Class Politics, or Class Dealignment
Recent evidence makes clear that the Left is losing its historic base in working-class communities — either we rebuild class politics or accept that socialism is off the table.
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The Many Loves of Reyner Banham
From modern architecture to American mass culture, writer Reyner Banham championed the progress of his 20th century world – but always with an eye to the interaction between class and design.
Hunger Is a Political Choice – And Sunak Has Made His
Last year, millions of people across Britain faced food poverty as queues at food banks reached record levels. The cost of living crisis will see those numbers grow – and the Chancellor's failure to intervene is a national disgrace.
The Nakba at 75: Remembering, Forgetting, and Erasing
The 75th anniversary of the Nakba marks the expulsion of over 750,000 Palestinians from their homeland in 1948. Decades later, the fight against dispossession continues.
New Labour’s Authoritarianism Is Back
From supporting the criminalisation of peaceful protest and granting spycops immunity to its crackdown on dissent, Keir Starmer's Labour Party has revived New Labour's contempt for civil liberties.
No, Capitalism Isn’t Democratic
Authoritarianism is on the rise despite the liberal prediction that the spread of free markets would result in more democracy – that's because capitalism will always defend social hierarchies against the threat of economic equality.
Ending Apartheid Is the Only Path to Peace
For over 75 years, Palestinians have been subject to occupation and apartheid. Condemning the latest violence but remaining silent about that injustice only exposes the West's staggering hypocrisy.
A Community Under Occupation
40 years ago this week, an army of riot police laid siege to the pit village of Easington to crush its defiant support for the miners' strike. Four decades on from Thatcher's assault, their community still bears the scars.
How the Left Won Michigan
In the key swing state of Michigan, grassroots mobilising efforts by Rashida Tlaib and progressive activists were crucial to boosting voter turnout – and overturning one of Trump's landmark 2016 victories.
Lula’s Letter to Labour Conference
Imprisoned former Brazilian President Lula sends a message of solidarity to Labour Party conference - and warns of the danger of the rising far-right across the world.
Childcare in an Age of Coronavirus
The coronavirus crisis has left many parents trying to balance a full-time job with childcare – and in the process shone a light on the ways unpaid work in the home props up our entire economy.
Starmer Turns His Back on Kashmir
By folding to a pressure campaign orchestrated by the far-right BJP government, Keir Starmer's statement on Kashmir today not only betrayed Labour members – it abandoned a people living under brutal oppression.
Why Orbán Won
Hungary’s united opposition abandoned class politics, resulting in a landslide victory for Viktor Orbán – a lesson that standing against the far right without an alternative is not enough.
The Economics of Despair
Of the ten most deprived areas of Britain, seven saw far-right pogroms this summer. Any attempt to counter the rise of fascism must start with reckoning with and stamping out the system which spawned it.
The Fight for a New Chile
Chile's protest movement is the largest in a generation and it doesn't just want economic reforms – it wants to overturn the legacy of the Pinochet dictatorship.
The Fight for Asylum Seeker Rights Behind Glasgow’s Protests
While far-right violence claimed the headlines in Glasgow this week, the cause behind the original peaceful protest endures – the inhumane living conditions facing asylum seekers in the city.