Activism
Why I'm raising £415 to pay a Kurdish man's egg throwing fine
From where I stand — In February 2016 Feridon Rostami threw 90 eggs at the UK Home Office in London, and now he faces a £415 fine. Charlie Gilmour has vowed to raise all the cash for him. Here's why.
Written by: Charlie Gilmour
Photographer documents man’s destruction of the natural world
Wild beasts reduced to ghosts in the city — Photographer Nick Brandt’s epic panoramas in Inherit The Dust highlight man’s destructive presence in places animals used to roam.
Written by: Alex King
Pro-Palestine activists shut down Israeli cosmetics shop on Nakba day
Remembering “the Catastrophe” — To commemorate the Nakba in 1948, in which Palestinians were forced from their homes to create Israel, activists protested Sabon, whose factory is built on former Palestinian villages.
Written by: Alex King
Why Brazil’s neoliberal coup government could tear the country apart
Young people take to the streets after Dilma’s impeachment — Brazil’s new right-wing government are counting on political fatigue to push through an unelectable neoliberal policy programme. But their attempts to neutralise civil society resistance by criminalising social movements is a recipe for social conflict.
Written by: Alex King
The ugly face of Brazil’s coup revealed: old, white and exclusively male
Coup: complete — After president Dilma Rousseff is finally removed from power, a corrupt, unelectable and neoliberal government takes power, led by Michel Temer.
Written by: Alex King
How Music Dies: Aristocracy is killing artistry
From where I stand — Grammy-winning producer Ian Brennan has built a career out of capturing raw material. Now that pop culture has been overtaken by corporations, he explains why voices on the outer edges are more important than ever.
Written by: Ian Brennan
Legendary surf activist Chris Hines shares secrets to success
“Surfing can sell anything” — Surfers Against Sewage co-founder Chris Hines gives Huck an insight into how surfing can be a powerful tool to fight for the environment.
Written by: Alex King
If Nigeria and Afghanistan are 'fantastically corrupt' what should we make of Britain?
From where I stand — David Cameron is caught on camera telling the Queen that Afghanistan and Nigeria are "fantastically corrupt." Investigative journalist Solomon Hughes has been uncovering corruption in the UK for decades, and reckons Cameron needs to tackle deep-rooted corruption in Britain before he cracks another joke.
Written by: Solomon Hughes
How Rwanda’s genocide liberator became an absolute dictator
This is Paul Kagame — Two decades after the 1994 genocide, journalist Anjan Sundaram watched leader Paul Kagame crush press freedom and political opposition. But why are the international community still supporting his regime? And could their support be sowing seeds for more bloodshed?
Written by: Alex King
Sisters Uncut are demanding action on domestic violence
"We won't ask nicely, we are losing our sisters" — London has only just elected a new Mayor, but Sisters Uncut - London's radical woman and non-binary led campaign group - are already calling for urgent action on domestic violence. There's a crisis: two thirds of women in the English capital are turned away from refuges due to a lack of space and resources, and Sadiq Khan needs to take action.
Written by: Taylor McGraa