Bolivia’s Far-Right Coup
In Bolivia, the military, police and right-wing extremists have carried out a coup against the elected government. They intend to remain in power by violently suppressing the country’s indigenous and poor.
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Ellie Whittaker
Ellie Woolstencroft is an activist with Labour for a Green New Deal.
System Change, Not Climate Change
A Green New Deal requires nothing less than bringing the globalised financial system under the authority of nation states, argues Ann Pettifor.
The Bauhaus at 100
A flurry of works on the centenary of the Bauhaus have explored its legacy – but too many of them echo the conservative ideas the school was founded to fight against.
The Tories’ War on the NHS
The Tories have despised the public ethos of the NHS since it was founded. In power, they have privatised its services any chance they could – often making handsome profits in the process.
Austerity’s Little Helpers
The Lib Dems want to reduce this election to Brexit because their record in government – including Jo Swinson’s time as minister – helped to deepen many of Britain’s worst injustices.
Winning the Online War
Viral online campaigning – from videos to memes – is likely to play a larger role in this election than any other. That could be to Labour’s benefit.
Britain’s Working Time Crisis
Britain’s workers now work longer than any others in the EU, as a century’s worth of progress on working hours unravels. The only way to reverse the trend is to strengthen workers’ rights.
Comrades at War
After the First World War, thousands of veterans returned from the front lines and fought for their rights against an establishment that was happy to discard them.
It’s Time to Transform Britain’s Economy
We shouldn’t be scared of attacks in the Tory press – Britain needs a government prepared to invest in its future, and Labour has the boldest plan to transform the economy in a generation.
Clichés of the Golden Age
The notion of the ‘Russian writer’ in touch with the ‘Russian soul’ was a masterstroke of national propaganda. Why has it persisted so long, and who finds it useful?
Gambling Spain’s Future
By rejecting a left-wing coalition to placate business interests, Spain’s PSOE has badly miscalculated ahead of today’s election – and may hand the far-right a historic victory.
Privatisation is Already Killing the NHS
The NHS isn’t under threat of privatisation, it’s already being privatised – with billions of pounds of contracts sold off every year. Another Tory government could be its final straw.
Lula Livre
An activist from the Brazilian Workers’ Party on the significance of Lula’s release, the movement that made it possible and the continuing fight against the Bolsonaro regime.
There are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of)
The Apollo landings, however much they were driven by militarism, brought about a wave of cosmic dreaming, where people on earth dreamed of new possible worlds.
The Psychedelic Left
Mark Sinker’s anthology ‘A Hidden Landscape Once A Week’ charts the emergence of the British music press out of the New Left of the 1960s, and its decline in the 1980s during Thatcherism.
Why the Four-Day Week Matters
Labour’s plan to introduce a four-day week isn’t just a necessary fix to a broken economy – it signals a renewed commitment to a decades-long class struggle over working time.
Why ‘Revoke’ is Bad for Remain
The Lib Dems’ promise to make Brexit go away with one neat trick is a cynical ploy to pick up votes – and exposes how little the party has thought through its Brexit plans.
The Tories’ War on Youth Services
Vital support services for young people have been decimated by 10 years of Tory government. Labour plans to rebuild youth services – and empower young people to shape their future.
Has Labour ‘Enabled Brexit’?
At every step of the way since 2016 it has been Labour that acted to stop the worst fallout from the Tories’ Brexit plans while the Lib Dems exploited the crisis for political gain.
Why I’m Standing for Warrington North
Charlotte Nichols, Labour’s new candidate for Warrington North, on her determination to undo the damage inflicted on the area by a decade of Tory cuts – and win a Labour government that stands up for workers.