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.
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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.
The Changing Face of the Enemy Within
Four decades ago, miners like me were labelled ‘the enemy within’ by Thatcher. Today, the same rhetoric is being used against British Muslims and all supporters of Palestinian freedom, writes Ian Lavery MP.
The Surveillance State Won’t Save Us
The government's potential extension of police power and surveillance technologies is no substitute for tackling the root causes of far-right unrest — and risks violating the rights of us all.
‘Everyone should know — I am very dangerous’
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, tribune of the French left, on the politics of his movement, the question of internationalism, and the way forward in Europe.
Right Now in the UK, Strikes Are Effectively Illegal
Britain's trade union laws require designated agencies to process strike ballots in person – but coronavirus means they can't. Workers' rights shouldn't be left up to chance: the laws need to be repealed.
The Starmer Illusion
Keir Starmer promises to unite the party and appear prime ministerial while sticking by Labour's left-wing policies. But if elected, he would be forced to choose between these priorities - and it's clear which one would lose out.
Is There a Future for Left-Wing YouTube?
In recent years, YouTube has become a bastion of right-wing commentators and subcultures – but the growing presence of anti-capitalist channels suggests the platform is far from a political monopoly.
The Maggie Complex
Liz Truss aspires to Thatcher's legacy – but her approach so far has been less brutal ideological crusade and more a nasty game of right-wing lucky dip.
How Thatcher Unleashed the NHS Outsourcing Wave
In 1979, Margaret Thatcher rose to power aiming to build a free-market Britain. One of her first ambitions was NHS reform – and she set in motion many of the process that still undermine the health service today.
The New Property Feudalism
After being taught that education and work was the path to ‘getting on’, millennials have learnt the hard way that the vast wealth being inherited by the children of property-owning parents is far more important than any idea of social mobility.
Saving Palestine, Saving Britain
Far from being a threat to the British people, activists fighting for the Palestinian cause are in fact reflective of public opinion and helping to close the gap between international law and Britain’s support for Israeli oppression.