Politics
Hundreds take to the streets for silent Grenfell Tower vigil
‘Never forget’ — Three months after the disaster, and on the day of its official public enquiry opening, survivors and mourners make another moving call for justice.
Written by: Dominique Sisley
Brazilian LGBTQ art show shut down by far-right protesters
Christian censorship — Queermuseu, a groundbreaking exhibition on queer identity, was forced to close on Sunday after receiving pressure from far-right and evangelical groups.
Written by: Biju Belinky
The reggae singer taking on Uganda’s strongman president
‘We can change our destiny’ — Bobi Wine spent more than a decade singing about social justice issues in his native Uganda. This year, the ‘Ghetto President’ was elected to parliament, and now he’s trying to change the system from the inside.
Written by: Julian Hattem
Naomi Klein's guide to resisting power
It's time to take a leap — Tragedies can be a gateway for radical neoliberal agendas, says award-winning writer Naomi Klein, and that’s why we need to knuckle down and get real about the future.
Written by: Andrea Kurland
I agree with Laura Pidcock – Tory MPs aren't friendship material
From Where I Stand — Newly elected Labour MP Laura Pidcock hit the headlines this week when she said she didn't want to hang out with Tory women in Parliament. The criticism raised against her misunderstands both the role of Conservative politicians and the fundamentals of friendship, argues Abi Wilkinson.
Written by: Abi Wilkinson
The Tories tried to launch a right-wing Momentum and it's just embarrassing
From Where I Stand — Activate? More like absolute_state.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Protesters take on Trump after he refuses to firmly condemn neo-Nazi violence
Dump Trump — Demonstrators have been gathering in New York after the president declared that ‘both sides were to blame’ for last weekend’s Charlottesville tragedy.
Written by: Biju Belinky
The mysterious quest to find the world’s lost soviet statues
Looking for Lenin — Photographer Neils Ackermann travelled across Ukraine – scouring forests, homes, and nuclear power stations – to locate all of its lost Lenins.
Written by: Cristian Angeloni
If Corbyn's Labour wants to call itself pro-worker, it must be proudly pro-migrant too
From Where I Stand — The press might be hyping up an off the cuff remark from Corbyn about migration hurting workers, but Labour must stick to a principled, pro-migrant stance, argues Eleanor Penny.
Written by: Eleanor Penny
I worked in the government for years – now I’m an anarchist
‘The system isn’t working’ — After a long and successful career as a British diplomat, Carne Ross suffered a crisis of faith. Here, he discusses the dangers of our current political order.
Written by: Carne Ross