Remembering Eve Babitz
Eve Babitz, the chronicler of Los Angeles, passed away last month aged 78. Her work combined the qualities of generosity and glamour, rejecting self-pity and victimhood.
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Sheila Rowbotham: In Hope and Struggle
Sheila Rowbotham discusses life in the struggle for women's liberation, her path to socialist feminism – and why she believes the debates of the 1970s continue to hold such resonance today.
‘Anne’ Was a Brilliant Condemnation of a Despicable Cover-up
ITV's 'Anne' was a masterpiece, inspiring sadness and rage at the injustice of Hillsborough – and offering a reminder of just how far the establishment is prepared to go in smearing its victims.
Dominic Raab’s Judicial Review Plans Are Another Power Grab
The government is passing a string of laws that make state actors immune from prosecution and insulated from protest. Now, it wants to free itself from oversight by the courts as well.
How Abandoning Africa Prolonged the Pandemic
Two years into the pandemic, the world’s wealthiest nations are almost fully vaccinated – but the governments and corporations that control healthcare resources have abandoned almost one billion Africans.
The Emma Watson Saga Exposes the Demonisation of Palestine Solidarity
By accusing actress Emma Watson of antisemitism, Israel's apologists have exposed their strategy for defending apartheid: to smear anyone who dares to acknowledge that Palestinians exist.
The Rise of Zemmour: France’s Latest Far-Right Threat
Éric Zemmour, France’s latest far-right presidential candidate, made his name as a media controversialist promoted by a billionaire mogul – and now he's pushing ideas like the ‘great replacement’ theory into the political mainstream.
Residents Against Charges
For years, housing association residents across the country have faced spiralling service charges with little justification. But now, they are organising – and even prepared to go on strike.
How the World Went from Post-Politics to Hyper-Politics
In the years before the 2008 crash, technocrats ensured political debate was relegated to the sidelines. Today, politics is everywhere – but it hasn't returned in the way many might have hoped.
The Unfree Love of ‘Big Joe’
Radical novelist Samuel R. Delany's latest, 'Big Joe', appears at first as straightforward pornography – but it goes much deeper.
It’s Time to Take South Yorkshire’s Buses Into Public Ownership
This year's election for South Yorkshire mayor could be a referendum on bringing its buses and trams into public ownership – and reversing the devastation privatisation has wrought.
The Vaccine Centre Is the Latest Tory Privatisation Disaster
In the midst of another variant surge in Covid cases, the Tory government has decided to sell off the brand new Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovations Centre – just the latest step in healthcare privatisation.