It’s Time to Outlaw Fire and Rehire
The government has claimed to stand against fire and rehire practices, which threaten 1 in 10 workers across Britain – but these words will ring hollow unless they take action in today’s Queen’s Speech.
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Billy Anania
Billy Anania is an art critic, editor, and journalist in New York City.
J. D. Bernal: the Socialist Sage of Science
J. D. Bernal, a Marxist who pioneered the use of X-ray crystallography, was born on this day in 1901 – his works inspired a litany of fiction writers, and showed how science could build a world for the working class.
Starmer’s Latest Lurch to the Right
Starmer’s response to last week’s election disaster has been to push further rightwards in messaging and personnel – a move that will make it even harder for Labour to articulate a progressive alternative.
Why Welsh Labour Won
While Labour mourns its English losses, the Welsh party won a historic victory by articulating a clear vision – one that centred local issues, put people ahead of profit, and proved that socialist values can resonate.
Workplace Wellbeing Is a Scam
As conditions at work deteriorate, the number of ’employee wellbeing schemes’ is on the rise – but no amount of self-care can substitute for a living wage, manageable hours and secure employment.
How Labour’s 2017 Opportunity Was Wasted
It is increasingly clear that the coalition Labour built in 2017 was a rare blip amid decades of decline – but from the beginning, right-wing forces in the Parliamentary Labour Party wanted to tear it apart.
Kill All The Bills
The Police Crackdown Bill isn’t an anomaly, it follows two ‘public order’ acts in 1986 and 1994 – together, they amount to a war on civil liberties which spans the past 30 years.
Why Socialist Salford Bucked the Trend
Amid disaster for Labour in elections across its former industrial heartlands, Salford’s socialist council gained ground – its mayor Paul Dennett writes for Tribune about the transformative policies which made it possible.
Labour Must Return to Being a Party for Working People
Labour’s election defeats are a symptom of a party which has forgotten its primary role – standing up for working people and defending their interests across society.
A Bold, Transformative Agenda Is Labour’s Only Way Back
Today’s results show that Labour under Starmer is in deep crisis – the only path to recovery runs through a bold, transformative agenda which can inspire members, win voters and take the fight to the Tories.
Labour’s Election Disaster Is Keir Starmer’s to Own
Keir Starmer has attempted to blame today’s election disaster on Jeremy Corbyn – but his leadership has hollowed out the party, refused to offer a vision for change and left many with little reason to vote Labour.
How Modi’s Failures Led to India’s Covid Catastrophe
From a lack of investment in public healthcare to mishandling vaccine production, India’s far-right BJP government has failed its people during the pandemic – and paved the way for the present Covid disaster.
How Britain’s Spy Cops Targeted Grieving Families
From the 1970s to the 2000s, Britain’s undercover police surveilled at least 20 families seeking justice for lost loved ones – including those who died at the hands of the police themselves.
The ‘New Plan for Immigration’ Is Just the Latest Attack on Asylum Seekers
Consultation ends today on the Home Office’s ‘New Plan for Immigration’ – a set of provisions that will make life for asylum seekers even harder, and further entrench the Hostile Environment.
Varvara Stepanova’s Socialist Fashion
In the years after the Revolution, Russian designers rethought style. Among them was constructivist Varvara Stepanova, who sought to take fashion out of the realm of luxury and make its radical power accessible to all.
So Long, Pablo Iglesias
Former Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias has retired from politics after last night’s election defeat – he was a pioneering figure on the European left, but couldn’t transcend the limits of Spain’s coalition government.
35. Amazonification: An Interview with Alex Press
On this week’s episode, Grace speaks to Jacobin staff writer Alex Press about Amazon’s worker exploitation, its union busting, and its avoidance of basic regulation in its quest to become the ‘everything store’ – plus how workers are fighting back.
200 Years of The Guardian
The Guardian, which marks its bicentennial today, positions itself as an outsider – but in reality, it has spent the past two centuries playing an insider role as the conscience of British capitalism.
The Rich Drive Climate Change – By Owning the Means of Production
We know that the rich fuel climate change, but focusing on their private jets is a mistake – their real impact comes through owning the global economy and shaping it in the interests of private profit.
How Capitalism Is Driving Covid Disaster in the Global South
The devastating Covid-19 crisis in India reveals the tragic consequences of global inequality – and the only way to prevent further disasters is to challenge the power of Western states and big corporations.