A Workers’ Agenda for the New Lockdown
The trade union movement must demand a government response that protects workers during the new lockdown – from nationalising test and trace to full pay for those forced not to work.
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Billy Anania
Billy Anania is an art critic, editor, and journalist in New York City.
BT’s Key Workers Deserve Better Than the Sack
Today, thousands of workers in the BT Group begin a campaign of action against compulsory redundancies – their reward from the company for the risks they took as key workers at the Covid-19 frontlines.
Why I Oppose Jeremy Corbyn’s Suspension – As a Jewish Labour Member
The decision to suspend Jeremy Corbyn did nothing to further the fight against antisemitism. In fact, it set the cause back – and once again turned Jewish people into a political football.
Nigel Farage’s Latest Grift
Nigel Farage’s new anti-lockdown party aims to capitalise on the economic hardship facing millions due to the government’s Covid-19 failures. The Left must speak to these concerns – or risk him gaining ground.
Remembering Robert Fisk
Robert Fisk was a rare voice in journalism who told the truth about the West’s role in the world and challenged its power. His death leaves a void that is unlikely to be filled in today’s media environment.
How the Tory Government’s Covid Calamities Accelerated the Breakup of Britain
By refusing financial support for devolved nations and regional mayors – and acting only when Southern England needed help – Boris Johnson has turbo-charged Britain’s process of disintegration.
If Trump Tries to Steal the Election, Only a Mass Movement Can Stop Him
Donald Trump is setting the table to dispute today’s election results, even ones that make clear he’s lost. If that happens, strongly-worded statements won’t be enough – only protests can challenge him.
Monsters and Beautiful Souls
Hari Kunzru’s novel ‘Red Pill’ depicts the disquieting relationship between a bored liberal academic and a charismatic alt-right edgelord.
How Donald Trump Destroyed the Presidential Aura
For decades, the prestige of the US presidency disguised inequality at home and war abroad. With Donald Trump that esteem disappeared – and it’s unlikely to return anytime soon.
The Inequality Machine
From the rise of multinational corporations to the decline of trade unions, the modern economy has been built to deepen inequality at every turn – and the only way to change it is to empower workers.
How Football Fans Organised to Fight Hunger
Before Marcus Rashford’s free school meals campaign, football fans were bridging age-old rivalries to support foodbanks – and shame the government over its failure to tackle Britain’s hunger epidemic.
It’s Time to Challenge Finance’s Stranglehold on the British Economy
Successive governments have pledged to revive Britain’s manufacturing industry and its well-paying jobs – but these promises will always ring hollow without a willingness to challenge the City of London.
Remembering Kevin Barry
101 years ago today, Irish revolutionary Kevin Barry was hanged at just eighteen years of age. Immortalised in song, his execution became an international cause – and fanned the flames of rebellion.
Poland’s Historic Fight for Abortion Rights
This week Poland banned abortion after its government stacked the courts with right-wing ideologues. But they didn’t count on women fighting back – and now face a historic wave of protest.
Britain’s Black International Brigadier
To mark Black History Month, we remember the life of Charlie Hutchison – Britain’s only black international brigadier to Spain, a lifelong anti-fascist and one of the soldiers who liberated Bergen-Belsen in 1945.
Jeremy Corbyn’s Suspension Is About Crushing the Left
The Starmer leadership’s decision to suspend Jeremy Corbyn is a baseless and transparent attack on the Left – Labour members must fight it, or everything Corbyn stood for will depart with him.
Why We Need a Creative New Deal
It’s time for a programme of investment that supports our culture industry and provides jobs for communities that have been held back – not just in our cities but in our towns and regions.
Remembering the Putney Debates
On this day in 1647, in the midst of civil war, the Putney Debates sought a new constitution for Britain – their arguments over the nature of freedom and democracy still resonate today.
11. Ending Thatcherism: An Interview with Zarah Sultana
On this week’s show, Grace Blakeley interviews Labour MP Zarah Sultana about the Tories’ attempts to impose the costs of the pandemic on those least able to bear it – and how the Left can fight back.
Trouble at the Mills
A failed campaign to save Solent Flour Mills, a monumental building in the port of Southampton, raises questions about how councils and campaigners can fight multinational capitalism in local spaces.