We Need an Internet Beyond Big Tech
Crypto advocates promise to democratise the internet by decentralising power, but the real path to digital democracy is publicly-owned infrastructure.
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Nostalgia, Nationalism and the New Russia
Russian socialist Ilya Budraitskis talks to Tribune about the war in Ukraine, the politics that produced that disaster – and the complexities of nationalism in Putin's Russia.
Big Pharma’s Pandemic Profiteering Isn’t Over
Pharma giant Pfizer expects to make more than $50 billion from its Covid medicines this year, and it isn't a one-off – it's a symbol of the drastic inequality resulting from a monopolistic approach to global health.
How Worker Power Drives Technological Progress
Under capitalism, technological progress will always benefit the rich first and society later – if we want technology to address the major problems of our time, we need it to be shaped by workers.
A Socialist Airman’s Farewell
On VE day, we republish a letter from a British socialist pilot who died fighting the Nazis – a sacrifice he made for a world free not only from fascism but poverty, oppression and 'the evils inherent in the capitalist system.'
The Government’s Tips U-Turn Is a Betrayal of Low-Paid Workers
The government's broken promise to ensure staff can keep their tips is a betrayal of low-paid workers – and a green light for bosses to continue theft and exploitation in the workplace.
The Dialectics of Space
A new book on the history of space exploration explores the utopian dreams that drive us towards the stars – but also the capitalist realities that make outer space a plaything of billionaires.
How Ofsted Undermines the Education System
Ofsted has spent its thirty years inflicting surveillance and stress on teachers and judging working-class schools more harshly than their wealthy counterparts – it must be replaced.
The Bank of England’s War on Workers
The Bank of England's interest rate hike is designed to push the economy into a recession, increase unemployment and restrain wages – forcing workers to pay even more for the cost of living crisis.
More Thatcherism Won’t Fix Housing
Boris Johnson's answer to the problems facing renters is reviving Right to Buy – the very policy that turned millions of public homes into private landlords' assets and birthed our housing crisis in the first place.
Sinn Féin’s Historic Opportunity
In today's elections, Sinn Féin looks set to emerge as the largest party in Stormont, spelling potential defeat for an establishment that has set the agenda in the Six Counties for over a century.
The French Left’s Next Chance
After narrowly missing out on the presidential runoff, the French left has agreed a landmark pact ahead of legislative elections – and could pose Macron his biggest challenge yet.