The Sound of Palestine
The music of the Palestinian residents of Jerusalem has always been a source of joy and pride. As Israeli state repression continues, it’s also become a way to make the community’s voice heard.
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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.
Don’t Throw Away Furlough – Build On It
Ending furlough next week means pulling the rug out from under workers across the country – six days before the Universal Credit cut pushes 500,000 more people into poverty.
How the Premier League Helped the Super-Rich Take Over Football
The takeover of football by the super-rich isn’t a new phenomenon, it’s been a long time in the making – and a key milestone was the creation of a marketable commodity: the Premier League.
Planning Reforms Are Turning the Tories on Each Other
Michael Gove has paused the government’s neoliberal planning reforms after a backlash from rural Tory heartlands – but neither camp will give us the democratic planning system we need.
52. The Long Decline of the Tory Party: An Interview with Phil Burton-Cartledge
This week, Grace speaks with Phil Burton-Cartledge, author of ‘Falling Down: The Conservative Party and the Decline of Tory Britain’ about why, contrary to appearances, the Tories might be in decline.
The Truman Brewery Development Will Kill Brick Lane
The plans greenlit by Labour councillors last week are a victory for those who see Brick Lane only as an opportunity to profit – and a slap in the face of the communities that have long called it home.
The Answer to the Energy Crisis Is Public Ownership
The energy crisis looks set to send bills rocketing for working people across Britain – but there is an alternative to costly bailouts of private companies: public ownership.
Zarah Sultana: Electoral College Is a ‘Shameful, Anti-Democratic Power Grab’
The proposal to abolish ‘One Member, One Vote’ in Labour leadership elections is an attack on democracy by a Westminster elite – and betrays Keir Starmer’s commitment to empower party members.
EXCLUSIVE: Starmer’s Document Ending ‘One Member, One Vote’
A document distributed by the Labour Party today ahead of Friday’s NEC meeting proposes to end ‘One Member, One Vote’ – and hand an effective veto to the PLP in future leadership elections.
Remembering Winter Hill, Britain’s Biggest Mass Trespass
125 years ago, 10,000 walkers took to the road to Winter Hill in Lancashire to protest its closure by its wealthy owner – and to stand up for the rights of all to roam the country’s land.
The Contrarian Cult of Jonathan Meades
The television of Jonathan Meades is driven by a democratising impulse – stressing the importance and strangeness of the places where most people in Britain actually live.
Lessons From New York’s Housing Movement
Housing campaigners in New York have won an eviction ban extension until January 2022. Now the focus is on changing the system to protect against evictions for good.
From American Spy to Australian Prime Minister
Before becoming the prime minister who solidified Australia’s neoliberal era, Bob Hawke was an official in the trade union movement – and an informer for the American authorities.
The Ministry for Michael Gove
The newly rebranded Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is inheriting a host of crises – and with a history at the heart of the Tory machine, Gove is unlikely to solve them.
Remembering Paulo Freire
Marxist philosopher Paulo Freire was born on this day in 1921. His work demonstrated the role that education can play in liberating the oppressed – and the struggle against capitalism.
Strong Unions Are the Only Way to Tackle Britain’s Low Pay Crisis
Labour’s commitment to a £10 minimum wage won’t be enough to tackle rampant low pay in the British economy – if workers are to earn enough to live, they’ll need stronger trade unions and collective bargaining.
How Class Collaboration Harms the Trade Union Movement
The newly-elected Young Members representative on UNISON’s NEC explains why unions that pursue partnership with capital can’t win – and why we need to revive a fighting class politics.
Why Capitalism Still Fears ‘The Communist Manifesto’
Spain’s Second Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz writes about the enduring relevance of ‘The Communist Manifesto’ – a critique from which capitalism, for all its longevity, has not managed to escape.
Sally Rooney’s Beautiful World Is Right Here
The characters of ‘Beautiful World, Where Are You’ show that worrying about our personal lives and worrying about capitalism don’t have to be mutually exclusive – and that happiness doesn’t have to mean capitulation.
The SNP Is Failing Rail Workers – And the Planet
Earlier this month, five Glasgow SNP MSPs criticised a ballot for industrial action during COP26 – proving how hollow their commitment to both climate action and fair work really is.