The Government’s Bill of Rights Plan Is a Sham
When a government committed to criminalising asylum seekers and shutting down protest proposes an overhaul of our human rights law, their goal isn’t strengthening it.
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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.
Under Capitalism, Profit Matters More than Workers’ Lives
As long as profit comes first in our society, workers will continue to be injured and die unnecessarily so that the wealthy get even wealthier – the only way to change that is to change the economic system.
Israel Murdered Shireen Abu Akleh
The killing of Shireen Abu Akleh is the latest attack on journalists reporting on the occupation of Palestine. These war crimes will continue as long as Israel and its military remains immune from consequences.
80. Turning the Earth into Money w/ John Bellamy Foster
This week, Grace talks to John Bellamy Foster, professor of sociology at the University of Oregon and editor of Monthly Review. They discuss Marx’s theory of nature and the relationship between humanity and nature under capitalism.
Life After Loving a Met Police Spy
An unknown number of women were deceived into relationships with undercover police as part of the Spycops Scandal. One, Donna McLean, speaks to Tribune about the discovery, the anger, and the ongoing struggle for justice.
A Queen’s Speech for the Elite
Millions of people in Britain can’t afford to eat. That the government plans to spend this year undermining democracy and fighting culture wars instead of fixing that problem makes it clear whose side it’s on.
We Need an Internet Beyond Big Tech
Crypto advocates promise to democratise the internet by decentralising power, but the real path to digital democracy is publicly-owned infrastructure.
Nostalgia, Nationalism and the New Russia
Russian socialist Ilya Budraitskis talks to Tribune about the war in Ukraine, the politics that produced that disaster – and the complexities of nationalism in Putin’s Russia.
Big Pharma’s Pandemic Profiteering Isn’t Over
Pharma giant Pfizer expects to make more than $50 billion from its Covid medicines this year, and it isn’t a one-off – it’s a symbol of the drastic inequality resulting from a monopolistic approach to global health.
How Worker Power Drives Technological Progress
Under capitalism, technological progress will always benefit the rich first and society later – if we want technology to address the major problems of our time, we need it to be shaped by workers.
A Socialist Airman’s Farewell
On VE day, we republish a letter from a British socialist pilot who died fighting the Nazis – a sacrifice he made for a world free not only from fascism but poverty, oppression and ‘the evils inherent in the capitalist system.’
The Government’s Tips U-Turn Is a Betrayal of Low-Paid Workers
The government’s broken promise to ensure staff can keep their tips is a betrayal of low-paid workers – and a green light for bosses to continue theft and exploitation in the workplace.
The Dialectics of Space
A new book on the history of space exploration explores the utopian dreams that drive us towards the stars – but also the capitalist realities that make outer space a plaything of billionaires.
How Ofsted Undermines the Education System
Ofsted has spent its thirty years inflicting surveillance and stress on teachers and judging working-class schools more harshly than their wealthy counterparts – it must be replaced.
The Bank of England’s War on Workers
The Bank of England’s interest rate hike is designed to push the economy into a recession, increase unemployment and restrain wages – forcing workers to pay even more for the cost of living crisis.
More Thatcherism Won’t Fix Housing
Boris Johnson’s answer to the problems facing renters is reviving Right to Buy – the very policy that turned millions of public homes into private landlords’ assets and birthed our housing crisis in the first place.
Sinn Féin’s Historic Opportunity
In today’s elections, Sinn Féin looks set to emerge as the largest party in Stormont, spelling potential defeat for an establishment that has set the agenda in the Six Counties for over a century.
The French Left’s Next Chance
After narrowly missing out on the presidential runoff, the French left has agreed a landmark pact ahead of legislative elections – and could pose Macron his biggest challenge yet.
The Energy Giants’ Bumper Profits Are Your Bumper Bills
While BP’s obscene profits double, people across the country are unable to make ends meet in the face of skyrocketing energy costs. It’s a cost of living crisis for us – it’s a cash cow for them.
79. The Radicalism of Hope w/ Mikaela Loach
Grace talks to brilliant young climate campaigner Mikaela Loach about her work trying to shut down oil production in the North Sea, taking the government to court over fossil fuel subsidies, and the best ways to organise among Gen Z!