Ilan Pappe: Palestine’s Blood Never Dried
From 1948 to today, ethnic cleansing hasn’t been about rare instances of Israeli extremity — it is a defining feature of the daily colonial subjugation of the Palestinian people.
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The World Stands With Gaza — Our Governments Must Listen
The Palestinian ambassador to the UK writes that the global mass movement in solidarity with Palestine is reminiscent of that against apartheid South Africa — and will continue to grow until Israeli apartheid is defeated.
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.
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.