Standing Against the ‘Dark Peoples’
The mutually beneficial relationship between Israel and apartheid South Africa was not just about the arms trade — It was an ideological affinity about how to treat unwanted populations.
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The Climate Apartheid
While the wealthy are able to insulate themselves from the worst effects of climate breakdown, the poor are forced to bear the costs of a crisis they did not cause.
Jeremy Corbyn: We Cannot Succeed at Home Without Solidarity Abroad
Internationalism isn’t a distraction from domestic politics — our fight for freedom and justice abroad can inspire change here in Britain.
As I Please: Britain’s Housing Emergency
Millions in Britain are in desperate need of decent affordable homes. A Labour government must deliver more than just planning reform.
The Struggle Behind Barbed Wire
The experiences of bitter repression — and the delirium of victory — has created a special bond of solidarity between Irish and Palestinian political prisoners that has lasted for decades.
How Cuba Helped End Apartheid at Cuito Cuanavale
Forces from tiny Cuba joined Angolan and Namibian revolutionaries to defeat the South African apartheid regime. It was one of history’s greatest acts of internationalism.
Tribune & Vietnam
From the moment the first American bomb was dropped on Vietnam, Tribune was at the forefront of the anti-war movement. It was a cause that shaped the publication for decades.
Trish Keenan: Working-Class Psychedelic Hero
Since the 2011 death of singer Trish Keenan, Birmingham electronic group Broadcast have become increasingly influential for a style that applies a notably internationalist and modernist interpretation to the psychedelia of the 1960s.
When TV Was Radical
Today, experimental television is hidden away on specialist platforms. Once, though, leading European public service broadcasters made and transmitted radical and strange programming by cinema auteurs.
Lenin at Leisure
A vivid, rediscovered anthology — compiled and introduced by Tamara Deutscher — assembles a surprising portrait of the Soviet revolutionary built from letters, memoirs, and fragments.
Pedro Lemebel’s Last Supper
As Chile emerged from Pinochet’s brutal dictatorship, the stylish and challenging work of poet Pedro Lemebel gave caustic expression to the lives of gender-diverse people, the HIV/AIDS crisis, the Chilean left, and the country’s post-1990 fate.
Macron’s Liberal Coup
In a desperate attempt to cling on to power, Macron is blocking the French left from government. If this assault on democratic principle is not defeated, it will all but ensure the far-right's victory in the next election.