50. The Transgender Issue: An Interview with Shon Faye
This week, Grace speaks to writer Shon Faye about transphobia in the UK, why the transgender issue is also a class issue, and how socialists can support trans rights.
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Mohamed Ahmed
Mohamed Ahmed is a freelance writer based in London.
The Fight for Jobs at Liverpool University
After seeing off a threat of 47 redundancies, staff at Liverpool University are fighting against the last two – and against the neoliberal university system that put them at risk.
In the War on Terror, the Only Winner Is the Arms Trade
For people in Afghanistan, the war has been a catastrophe, leaving thousands dead and many more displaced. For the global arms industry, it’s been an opportunity to profit.
We Can’t Trust the Market with Scientific Knowledge
Scientific publishing is currently a multi-billion dollar industry, forcing scientists to pay huge sums to access or publish publicly-funded research – it’s time for a democratic alternative.
No, Thatcher’s War on the Miners Wasn’t Good for Green Politics
Boris Johnson’s joke that Britain’s pit closures were an ‘early start’ on environmentalism shows his contempt for mining communities – but also reveals the dangers of a green politics led by the elite.
How the Government Is Abandoning Children – Again
From free school meals to the exam fiasco, the government’s pandemic response failed children. The coming cliff-edge for furlough and universal credit is going to make things even worse.
Sartre Against Imperialism
In the mid-1900s, Jean-Paul Sartre became an outspoken critic of France’s violent efforts to keep control of its disintegrating empire – and of the brutality of the colonial system itself.
Frank Sinatra vs. The Trade Unions
While on tour in Australia in 1974, Frank Sinatra made sexist comments about female journalists. After refusing to apologise, he found himself at war with the country’s most powerful movement: the trade unions.
How Tenant Organising Beat Anti-Benefit Landlords
ACORN Oxford’s victory on a campaign to stop discrimination against benefit recipients shows how direct action empowers tenants to break landlords’ stranglehold on our cities.
The SNP-Green Deal Doesn’t Go Far Enough
The SNP’s deal with the Greens has been praised for tackling the housing crisis – but from the workplace to the climate, its plans elsewhere fall far short of the radicalism we need.
How the Rise of the BNP Prefigured Modern British Politics
Twenty years ago, the far-right British National Party gained its first council seats in Burnley, Lancashire following a series of riots in Northern towns – a new book explores the lessons from their rise to prominence.
Remembering the Haitian Revolution
The Haitian Revolution began 230 years ago today and culminated in the establishment of the world’s first black republic. We republish C.L.R. James’ iconic account of how the slaves overthrew their masters.
Moral Capitalism Doesn’t Exist
Elite policymakers are increasingly concerned about political crises and the problems facing capitalism – but their critiques always stop short of one conclusion: that the problem might be capitalism itself.
Misremembering Franco
Spain’s new ‘memory law’ attempts to grapple with Franco-era crimes – but without acknowledging the continuity between the dictatorship and the current system, there can be no real justice.
Big Business Loves the Housing Crisis
Lloyds Bank’s plan to buy 50,000 homes in the next 10 years – making it one of the country’s biggest landlords – is a symbol of everything that’s wrong with our housing system.
The Musical Future Has Not Been Cancelled
A new book considers the musical innovation of trap, drill, and bashment in the last ten years – and the cultural contexts in which they have been taking place.
Searching for Victor Grayson: Britain’s Lost Revolutionary
One hundred years ago, Victor Grayson, one of the great socialist orators of his generation, disappeared under mysterious circumstances – it’s time for the British state to make public what it knows.
How Decades of Neoliberalism Left the NHS on the Brink
NHS waiting lists in England have hit a record high. This isn’t just an unavoidable outcome of Covid-19 – it’s the consequence of years of neoliberal health policy.
Capitalism Is Making You Lonely
Years of studies have shown a growing loneliness crisis in society, long predating Covid-19. The problem isn’t social media, popular culture, or city living – it’s capitalism.
Memories of Solidarity
The Left’s recent defeats can make it all too easy to despair – but a new collection of stories from the frontlines of struggles for justice all over Britain reminds us to keep hope.