How the Merkel Era Entrenched Inequality
As the SPD, FDP and Greens continue coalition talks, Germany and Europe are preparing for life after Merkel – but the consequences of her post-crash austerity agenda will endure for many years to come.
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We Can’t Stop Climate Change Without a Transport Revolution
The only way to avoid climate disaster is to radically overhaul how we travel – but the market won't deliver a future of high-speed rail, affordable buses and infrastructure for cycling.
The Stress Management Scam
Corporate stress management techniques emphasise relaxing or reaching out to friends – but the only real solution to a society plagued by stress is to solve the social problems that cause it.
Why We Need Socialist Spotify
The exploitation of artists by streaming services like Spotify has been fully exposed by the Covid pandemic – but there is an alternative to corporate monopoly music: a platform built for the common good.
How Cuts and Privatisation Caused the Sewage Crisis
The government hopes its recent U-turn will make the public forget about the sewage crisis – but unless it reverses privatisation and cuts to environmental authorities, the problem is here to stay.
COP26 Exposes Rich Countries’ Debt Hypocrisy
The vicious spiral of global debt leaves countries at the front line of the climate crisis unable to respond to its fallout – and the failure of the world’s richest countries to lift the burden exposes their climate hypocrisy.
COP26 Can Learn From West Papua’s Green Resistance
West Papuans are combining their struggle against Indonesian occupation with the fight against ecological destruction – and pointing the way towards a radical green future.
The Assange Appeal Is the Defining Trial of Our Time
In the Assange extradition appeal, the British and American establishments are fighting journalists' unions from across the world – and their mission is simple: to make effective scrutiny of the powerful impossible.
Why New Labour Is Not a Model
The New Labour years were a historic opportunity to break with Thatcher's legacy – instead, they left her economic architecture in place and locked Britain into a market nightmare.
How the ScotRail Workers Won
After ScotRail workers voted to strike during COP26, management returned to the table with a pay rise, a bonus and a promise to keep overtime premiums – proving once again that collective action can win.
In the Global South, Climate Change Already Kills
People in the Global South are losing their lives to climate change right now. The rich countries dominating COP26 could help – but their vicious vaccine hoarding proves they won't.
The Making of Jennie Lee
Scottish socialist stalwart Jennie Lee was born on this day in 1904. Inspired by the mining community she was raised in, Lee’s life was spent fighting for working people – a fight which included co-founding Tribune.