Ulrich Gutmair’s 'The First Days of Berlin' provides a glimpse into the squats, galleries, and techno clubs that sprung up after the fall of the Wall — but what were the political underpinnings of that scene and what is its legacy?
In the dying days of industry, northern England supplied the crucial animating backdrop to classic sci-fi in its formative stages.
The New Town of Stevenage exemplified the post-war compromise, and is now being reassessed — but the truth is it was neither a ‘crap town’ nor a utopia.
The government's plan for full academisation amounts to the privatisation of our education system, to the detriment of pupils, workers and the wider community. It must be resisted.
The Welsh government's plans to reverse decades of bus deregulation and create a publicly run network spanning the country are the most radical transport proposals anywhere in Britain – and key to fighting the climate crisis, writes Lee Waters.
While Royal Mail bosses plead poverty, the company turned a £758 million profit last year. That’s money made by postal workers – they deserve a pay rise.
Welsh Labour's plans for a National Music Service are a reminder that socialist policies aren't just about cold, hard economics – they're about allowing the creativity and personal joy so often stifled by the market to flourish.
Despite what bosses and politicians say, the blacklist is still a living reality for many trade unionists – and it can only be defeated by ending casual labour and building real collective power among workers.
The world of care – from workers to organisers to those receiving it – was thrown into the spotlight by Covid. A new series of films reflects on their experiences, their challenges, and what care could be like.
Australians want action on climate change, but in the run-up to this weekend's election the Murdoch press has kept politicians quiet on the topic – proof that billionaire media monopolies are a threat to both democracy and the planet.
This week, Grace talks to Kojo Koram, lecturer in law at Birkbeck and author of The War on Drugs and the Global Colour Line. They discuss Mayor of London Sadiq Khan's plan to conduct a review on the legalisation of cannabis, the roots of criminalisation, the neoliberal roots of the war on drugs, and why decriminalisation will save lives.
The demolition of the Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre destroyed some of the last egalitarian social spaces in central London, including the Palace Bingo Club. We have to understand it as a political act.