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Mohamed Ahmed is a freelance writer based in London.
This summer, Oday Dabbagh became the first home-grown Palestinian footballer to play in Europe’s top leagues – his story is the latest symbol of resistance to decades of occupation.
The decades after the Second World War saw the best terms and conditions for workers in history — but these weren’t the result of benevolent bosses, they were won through trade union organisation.
Call centres have become a frontline in the struggle over workplace surveillance, precarious conditions and high-pressure targets. The only way to fight back is to organise them.
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, who died last week at the age of 85, wasn’t just a sonic genius – he was also a politicised producer whose work was full of demands for justice.
After being told four out of nine workers were being made redundant – two with minimal notice – staff at Bristol’s Assembly Bakery are striking for better treatment.
In his new book, Ed Miliband’s speechwriter calls for a new politics of equality and community. Where has he been for the past five years?
Tony Blair has been proven wrong in his predictions about not only Afghanistan but the entire War on Terror – instead of giving him more airtime, it’s time to listen to those who called this disaster correctly from the start.
In his final decade, Raymond Williams turned his attention to the concept of utopia – and the idea that the ingredients of a better society are present within human nature.
Welsh socialist writer Raymond Williams was born 100 years ago today. His work expressed a radical democratic vision of society – and maintained that rigorous critique was a tool of liberation.
According to new research, the golf courses of London occupy enough space to house hundreds of thousands of people. It’s time that land was put to better use.
Employers already know the solution to the labour shortage hitting industries across Britain in recent months: increase wages and improve working conditions.
Workers at US food company Nabisco are on strike in four states over impossible schedules, two-tier healthcare and attacks on pay – their aim is clear: to make the corporate giant “treat us like human beings.”
Despite legal changes last year, abortion access in Northern Ireland remains a postcode lottery – and the trade union movement will be a key player in any fight to challenge the conservative status quo.
In the 1970s and 80s, the Race Today Collective used journalism and direct action to spearhead an era of anti-racist campaigning in Britain, culminating in an iconic march.
A member of Sharon Graham’s campaign team writes about the reasons for her victory in the Unite general secretary election – and why her vision of change from the bottom-up appealed to workers.
The pandemic has seen Britain’s domestic tourism boom – but as more and more rental properties are turned into holiday homes, working-class communities are being priced out.
The climate catastrophe means it’s more important than ever to have an affordable train network – but fares are now facing their biggest hike in the last ten years.
After working to keep London’s Royal Parks safe for all during the pandemic, outsourced cleaners and attendants are fighting for parity with their in-house colleagues.
Ten years ago, a series of EDL marches hit the communities of Luton – and made clear the consequences of a media and political class that capitulates to the far right.
In the wake of the Taliban taking Afghanistan, commentators have been quick to call for sanctions – but the record of Western sanctions across the world make clear that they predominantly harm civilians.