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Ellie Whittaker

Ellie Woolstencroft is an activist with Labour for a Green New Deal.

The Corona Crash

Today’s coronavirus crash in the stock market is exposing the frailty of global capitalism – and with governments tapped out on quantitative easing, only significant public investment on the scale of a Green New Deal can prevent a slump.

The Cost of Gentrification

Across Britain, gentrification tears working-class and BAME communities apart. But this kind of urban renewal is not inevitable – it is the result of a choice to place profits ahead of people in our cities.

A Suffragette in America

Sylvia Pankhurst’s visits to America profoundly shaped her radical worldview – and threw her into some of the era’s most high-profile battles between workers and their bosses.

A Decade on the Left

Tribune speaks to Leo Panitch about the lessons learned from the last decade on the Left – from Occupy Wall Street to Syriza, Podemos, Corbyn and Bernie Sanders.

The New Intake

Seven new socialist MPs – Sam Tarry, Beth Winter, Kim Johnson, Olivia Blake, Apsana Begum, Paula Barker and Navendu Mishra – tell Tribune about their paths into politics.

Rosa Luxemburg at 150

Rosa Luxemburg was born 150 years ago today. One of the outstanding socialists of her generation, her scathing critique of the capitalist system remains just as relevant for our times.

Bernie vs. Biden

For a few brief days, it looked like Bernie Sanders might quickly wrap up the Democratic nomination. Now he’s in a dogfight – but it’s one he can win.

Socialism or Unionism

The future for Scottish Labour lies in winning back working-class supporters of independence – which is why charting a course towards hardline unionism is such a mistake.

From the Terraces to Westminster

Liverpool MP Ian Byrne on how the city’s football culture taught him solidarity, why it inspired him to set up Fans Supporting Foodbanks – and how Labour can rebuild in working-class communities.