A Letter from Zatoka
The town of Zatoka, in southern Ukraine near the Romanian border, has grown into a private, chaotic seaside utopia, outlasting several states. How much longer can it last?
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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.
Invented Traditions
Ben Wheatley’s ‘In the Earth’ uses the contemporary setting of the pandemic to play with some increasingly familiar imagery of folk horror and hauntology.
Travels in Inner Space
The short stories of the Japanese feminist and science fiction writer Izumi Suzuki have an eerie correspondence to the world of the present day.
Smells Like World Spirit
A newly translated book tells the fascinating interwoven histories of two perfumes with a shared origin, but what does it take to write the history of smell?
The Art Books of Yevgeniy Fiks
Conceptual artist Yevgeny Fiks explores the relationship between the Communist world and the West, hoping to shed light on what was suppressed in each Cold War system.
Cancelling Coventry’s Future
In the post-war era, Coventry was rebuilt as an optimistic, modernist city. But the selling off of the city centre since the 1980s has made this year’s City of Culture feel more like a City for Developers.
The Regeneration of the Labour Right
Three stalwarts of the Labour right – Margaret Hodge, Barry Sheerman, and Harriet Harman – are stepping down at the next election. But we should be just as worried about who might turn up in their place.
The Government Is Levelling Up Inequality
Since 2019, the poorer half of the country has seen a real-terms loss of £110 per year, while the richest five percent have gained £3,300. That’s Tory economics.
Nine Days That Shook Cádiz
Last month, over 25,000 metalworkers went on strike in the Spanish city of Cádiz. Their action was met with police violence – and exposed the fractures in Spain’s left-wing coalition government.
The Wave of Abuse Facing Workers
When the Tories don’t take measures like mask-wearing seriously, it’s up to stressed frontline workers to protect public health – while facing growing violence and intimidation.
Gary Neville: ‘I Wouldn’t Want Boris as my Postman’
The people you can trust in times like these are the posties, carers and teachers who really keep society going. They are being badly let down by a prime minister who thrives on lies and division, argues Gary Neville.
Ending Food Poverty Is Possible
Last month, Tory councillors in Southampton rejected a motion to enshrine the right to food in law – proof that it’s political will, not practicality, that keeps poor families hungry.
A Historic Victory for India’s Farmers
After the Modi government proposed a corporate takeover of agriculture, India’s farmers built one of the biggest social movements in history to fight back. Their victory offers lessons for class struggle across the world.
The Latest Campaign of a Failed Drugs War
As the rest of the world is moving towards regulation and harm reduction, the Tory government has decided to double down on the War on Drugs – and the consequences for the vulnerable will be devastating.
The Latest Assange Decision Is a Farce – But the Fight Isn’t Over
In giving the green light to extradite Julian Assange, the High Court accepted US government assurances over prison conditions ‘in good faith’ – an absurd decision that flies in the face of the evidence.
Everyone In, Always
Last year’s ‘Everyone In’ policy proved that no-one has to sleep rough. As the temperature drops to freezing, we need to learn its lessons – and force the government to end homelessness for good.
Honduras’ Left-Wing Breakthrough
Since a US-backed coup toppled Mel Zelaya in 2009, Honduras has faced a clampdown on democracy and serious human rights abuses. But the election of socialist Xiomara Castro is a chance to break the cycle.
It’s Not About a Party – It’s About Ruling Class Impunity
Boris Johnson’s latest scandal exposes the truth about Britain’s ruling class: a social elite which feels no responsibility to wider society and sees itself as above the rules it imposes on everyday people.
Corporate Care Homes Will Never Work
This week’s Panorama on the care crisis missed the most important point: that quality care is impossible in a system geared towards cutting corners and squeezing profits.
Remembering Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim
Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, who passed away this week, spent years on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela – and saw the fight against apartheid as part of a global struggle of the oppressed.