The Punk Strategy
Throughout his political shifts, The Clash's frontman Joe Strummer taught one crucial lesson: that popular music is an unparalleled means for reaching out to the public.
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When Women Won France’s Abortion Battle
In 1971, with abortion in France still illegal, 343 French women organised to declare they’d had one. It was an act of defiance that broke longstanding taboos – and must be defended today.
Inside the St Monica Strike
Workers at St Monica's care homes in Bristol and the South West are striking against fire and rehire. If they win, it could galvanise action across the care sector – and after the pandemic, care workers urgently need change.
Remembering George Padmore
Trinidadian socialist George Padmore was born on this day in 1903. His Pan-African organising helped to build the struggle against colonialism in the West – and to push independence struggles towards Marxism.
Lawyers Are Striking so Justice Isn’t Just for the Rich
The decimation of legal aid doesn't just leave lawyers earning below minimum wage, it rigs the justice system in the interests of the wealthy and powerful – that’s why criminal barristers are on strike.
How the Left Is Building Peace in Colombia
For years, Colombia's right-wing regime put the 2016 peace deal at risk. But now the country's first leftist president has committed to full implementation – including the economic justice, political dialogue, and social equality peace demands.
The Real Class War Is Being Waged from Above
While key workers facing poverty are being told to accept wage cuts, Downing Street is lifting pay caps for bankers. There’s class war alright – but it’s being waged by the elite.
Labour Versus the Workers
This summer of strikes amid a Tory-created collapse in living standards should be Labour's moment to make the case for change. Instead, with interventions like David Lammy's, the party is betraying the workers it's meant to represent.
Victory to the RMT
This week the RMT have led the way in the struggle for the working class, and electrified the nation. This is a moment trade unionists and the left must grab hold of with both hands.
Corporate Courts Are Helping Capital Kill the Planet
Fossil fuel giants around the world are suing governments for their climate policies, and winning hundreds of millions of dollars – the result of a system that protects dirty investments over a liveable earth.
The Right to Strike Is Under Attack – Again
Plans to force agency workers to cross picket lines is just the latest attempt to curb the right to strike – but it won’t hold back the wave of worker activity coming this summer.
Join Tribune and RMT for a Rail Strike Solidarity Demo this Saturday
This weekend, we're joining forces with the RMT to take the fight for a pay rise to the bosses...