How France’s Left Took Macron’s Majority
In yesterday’s legislative election, Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s NUPES coalition deprived Emmanuel Macron of his majority. Now, the fight begins to defeat his neoliberal agenda in the parliament.
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A Georgian Spring in Borjomi
The workers at the plant that bottles Georgia's famous mineral water are out on strike against a fire and rehire case – with resonances well beyond the Caucasus.
38 Years After Orgreave, Protest Is Still Under Attack
On this day in 1984, striking miners were attacked by a paramilitary police operation at Orgreave. They faced no accountability – and almost four decades later, little has changed.
The Media Versus the Miners
The Battle of Orgreave saw miners violently attacked by mounted police. But the press told a different story, designed to demonise the strike – and convince ordinary people that trade unions were their enemy.
The Household Debt Crisis
The soaring cost of living is forcing millions to turn to credit card borrowing just to survive. We need a write off of unjust debt to give people a chance to rebuild their lives.
Students Are at Breaking Point
The cost of living crisis is forcing students to choose between paying rent and buying food. They need targeted support – and an end to a profit-driven university system that treats them as cash cows.
Defend the RMT
The media want to pit the public against the 50,000 railway workers striking next week, but their attacks only expose the truth: that in the face of establishment hostility, RMT members are standing up for all working people.
The Wage-Price Spiral Is a Myth
The government and the Bank of England have joined forces to force workers to pay for the cost of living crisis – but it’s profiteering, not wage demands, which is driving inflation.
Roehampton Staff Are Fighting for the Future of Education
Roehampton University is planning to sack half its workforce and scrap arts and humanities courses. Its workers are fighting not just for their jobs, but against government efforts to make higher education the privilege of an elite few.
Open Letter: We Need a National Food Emergency Summit
In an open letter, a coalition of academics, trade unions, and community activists call on the government to organise a summit to deal with our national food emergency – and take urgent steps to help the millions going hungry in Britain.
83. Half-Earth Socialism w/ Troy Vettese and Drew Pendergrass
This week, Grace speaks to Troy Vettese and Drew Pendergrass about the problems with proposed technological solutions to climate breakdown — and how neoliberals are responding.
Taking Back the Land
A small number of wealthy individuals own half of Scotland. Tackling inequalities means redistributing land to bring this feudal-style system to an end.