Eurovision’s Songs of Shame
The uproar resulting from Israel's participation in Eurovision has ensured tonight's event will only be remembered as a failed attempt to whitewash its Gaza genocide.
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Steve Albini, the Facilitator
Steve Albini, who has died aged 61, was one of the most uncompromising figures to ever defend art against its corruption by market forces, and for musicians to be considered as workers who deserved the full fruits of their labour.
A New Model Britain
Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram quit Westminster after seeing how it made real change impossible. Speaking to Tribune, they discuss how injustices from Hillsborough to the housing crisis come from a system wired against northerners and workers everywhere.
Labour’s Gang of Five
Andy Beckett's new book tracks the journey of Diane Abbott, Jeremy Corbyn, Ken Livingstone and John McDonnell — under the influence of Tony Benn — from Labour outcasts to their attempt to remake British capitalism.
The Tory Dustbin
Labour’s newest MP has an astonishing record: defending convicted sex offenders and attacking everyone from refugees to Marcus Rashford. Natalie Elphicke’s defection doesn’t show her principles have changed, but how Labour has abandoned theirs.
The Imperial Typewriters Strike at 50
Fifty years ago this week, South Asians at Leicester's Imperial Typewriters factory went on strike to demand respect and dignity at work — confronting the racism of their bosses and the unions that failed to support them.
Remembering Altab Ali
On this day, in 1978, garment worker Altab Ali was murdered in a racist attack in East London. Over four decades on, the struggle against racism continues, writes Apsana Begum MP.
Tribune & Anti-Colonial Africa
In the years after the Second World War, African independence fighters seized world attention, forcing democrats in Europe to reckon with problems of colonialism and freedom on the continent. Tribune’s historical journey towards emphatic support for African decolonisation leaves a record of enormous relevance for the anti-colonial left today.
Remembering Wally Nixon
From facing some of World War Two’s bloodiest battles to becoming a union organiser and opposing austerity in his retirement, Walter Nixon — who has died aged 101 — spent his whole life fighting injustice.
Happy Birthday, Pete Seeger!
Today would have been Pete Seeger's birthday. We remember his contributions to song and socialism.
Ending London’s Housing Nightmare
Unless Sadiq Khan can discover the courage to take on the profiteers driving London's housing emergency, his victory in today's mayoral election will mean little to the city's renters.
Jeremy Corbyn: Our Political Class Are Emboldening the Far Right
The Rwanda scheme is a repulsive election stunt from a government devoid of humanity. We must resist both the policy and the racist rhetoric that underpins it, writes Jeremy Corbyn.