New Fronts, Old Wars
The history of the British trans community is usually told through non-fiction, as a way of convincing people it has a right to even exist. Juliet Jacques’ ‘Variations’ tries to move beyond the Right’s culture-war turf.
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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.
Economies Without Libidos
Keti Chukhrov’s book ‘Practising the Good’ argues that the Soviet Union really did build socialism, and that westerners have been blinded to this because they can’t imagine a society without ‘desire’. How seriously should this be taken?
A Good, Hard-working Girl
Anime series ‘Aggretsuko’ plays with cutesy imagery as a means of forcing through a remorseless critique of contemporary work.
Slum Diets
The pandemic has led to sudden changes in how we eat, from stockpiling to ordering from (or working for) Deliveroo – but it also showed the survival of a Victorian contempt for the ‘undeserving poor’.
Building the Workers’ Republics
If the Left is to recover from its defeats, it will need a presence in workers’ daily lives – and examples of how a socialist society can provide a better future.
Moulding the New Nye Bevans
Today’s labour movement struggles to create leaders with the politics or influence needed to take us forward – to change that, we need to rejuvenate the workplace and community institutions which shaped yesterday’s fighters.
Against Privilege
The Left’s embrace of a paper-thin representation politics has now been turned against us, as figures from the Centre and even the Right learn how to co-opt activist rhetoric. If we want to build a movement that can challenge the establishment, we’ll need to do more than criticise privilege.
We Still Need the Party
For anyone serious about socialist politics or building community power, the Labour Party remains a vital field of struggle – whether we like it or not.
A Left for a Time of Crisis
The Left’s recent defeats have set the movement for system change back at exactly the moment it is most needed – we must rebuild, and quickly.
Tribune’s Debt to the International Brigades
Earlier this summer, Tribune’s editor spoke at the annual International Brigades Memorial Trust commemoration about this publication’s roots in the struggle against fascism in Spain.
Politics on the Cheap
Labour’s financial crisis was made inevitable by Keir Starmer sacrificing loyal supporters and socialist policies to impress millionaire backers. Unfortunately for Labour’s leader, the super-rich already have a party that serves their interests.
Starmer’s Malaise
Under Starmer’s leadership, Labour lacks any coherent vision and is floundering in the polls – but the path forward for the Left remains unclear.
Commemorating the Avoidable
The proper way to respect Britain’s pandemic dead would be to end the corruption, overcrowding, and privatisation that caused thousands of unnecessary deaths in the first place.
Nature for the People
The spoiling of our fields and waters for private profit is leading to ecological chaos. While the Tories ignore it, Labour is demanding action to reverse Britain’s environmental crisis.
Class Politics, or Class Dealignment
Recent evidence makes clear that the Left is losing its historic base in working-class communities — either we rebuild class politics or accept that socialism is off the table.
Remembering Manus O’Riordan
Manus O’Riordan, who passed away last month, dedicated his life keeping anti-fascist memory alive – and to ensuring future generations never forgot why men like his father joined the International Brigades.
Good Health Needs Good Housing
Studies have long shown that poor quality housing makes us sick – which means that any government looking to improve public health needs to tackle the housing crisis, too.
The L8 Uprising at 40
In 1981, a working-class community in Toxteth, Liverpool rose up against police racism, unemployment, and Thatcher’s neglect. For Black History Month, we remember the L8 Uprising.
Crypto Is Not an Alternative
Cryptocurrency promises to liberate the monetary system from the clutches of the powerful – but it mostly functions as a way to make wealthy speculators even wealthier.
Britain’s Mental Health Crisis Isn’t an Accident – It’s a Political Choice
Ten years of austerity has seen mental health budgets slashed while demand has risen to record levels. Britain’s mental health crisis isn’t inevitable – it’s the result of political choices.