Nationalise the Bogs
The degradation of Britain's bogs through drainage means that they currently emit as much CO2 as 140,000 cars every year. These natural wonders shouldn't be exploited for private gain, but protected in the common interest.
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Home Rule for London
In the interwar years, the Labour Party used London as an example to the country of what a socialist government could provide – and how to wrest housing from the grip of slum landlords.
Why Anti-Racism Must be Anti-Capitalist
There have been many attempts to put a 'humane' face on capitalism, but it is a system built on oppression. Racism isn’t a glitch, it’s a feature – both of capitalism's history and its present.
The Self-Pitying Psyche of Landlords
A recently published 'secret diary' provides a rare glimpse into the resentment Britain's landlords feel towards their tenants – even as many rake in huge profits by charging obscene levels of rent.
Class Struggle on Film
This Saturday, the London Short Film Festival screens 'Finally Got the News' and 'Class of Struggle,' films which capture workers fighting against capitalism and racism in the tumults of the 1960s.
How Neoliberalism Created a Society of Individuals
Decades of neoliberal policies have reshaped our world – but perhaps their deepest impact has been to corrode the bonds which underpinned society: replacing the collective with the individual.
It’s Time to Ban the Bomb
Today, a historic UN Treaty comes into force making nuclear weapons illegal. New polling shows a clear majority of British people support nuclear disarmament – but our political class remains committed to annihilation.
The Enduring Lessons of Red Vienna
For almost two decades at the start of the twentieth century, Austria's Social Democrats pursued a radical agenda of social progress in the country's capital – even as dark clouds gathered around them.
21. Remembering Leo Panitch: A Conversation with Max Shanly and Sam Gindin
In this week's special episode of A World to Win, Grace is joined by Max Shanly and Sam Gindin to reflect on the life of Marxist thinker and writer Leo Panitch.
It’s Time to Scrap Tuition Fees
Before Covid-19, high tuition fees already deterred working-class people from university. Now, the injustices students face are clear to everyone – and show why we must fight for a free education system.
Britain’s Historic Wave of Student Rent Strikes
Rent strikes are taking place right now in 55 of 140 UK universities. It's the biggest nationwide tenant action in 40 years – and has potential to shift housing dynamics not just for students, but for renters everywhere.
Rishi Sunak Versus Reality
It was obvious from the start that Covid-19 would have longlasting impacts on the British economy, but Rishi Sunak has insisted on treating it as a temporary blip – and now fantasises about pulling support altogether.