Capitalism Is Making You Lonely
Years of studies have shown a growing loneliness crisis in society, long predating Covid-19. The problem isn’t social media, popular culture, or city living – it’s capitalism.
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We Can’t Trust the Market with Scientific Knowledge
Scientific publishing is currently a multi-billion dollar industry, forcing scientists to pay huge sums to access or publish publicly-funded research – it's time for a democratic alternative.
Firefighting Climate Change
Firefighters around the world are risking their lives on the frontline of the climate crisis – and their experience proves that only collective action can save us.
AUKUS Is One Step Closer to the New Cold War
The nuclear submarine deal between the UK, the US, and Australia has been sold as an effort to promote peace and stability – but it’s just the latest confrontation with China in what is quickly becoming a new Cold War.
NATO: Myth and Reality
Recent attempts to rebrand NATO and soften its image can't disguise the truth – that it's a war machine designed to project US power across the world.
We Can’t Save the Climate Without Class War
From private jets to fossil fuel investments, the top 1% have a gigantic carbon footprint – to save the planet, we need to fight their greed.
Remembering Anwar Ditta
In the late 1970s, the late Anwar Ditta fought against the Home Office for the right to reunify her family and won – her victory still inspires those fighting the Hostile Environment today.
How Big Pharma’s Profiteering Led to the Omicron Variant
For months, medical experts warned that leaving large areas of the world unvaccinated would make new variants inevitable – but for Big Pharma, profits come before public health.
How Abandoning Africa Prolonged the Pandemic
Two years into the pandemic, the world’s wealthiest nations are almost fully vaccinated – but the governments and corporations that control healthcare resources have abandoned almost one billion Africans.
Lost and Familiar Worlds of Socialism
A new history of early socialists in Bulgaria documents how many problems of the movement reach across the generations.
Cashing in on the Housing Crisis
The Help-to-Buy scheme is marketed as an effort to solve the housing crisis, but it’s actually about the Tories helping those who benefit from the crisis get even richer.
Abolish Non-Doms
Non-dom status is a scam designed to help the elite to amass obscene wealth. By overseeing a tax system riddled with loopholes, Rishi Sunak isn’t just helping his wife – he’s helping his class.
A Plan for a People’s London
Faced with Thatcher’s redevelopment of London’s Royal Docks in the 80s, socialists proposed an alternative with council houses, useful work and leisure space. Their ‘People’s Plan’ is a reminder that neoliberalism wasn’t London’s only future.
The Windfall Tax Sham
Rishi Sunak’s windfall tax is a drop in the ocean of the profits of oil giants. If the government was serious about tackling the cost-of-living crisis, it would stop letting super-rich corporations off the hook.
Privatising Your Ancestors
In recent years, swathes of Britain's public records have been bought up by multinational companies – allowing them to charge for access and make a profit from your family history.
The Uber Leak Exposes the Global War on Workers
The 'Uber Files' leak reveals the power of the company’s multimillion-pound lobbying effort – and how it worked with governments across the world to undercut workers’ rights.