Activism
“We’re not leaving the UK, this is our home”
An afternoon in a Polish deli — Amid a spike in post-Brexit attacks on minorities across the UK, we went to a Polish deli and witnessed Polish people’s defiant reaction to racist intimidation aimed at forcing them out.
Written by: Alex King
The Corbyn Dare: The Labour leader still has game
Can we, Jez? — Jeremy Corbyn may have been elected as Labour leader with the biggest mandate in British party political history, but that hasn't stopped his colleagues in Parliament trying to take him out. Richard Seymour argues that this is a well planned coup, an attack on the progressive politics Corbyn and his supporters stand for, and must be resisted at all costs.
Written by: Richard Seymour
London's LGBT Latinx community remembered the victims of Orlando last night
It's been just a matter of weeks since the Orlando shooting, which left 49 LGBT people dead. Last night London queers gathered to remember the victims and raise funds to support those who survived the shooting.
Written by: Theo McInnes
10 ways Brexit could affect young people
Surviving a sinking UK — Britain’s split with the EU won’t be pretty. Huck gets to the bottom of the propaganda, myths and the deluge of questions nobody can answer yet, to look at how Brexit will affect you.
Written by: Alex King, Andrea Kurland and Max Gayler
Brandalism activists unveil Global Ad Hack Manifesto at Glastonbury Festival
Advertising shits in your head — Shadowy art-activists The Special Patrol Group kick off their global anti-advertising campaign at Glasto’s Shangri-La.
Written by: Alex King
Myanmar’s punk pacifists are healing their divided country
Punk Buddha — Punk’s pacifist roots have endured around the world, from anti-war protestors to Riot Grrrls. Now that history is continuing in Myanmar, a country divided by religious conflict, where a group of altruistic rebels are refusing to give into fear of ‘the other’.
Written by: Adam White
Is the boom in slum tourism anything more than poverty porn?
Oi, gringo! — In the last few years, tourists and travellers have been poking around in slums and favelas in unprecedented numbers. Slum tourism could play a positive role in transforming marginalised communities around the globe - but only if residents have a real say, argues Fabian Frenzel, author of Slumming It.
Written by: Alex King
Bringing gender fluidity into the politics of the nipple
#FreeTheNipple — The Free the Nipple is a campaign saturated by conversations on the female body – but what about those who do not fall within conventional gender binaries? Meet two activists bringing trans and non-binary back into the politics of the nipple.
Written by: Taylor McGraa
Remaining in the EU isn't pleasant, but this right-wing Brexit is worse
From where I stand — From unaccountable leaders to enforced austerity, the European Union is far from a progressive institution. But the Brexit campaign has fuelled the British right, and leaving now would endorse xenophobia, prejudice and nationalism.
Written by: James Butler
Whatever the outcome, the EU referendum has been an uncomfortable wake-up call
From where I stand — After months of debate, this week Britain will vote on its future within the European Union. Months ago it seemed remaining was the only possible outcome, but perhaps that was naive. Writer Marie Le Conte takes a nuanced look what's driving people towards the leave campaign across the country.
Written by: Marie Le Conte