Activism
The story of Ronnie Kray’s queer machismo
Based on the popular podcast, Bad Gays seeks to excavate the buried history of queer lives. In this exclusive extract authors Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller dive into the twists and turns of the life of notorious gangster and homosexual, Ronnie Kray.
Written by: Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller
The devastating impact of Prevent in schools
‘I felt interrogated’ — As the government reviews its ‘anti-terror’ programme, the plight of young Muslims suffering as a result of racist policy only looks set to worsen.
Written by: Nadeine Asbali
Young Ukrainians are fighting for the future they’ve built
Resistance pulses through Kyiv’s interconnected subcultures. As a full-scale Russian invasion threatens everything, the movement is fighting back to prevent Putin from destroying the world they’ve worked for.
Written by: Alex King
The terrifying rise of anti-abortion activism in the US
The leaked draft showing that the Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights has seen an emboldened anti-choice movement targeting clinic employees and patients.
Written by: Nic Murray
We need socialism to fix our broken internet
Ben Tarnoff discusses his new book, which calls for a radical restructuring of the internet to address its harm to society.
Written by: Becca Inglis
Should the left embrace the idea of heroism?
The idea of the hero has long been viewed with suspicion. Now, the editors of a new collection of essays are asking: what if we recovered heroism from the hands of the fascists and right-wing populists?
Written by: Tariq Goddard
Immigration raids are being carried out with impunity
Exclusive investigation — In the years between 2017 and 2021, almost all immigration raids were conducted without a warrant a new Huck investigation has found.
Written by: Jack Barton
Why young people are giving up on saving for the future
‘Life’s too short‘ — Amid a cost of living crisis and accelerating climate breakdown, many young adults are now wondering: is there any point in saving for the future?
Written by: Eve Upton-Clark
On TikTok, people are fuelling surveillance culture
Big brother — Videos of people who’ve been filmed without their knowledge or consent are racking up millions of views on the app – but are these clips ever ethically justifiable?
Written by: Lucy Harbron
Israeli violence is central to Palestine’s mental health crisis
End apartheid — The answer to improving the well-being of Palestinians rests not with individualised solutions from the Global North, but with ending settler colonialism, writes Layth Hanbali.
Written by: Layth Hanbali