Labour Must Return to Being a Party for Working People
Labour’s election defeats are a symptom of a party which has forgotten its primary role – standing up for working people and defending their interests across society.
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Billy Anania
Billy Anania is an art critic, editor, and journalist in New York City.
A Bold, Transformative Agenda Is Labour’s Only Way Back
Today’s results show that Labour under Starmer is in deep crisis – the only path to recovery runs through a bold, transformative agenda which can inspire members, win voters and take the fight to the Tories.
Labour’s Election Disaster Is Keir Starmer’s to Own
Keir Starmer has attempted to blame today’s election disaster on Jeremy Corbyn – but his leadership has hollowed out the party, refused to offer a vision for change and left many with little reason to vote Labour.
How Modi’s Failures Led to India’s Covid Catastrophe
From a lack of investment in public healthcare to mishandling vaccine production, India’s far-right BJP government has failed its people during the pandemic – and paved the way for the present Covid disaster.
How Britain’s Spy Cops Targeted Grieving Families
From the 1970s to the 2000s, Britain’s undercover police surveilled at least 20 families seeking justice for lost loved ones – including those who died at the hands of the police themselves.
The ‘New Plan for Immigration’ Is Just the Latest Attack on Asylum Seekers
Consultation ends today on the Home Office’s ‘New Plan for Immigration’ – a set of provisions that will make life for asylum seekers even harder, and further entrench the Hostile Environment.
Varvara Stepanova’s Socialist Fashion
In the years after the Revolution, Russian designers rethought style. Among them was constructivist Varvara Stepanova, who sought to take fashion out of the realm of luxury and make its radical power accessible to all.
So Long, Pablo Iglesias
Former Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias has retired from politics after last night’s election defeat – he was a pioneering figure on the European left, but couldn’t transcend the limits of Spain’s coalition government.
35. Amazonification: An Interview with Alex Press
On this week’s episode, Grace speaks to Jacobin staff writer Alex Press about Amazon’s worker exploitation, its union busting, and its avoidance of basic regulation in its quest to become the ‘everything store’ – plus how workers are fighting back.
200 Years of The Guardian
The Guardian, which marks its bicentennial today, positions itself as an outsider – but in reality, it has spent the past two centuries playing an insider role as the conscience of British capitalism.
The Rich Drive Climate Change – By Owning the Means of Production
We know that the rich fuel climate change, but focusing on their private jets is a mistake – their real impact comes through owning the global economy and shaping it in the interests of private profit.
How Capitalism Is Driving Covid Disaster in the Global South
The devastating Covid-19 crisis in India reveals the tragic consequences of global inequality – and the only way to prevent further disasters is to challenge the power of Western states and big corporations.
Hollowing Out Glasgow
The likely closure of two of Glasgow’s public libraries has become a point of contention in the Scottish Parliament election campaigns, as local communities fight to hold on to their spaces – bastions of the city’s socialist history.
Militants in Marigolds: Documentaries that Chronicle Working-Class Women
When it comes to telling the story of the labour movement, women have too often been an after-thought – we take a look at five documentaries which buck the trend by putting Britain’s working-class women to the fore.
On World Press Freedom Day, It’s Time to Free Julian Assange
Julian Assange has never been convicted of a crime, but remains incarcerated in a high-security prison for revealing the truth about wartime atrocities – the case makes a mockery of the idea of press freedom.
Second City Blues
Two new accounts of growing up and leaving Birmingham provide moving accounts of the snobbery and misunderstanding directed at England’s second city by the country’s social elite.
The Border Business
The grim condition of Home Office’s asylum accommodation is notorious, but less well-known is the fact that its provision is outsourced to private companies – who profit from those fleeing disaster and war.
England’s Fan-Owned Clubs Show that Another Football Is Possible
From Enfield Town to FC United and AFC Wimbledon, fan-owned clubs are succeeding across the English game – and offering a model for supporters who want to reclaim football from the corporate elite.
How Workers’ Struggles Won our Rights
Since the 1800s, the upward march of the organised labour movement has transformed the world of work – reducing hours, improving conditions and winning new rights for millions of working people.
Why We Need a Fighting Trade Unionism
Recent decades have seen a decline in trade union membership, with workers’ conditions deteriorating as a result. The need for the labour movement hasn’t diminished – but to rebuild it, we need to be brave.