The Landlords’ Utopia
Far from the cliches about Manchester ‘doing things differently’, the city’s rapid takeover by luxury property developers is driving out working-class communities and suffocating local culture.
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The Man Who Can Beat Boris
In 2017 Boris Johnson's majority was reduced to just 5,000 votes. Labour's Ali Milani is trying to unseat him and his right-wing politics for good.
Solidarity Begins at the Care Home
Today, workers at a Jewish care home begin three days of strike action for fair wages, sick pay, and annual leave. Jewish Solidarity Action is mobilising the community to stand right behind them.
When the British Empire Waged War on Free Speech
Today's right-wingers cast free speech as a distinctly British value, but they have precious little to say about the history of the Empire – which mounted a brutal campaign to deny these rights to colonised peoples.
Batley and Spen Showed How Labour Has Gone Backwards Under Starmer
Labour's right-wing has treated the razor-thin victory a week ago in Batley and Spen as vindication – but it exposed a stark reality: the party's problems are even greater now than they were in December 2019.
A Chernobyl Guide to the Future
Historian of 'modernist wastelands' Kate Brown talks about the Chernobyl disaster, nuclear cover-ups, everyday heroism and the shadow of the mushroom cloud.
The Rise and Fall of Europe’s Workers’ Movement
The rise of the workers' movement in twentieth century Europe transformed the lives of millions – but its momentum halted when it abandoned the goal of moving beyond capitalism and building a new world in its own image.
Notes from an Apocalypse
Just before coronavirus, author Mark O'Connell wrote a book about the apocalypse – here he discusses billionaire bunkers, libertarian 'preppers' and why socialists need to have faith in people's resilience at moments of crisis.
How Blairism Failed the Working Class
Despite pursuing a number of redistributive policies, Blair's Labour government left the fundamental architecture of Thatcher's economy in place – and failed to break the cycle of deepening inequality.
The Crumbling Foundations of the Conservative Party
The Conservative Party is in power and, it appears, in the ascendancy. But a new book argues that it has eroded the security that once turned young people into Tories – and that its future is far from certain.
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.
The Fight Facing a Corbyn Government
If a Corbyn-led Labour Party wins the next general election, big business will fight back – and we'll need a plan to defeat them.
“Imposing Control Through Fire and Blood”
Bolivia's exiled vice president Álvaro García Linera on how the country's coup was organised, the money behind it – and its plans to retain power through violent repression.
Bolivia’s Coup in Practice
In the months since the coup d'état in Bolivia, the Añez government has aligned itself with hardline right-wing forces across the region – and made a mockery of Western 'democratisation' narratives.
Bolsonaro’s Coronavirus Calamity
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has launched a 'Brazil Can't Stop' campaign to encourage people to work despite coronavirus. His disastrous response typifies a right-wing that values profits ahead of people's lives.
The Blairite Roots of the Leaked Labour Report
The conduct revealed by the leaked Labour report isn't just a few bad apples – it's the result of a Blairite project to hollow out the Labour Party and put power in the hands of right-wing bureaucrats.