COP26 Can Learn From West Papua’s Green Resistance
West Papuans are combining their struggle against Indonesian occupation with the fight against ecological destruction – and pointing the way towards a radical green future.
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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 Assange Appeal Is the Defining Trial of Our Time
In the Assange extradition appeal, the British and American establishments are fighting journalists’ unions from across the world – and their mission is simple: to make effective scrutiny of the powerful impossible.
Why New Labour Is Not a Model
The New Labour years were a historic opportunity to break with Thatcher’s legacy – instead, they left her economic architecture in place and locked Britain into a market nightmare.
How the ScotRail Workers Won
After ScotRail workers voted to strike during COP26, management returned to the table with a pay rise, a bonus and a promise to keep overtime premiums – proving once again that collective action can win.
In the Global South, Climate Change Already Kills
People in the Global South are losing their lives to climate change right now. The rich countries dominating COP26 could help – but their vicious vaccine hoarding proves they won’t.
The Making of Jennie Lee
Scottish socialist stalwart Jennie Lee was born on this day in 1904. Inspired by the mining community she was raised in, Lee’s life was spent fighting for working people – a fight which included co-founding Tribune.
NATO: Myth and Reality
Recent attempts to rebrand NATO and soften its image can’t disguise the truth – that it’s a war machine designed to project US power across the world.
The Long Legacy of Nazi Art
In the 1940s, Hitler and Goebbels compiled a list of artists they considered ‘divinely gifted’ with the power to envision Germany’s future. Today, the work of those artists remains more prevalent than we might think.
How the Weetabix Workers Are Fighting ‘Fire and Rehire’
Despite making millions in pandemic profits, Weetabix is trying to force its engineers to accept longer hours and almost £5,000 less per year in pay – just the latest example of the corporate war on workers.
Global Elites Can’t Beat Climate Change – We Need a Mass Movement
At COP26, global elites are delivering sermons about fixing a system built in their interests – but the only way to avoid climate disaster is to build a movement that stops their profiteering from killing the planet.
How Nasser Changed World Politics
This week marks 65 years since the Suez Crisis, which catapulted the popularity of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser – and became symbolic of his large and complicated legacy.
Is There a Future for Left-Wing YouTube?
In recent years, YouTube has become a bastion of right-wing commentators and subcultures – but the growing presence of anti-capitalist channels suggests the platform is far from a political monopoly.
The High Wage Fantasy
Beyond a few exceptions, the government’s much-touted transition to a ‘high wage economy’ has yet to materialise – and without stronger trade union powers, it never will.
The Hounds of Love
A new book on the pioneering but deeply eccentric socialist psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich is full of lessons on the links between the body, trauma, and politics.
The Monsters of Capitalism
Critics of capitalism have long associated the system with vampires, zombies, and werewolves – and seen its overthrow as the way to free humanity from horror.
It’s Time for a Public Inquiry into Orgreave
Five years ago today, the government ruled out a public inquiry into the violence directed at miners in Orgreave – it was just the latest coverup by an establishment that is afraid of the truth.
How Gramsci Went Global
50 years ago, the publication of an English translation of ‘Selections from the Prison Notebooks’ catapulted Antonio Gramsci onto the world stage – and gave Marxism its most influential post-war intellectual.
Homelessness Is Not Inevitable – It Is a Political Choice
New statistics show that youth homelessness increased 40% in the past five years – but the increase is not inevitable: it’s directly attributable to government policies.
Glasgow Is Integrating its Public Transport System – for the Elite Only
There is no fully integrated public transport system in any British city outside of London – but Glasgow has created one for a fortnight, for diplomats only, during COP26.
Still Shafted
Two new books on the Miners’ Strike reveal the solidarities that existed across the divides of today’s ‘culture war’ – and the ongoing effects of the defeat on the communities at the heart of it.