‘A People’s Art is the Genesis of Their Freedom’
The Notting Hill Carnival was established by two radical women as a pageant of solidarity against a wave of racist violence.
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Billy Anania
Billy Anania is an art critic, editor, and journalist in New York City.
Poetic Politics
South American poet Néstor Perlongher’s work imagined a solidarity based on “a multitude of comrades, each more extravagant than the next.”
Why Does the Media Love Billionaires?
Britain’s media reveres billionaires and thinks criticism of them is motivated by envy. In reality, getting rid of billionaires would be good for society as a whole.
Investing in the Future
Successive Tory governments have starved Britain of investment, leaving its infrastructure to crumble. It’s time to elect a government with a bold plan to rebuild the country.
The Unreliable Narrator
The Lebanese artist Walid Raad’s artworks make complex fictions about the relationships between art, war history, and politics.
Winning in Wales
In Wales, fighting this election on Brexit alone would be a historic missed opportunity. Now is the time to make the case for radical economic policies and real climate action.
Why are German Workers Turning Right?
Seven decades after Nazism, Germany’s far-right AFD are making landmark electoral breakthroughs – often with the support of workers who once voted for the Left.
The Promised Land
Gurinder Chadha’s Springsteen-themed blockbuster Blinded by the Light is a poignant account of the class and racial ties that bind.
The Troubles at 50
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the riots that sparked the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The working-class communities which bore the brunt of the violence have benefitted least from the peace.
Lidos for All
Under capitalism private rooftop pools atop lavish apartment blocks dot the skylines of our cities – but, under socialism, the public pool could be a civic investment in the good life.
It’s Time to Talk About Class
Laura Pidcock discusses what it means to be working class, and why the establishment is so afraid of class politics.
The Tories vs. The NHS
The Tories claim to be “the party of the NHS” – but their record in government shows a party determined to force through privatisation at every opportunity.
An Enterprise Allowance of the Left
Labour’s cultural policy needs creative responses to the disappearance of working class voices from the arts.
Evo Stays
After losing this month’s election, Bolivia’s opposition turned to timeworn allegations of fraud. But the real reason they lost was the enduring popularity of Evo Morales’ left-wing reforms.
Making Housing an Election Issue
Finding and keeping a suitable place to live has been getting harder for years – in this election, Labour must fight to make it a right for everyone in Britain.
Labour’s Green Industrial Revolution
A Labour government with a radical programme of green investment is the best chance we’ve got of avoiding climate disaster.
A Socialist for Coventry South
Zarah Sultana on why she’s standing to be Labour’s candidate in Coventry South – and why the party should go into this election fighting for a transformative socialist government.
For Victory and Socialism
Labour must avoid being dragged to the centre in this general election campaign. It’s time to make the case for socialist policies that would transform the lives of millions.
Life in Precarious Work
New research from the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) looks at the reality of precarious work – and finds workers eager to organise to win more control over their lives.
The Fight for a New Chile
Chile’s protest movement is the largest in a generation and it doesn’t just want economic reforms – it wants to overturn the legacy of the Pinochet dictatorship.