Politics
Hugo Chavez’s Bolivarian revolution crumbles in Venezuela
Latin America’s progressive ‘pink tide’ is on the way out — Victory for the right wing opposition in Venezuela’s national elections is another defeat for left-leaning populist governments across the continent.
Written by: Alex King
Young, British and angry? The government thinks you're a terrorist
Start of a police state? — A London children's safeguarding board has warned parents that distrust of government policy and the mainstream media could lead to potential extremism.
Written by: Adam White
In Pictures: Political posters in the Philippines, speaking out against corruption
Trapo by Lawrence Sumulong — Filipino-American photographer Lawrence Sumulong photographs political posters, ahead of 2016 elections, to show distrust in a country ravaged by corruption.
Written by: Shelley Jones
The young South African photographers you need to follow on Instagram
#RainbowNation #BornFrees — Photographers Sipho Mpongo, Sean Metelerkamp and Wikus de Wet travelled South Africa together as Twenty Journey to understand the land that binds them. Here they select their favourite Instagrammers.
Written by: Alex King
World leaders collaborate on pro-war charity Christmas single 'Bomb The World' (kinda)
A depressingly accurate spoof — Comedy group Mother's Best Child and online magazine Don't Panic team up to a produce a video that exposes warmongering politicians and token festive philanthropy in one swoop.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Five things we learned from Adam Curtis in Berlin
A 21st Century prophet — Filmmaker Adam Curtis spoke at HAU Berlin about the invisibility of modern power, the failure of progressive politics and how technology is suffocating our humanity.
Written by: Antonia Harris
Stuck between two evils: rethinking the Syria conflict
Tough questions, no easy answers — With ISIS on one side, the Assad dictatorship on the other, and the proxies of Western and Middle Eastern countries filling in the gaps, what hope is there for ordinary Syrians to live in peace?
Written by: Fiorella Lecoutteux
One Weekend: Four Dispatches from the front lines of Britain's Class War
The lines are drawn — The FUCK Parade turned East London's Cereal Killer Café into a battleground, but as Michael Fordham discovers, the class war is alive and well across the country: from a Somerset rugby match, to a Sheffield benefit office and the scene of a shooting in Hackney.
Written by: Michael Fordham
Could Jeremy Corbyn become the world’s first crowdsourced premier?
Public schoolboy politics on the way out — Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will carry out his first Prime Minister's Questions with suggestions crowdsourced from supporters. Has a new way of doing politics begun?
Written by: Michael Fordham
Pristina's youth are writing their own destinies at Kosovo 2.0
The Insider's Guide: Pristina, Kosovo — As the next generation comes of age, Pristina is experiencing a rebirth. And what better way to rebuild your universe than through an independent magazine.
Written by: Freddie Reynolds