The Many Loves of Reyner Banham
From modern architecture to American mass culture, writer Reyner Banham championed the progress of his 20th century world – but always with an eye to the interaction between class and design.
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Billy Anania
Billy Anania is an art critic, editor, and journalist in New York City.
Remembering Eve Babitz
Eve Babitz, the chronicler of Los Angeles, passed away last month aged 78. Her work combined the qualities of generosity and glamour, rejecting self-pity and victimhood.
Sheila Rowbotham: In Hope and Struggle
Sheila Rowbotham discusses life in the struggle for women’s liberation, her path to socialist feminism – and why she believes the debates of the 1970s continue to hold such resonance today.
‘Anne’ Was a Brilliant Condemnation of a Despicable Cover-up
ITV’s ‘Anne’ was a masterpiece, inspiring sadness and rage at the injustice of Hillsborough – and offering a reminder of just how far the establishment is prepared to go in smearing its victims.
Dominic Raab’s Judicial Review Plans Are Another Power Grab
The government is passing a string of laws that make state actors immune from prosecution and insulated from protest. Now, it wants to free itself from oversight by the courts as well.
How Abandoning Africa Prolonged the Pandemic
Two years into the pandemic, the world’s wealthiest nations are almost fully vaccinated – but the governments and corporations that control healthcare resources have abandoned almost one billion Africans.
The Emma Watson Saga Exposes the Demonisation of Palestine Solidarity
By accusing actress Emma Watson of antisemitism, Israel’s apologists have exposed their strategy for defending apartheid: to smear anyone who dares to acknowledge that Palestinians exist.
The Rise of Zemmour: France’s Latest Far-Right Threat
Éric Zemmour, France’s latest far-right presidential candidate, made his name as a media controversialist promoted by a billionaire mogul – and now he’s pushing ideas like the ‘great replacement’ theory into the political mainstream.
Residents Against Charges
For years, housing association residents across the country have faced spiralling service charges with little justification. But now, they are organising – and even prepared to go on strike.
How the World Went from Post-Politics to Hyper-Politics
In the years before the 2008 crash, technocrats ensured political debate was relegated to the sidelines. Today, politics is everywhere – but it hasn’t returned in the way many might have hoped.
The Unfree Love of ‘Big Joe’
Radical novelist Samuel R. Delany’s latest, ‘Big Joe’, appears at first as straightforward pornography – but it goes much deeper.
It’s Time to Take South Yorkshire’s Buses Into Public Ownership
This year’s election for South Yorkshire mayor could be a referendum on bringing its buses and trams into public ownership – and reversing the devastation privatisation has wrought.
The Vaccine Centre Is the Latest Tory Privatisation Disaster
In the midst of another variant surge in Covid cases, the Tory government has decided to sell off the brand new Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovations Centre – just the latest step in healthcare privatisation.
2021: A View from the Left
2021 saw setbacks for the Left across much of the West, but victories in Latin America are a reminder that socialist policies continue to offer an alternative to a system in crisis.
Ten Times Workers Beat the Bosses in 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, Tribune looks back at ten of the landmark industrial victories of the year – from bin workers and bus drivers to care homes, railways and car manufacturers.
How Celtic Fans Beat Bernard Higgins
Plans to appoint police constable Bernard Higgins, who had once overseen a crackdown on football fans, as Celtic’s new Head of Security were met with mass protests by fans – and this time, the rebels won.
The Enduring Case for Redistributing Work
In 1932, philosopher Bertrand Russell made the case for work to be fairly shared out, so no one had to be to either unemployed or overworked. 90 years later, his argument has only grown more relevant.
Sharon Graham: ‘We Must Build Popular, Working-Class Power’
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham lays out her vision for the future of the Left – from rebuilding power in the workplace to forging new international alliances to take on multinational corporations.
The Story of a Suppressed Massacre
William Gardner Smith’s republished 1963 novel ‘The Stone Face’ tells the story of a black artist who hopes to escape American racism in Paris – only to encounter the French government’s violent suppression of the struggle for Algerian independence.
Demystifying Migration
In a world that presents migrants as flows, waves, floods and streams, Ousmane Zoromé Samassekou’s ‘The Last Shelter’ is a moving document of their human experience.