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Raven Hart

Raven Hart is co-founder of the Bristol Cooperative Alliance, an organisation that aims to promote a decentralised economy that empowers local communities and facilitates democratic self-determination.

The Fight Facing Unions in 2021

2020 was a difficult year for trade unions – from mass redundancies to ‘fire and rehire’ schemes. But there were also seeds of worker militancy, and these provide hope for the struggles ahead in 2021.

How Students Beat the System in 2020

This year, students exposed the myth of England’s ‘meritocratic’ education system and overturned the government’s A Level results. But dealing with the class divides in our schools will be a far longer struggle.

Silent Houses

The doomy sound of Belarusian group Molchat Doma has resonated with both western and eastern youth. Is it a musical Soviet nostalgia or something more telling about our own times?

Socialise Big Tech

The ‘big five’ tech giants – Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft – have extraordinary control over our lives. Regulating them isn’t enough, they have to be brought under democratic public ownership.

The Socialism of William Morris

William Morris is most famous for his iconic patterns, but a new collection of his writings shows the other passion of his life: a conviction that only the overthrow of capitalism could liberate humanity.

A Very Tribune Christmas

In 1937, Tribune ran a Christmas editorial paying tribute to workers imprisoned in the struggle against fascism and capitalism – and calling for a renewed fellowship of labour across the world.

The Radical Dickens

In his literary works, Charles Dickens told the story of a society blighted by inequality – and the cruelty of a ruling class which kept so many living in grinding poverty.