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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.

A Letter From Mexico City

Mexico last dealt with a pandemic in 2009, causing a terrible economic crisis, in the aftermath of an election stolen from the centre-left candidate, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. How well prepared is it now that ‘AMLO’ is in power?

Dizzy with Defeat

The newly published notebooks of the Russian-Belgian revolutionary Victor Serge record the bitter defeats of the twentieth century, but contain within them a boundless curiosity about the world and a stubborn hope for the future.

Mark Fisher Beyond the Cliché

A new book aims to look beyond ‘Capitalist Realism’ and ‘Exiting the Vampire Castle’ to explore the full range of Mark Fisher’s cultural and political writings.

Thank You Jeremy, John and Diane

Labour’s recently departed leadership team of Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell and Diane Abbott stood firmly for socialism against incredible pressures — and history will vindicate them.

The Dark Heart of the Labour Party

In the wake of revelations in the leaked Labour Party report, former NEC member Liz Davies recalls her battles against the party right-wing under Blair—and says little has changed

Bit of a Stretch

Film-maker Chris Atkins was locked up in Wandsworth after being convicted of tax fraud. His account of five years inside reveals a dysfunctional system in dire need of reform.

Speaking Out

Pluto’s ‘Outspoken’ series of polemical books starts out with short, sharp texts on class and feminism – and aims to help an emergent generation of radicals find their way beyond the limits of mainstream politics.

Europe’s Sticking Plaster

The European Union’s coronavirus recovery fund has been hailed as a ‘Hamilton moment’ – but in reality it falls far short of the intervention needed to prevent the continent’s core and periphery splitting apart.