Reportage
An Idiot's Guide to TTIP: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Here's what you need to know — The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is championed by the European Union as a groundbreaking new deal that'll guarantee us a way out of recession, but in reality it'll pave the way for lower safety standards on products, force the privatisation of public services, and give immense power to big business.
Written by: Julia Martincic
Permanently Temporary: Chasing a stable income in a zero-hours world
Will we ever know a real job? The precariat speak — The life-long career is no longer an option for Millennials. So dynamic start-ups like Uber and TaskRabbit and are creating more options to work than ever before. But with little security, are jobs that promise “flexibility” really just ripping us off? And how can we plan for the future?
Written by: Alex King
Protests and picket lines to save a London community cinema
Fighting for its future — Hundreds join Dalston’s Rio Cinema picket line against mass redundancies, to “save the soul of the local community cinema”.
Written by: Emily Gosling
A UK council has approved the first fracking site in five years
Fracking into the future — North Yorkshire Council ignored the pleas of the local community and campaign groups, and have approved the first fracking site in the UK since 2011.
Written by: Taylor McGraa
The Brazilian mothers taking on the state to fight for the future of their children
The Mothers of Angels Union — In Northeastern Brazil, families are uniting and organising to fight for the rights of their children with microcephaly. Meet the Mothers of Angels Union, the Brazilian women making their voices heard and demanding a better future for their children.
Written by: Kevin Damasio
Pageantry, pomp and politics in North Korea
A once in a generation congress — This weekend North Korea will see the ruling Workers' Party of Korea's Seventh Congress - the first event of its kind for over 30 years. There'll be parading soldiers and crowds galore, but there's a lot going on beneath the surface. We asked an expert what it all means.
Written by: Michael Segalov
The unknown revolutionary royal who wants to be London's next Mayor
This is Maharaja Ankit Love — When Ankit Love felt that none of the candidates in the London Mayoral election were offering what he wanted, he formed the One Love Party - offering world peace, an end to climate change, and a pledge to legalise cannabis. We went to meet this self-styled saviour to find out more about his elusive campaign.
Written by: Thomas Andrei
Final prisoner serving time over Tiananmen Square protests to be released
27 years behind bars — Miao Deshun, the last person still serving a sentence for protesting during the brutal massacre of Tiananmen Square in 1989, is set to be released in October 2016, after serving nearly thirty years.
Written by: Huck
Thousands hit Hong Kong's streets over imprisoned workers' rights campaigners
The factory of the world — This May Day, protestors in Hong Kong took to the streets to demand the release of two labour activists arrested for organising with workers in the garment industry for better conditions.
Written by: Tansy Hoskins
Urban explorer Jacob Riglin takes a ‘dronie’ in incredible abandoned military fort
Huck x Converse — We catch up with the London-based photographer Jacob Riglin to find out why he goes to extreme heights to get the perfect shot in his new Chuck Taylor All Star II Knit.
Written by: Shelley Jones