of Ukraine has raised the spectre of nuclear war for the first time in a generation – and shown why we need a mass campaign for nuclear disarmament.
Down and Out in Bristol and Livorno
Alberto Prunelli’s novel of working low-wage jobs in England and Italy is a working-class story full of humour, misery and solidarity.
The State’s Secret War on Dissent
Last month, a Welsh BLM group disbanded after an attempted police infiltration. It’s proof that police spying poses an existential threat to our social movements – especially since the state has just vastly expanded those powers.
When Malcolm X Came to the West Midlands
Just days before his assassination, Malcolm X visited the small English town of Smethwick following a high-profile racist election – and saw that the colour bar stretched far beyond the Jim Crow South.
Free Salah Hamouri
Palestinian lawyer Salah Hamouri was re-arrested this week after spending more than ten years as a political prisoner in Israel. In a piece written just before his incarceration, he describes why Palestinians refuse to leave their homeland.
71. Housing and Class Struggle: An Interview with Susanne Soederberg
This week Grace talks to author and academic Susanne Soederberg about the class roots of the global housing crisis, and about resistance to the cycle of debt, eviction, and homelessness.
Behind the Scunthorpe Scaffs Strike
Scaffolders at British Steel’s Scunthorpe site have spent years fighting for their pay to be brought in line with nationally agreed rates. Now, even after more than 100 days on strike, they’re determined to win.
Modi’s War on Muslim Women
Since the election of Narendra Modi’s Hindu supremacist government, Muslims in India have faced an escalating campaign of persecution – with women at the frontline of the violence.