Faking Theory
In Susan Finlay’s novel ‘The Jacques Lacan Foundation’, a working-class British trickster blags her way into American academia, exploring the pretensions of authorship and intellectualism.
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Billy Anania
Billy Anania is an art critic, editor, and journalist in New York City.
89. Is Green Capitalism Possible? w/ Adrienne Buller
This week, Grace speaks to Adrienne Buller about what green capitalism is and whether it is possible for the market to address the climate crisis.
Remembering the Forgotten War
In the last 70 years the US has embarked on an intentional effort to forget the Korean War and obscure its role in the brutality. But for people on the peninsula, the war never really ended – and neither has the American empire.
The Film Collective Born of Revolution
Amid the struggles of the the 1970s, radical filmmaking group cinema action brought the fight for working-class liberation to screens in trade union halls and work canteens across the country.
Why Tribune Supports #EnoughIsEnough
As the Enough is Enough campaign reaches 250,000 supporters, Tribune editor Ronan Burtenshaw explains why this publication helped to bring it into being.
How Superstore Became a Union Bar
Sick of the problems rife in hospitality, staff at the iconic queer venue Dalston Superstore formed a union. Their victories are already proving what organising can achieve in a sector with far too little union presence.
The Poet of Palestine
As Gazans endure yet another brutal assault by Israeli occupation forces, the writing of Mahmoud Darwish – who died on this day in 2008 – still signals the power of literature to sustain dignity and encourage resistance.
The Elite’s Answer to the Cost of Living Crisis: More Unemployment
Faced with demands for wage rises amid a cost of living crisis, Britain’s economic establishment has set out to protect the wealthy – by driving up unemployment and starting a recession.
Ofgem Is a Scam
Despite claiming to be a ‘regulator’, Ofgem’s main job is to protect the profits of private energy companies – even when their prices are driving millions of working-class people towards poverty.
88. Chaos in the Tory Party w/ Phil Burton-Cartledge
This week, Grace speaks to Phil Burton-Cartledge about why there’s a dearth of Tory talent, and whether Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have any answers to long-term issues facing both the country and the Conservative Party itself.
Ban Private Jets
Last week’s report into celebrity jet use made clear just how casually the rich spew carbon into the atmosphere. We should get their private planes out of the skies for good.
Four Lads That Shook the Wirral
Beyond the one-liners, Half Man Half Biscuit are a true folk group, their songs centring on the frustrations and fatalism of working class experience.
Starmer’s Self-Destructive War on Trade Unions
As workers across the country fight for pay rises, Keir Starmer could have highlighted the failure of the Tories to tackle the cost of living crisis – instead, he started a massive public spat with the trade union movement.
Green Capitalism Is a Myth
As the climate crisis deepens, arguments for market solutions are still growing – but the truth is that capitalism is fundamentally incapable of overseeing the radical shift we need.
Energy Companies Are Profiting from Your Misery
Today BP announced its profits had tripled in the past year, at exactly the same time as energy bills are driving millions into poverty – it’s time to take on the profiteers who are holding the public to ransom.
Monkeypox Shows Global Health Solidarity Is Still a Myth
After the failures of the Covid pandemic, the world’s richest countries pledged greater cooperation on global health policies – but the monkeypox outbreak is already exposing those commitments as little more than words.
Labour’s Young Members Need a Socialist Future
Young people in Britain are coming of age in an era of huge crises that neoliberalism has proved itself incapable of solving. In the elections for Young Labour and Labour Students, we can build a movement for something different.
Whichever Tory Wins, the Planet Burns
Britain just marked its hottest day on record, but the candidates to be our next prime minister are dodging the topic of climate change almost altogether – and the media is happy to let them get away with it.
Remembering the Great Strike of 1842
The Great Strike of 1842 began when hundreds of thousands of workers walked out calling for higher pay, a shorter day, and democratic reform – demands that remain just as relevant today.
Germany’s Collective Alternative to the Private Housing Swindle
In cities across Germany, the Mietshäuser Syndikat is helping working-class people to set up collective housing projects – and taking homes out of the hands of profiteers for good.