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Billy Anania is an art critic, editor, and journalist in New York City.
Bin workers in Bexley have gone from being some of the lowest paid in London to some of the highest, winning pay rises and extra holidays through strike action. Their lesson is simple: organising works.
A record 5.6 million are now awaiting NHS hospital treatment in England – only stopping the cuts, the creeping privatisation, and the privileging of profit over people will bring the numbers down.
Firefighters around the world are risking their lives on the frontline of the climate crisis – and their experience proves that only collective action can save us.
In the North East constituency of Wansbeck, child poverty has risen from 26% to an incredible 37% in the past five years – the consequence of Tory policies which deepen poverty rather than tackling it.
Cliff Cocker, longstanding arts editor at the Morning Star, passed away last month aged 72. We remember his commitment to socialism, and his contributions to arts projects around the world.
The Tories’ plan to save social care won’t get anywhere close, but that doesn’t mean the problem is unsolvable – the real answer is a National Care Service, funded by taxing the rich.
The present legal system lets bosses shirk responsibilities to staff by downgrading their status. A new bill fights that injustice by creating a single ‘worker’ category – with proper rights for all.
The government’s National Insurance increase will hit workers and the poor the hardest, while letting billionaires, landlords, and corporations off the hook. The alternative is simple: tax wealth instead.
Even with quality public transport, we might sometimes need cabs – and the best way to stop the exploitation of those who drive them is to organise a publicly owned system.
The government has long worked to create a permanent limbo for asylum seekers. Despite new pledges, this will be the welcome many of those arriving from Afghanistan receive.
Appointing ex-Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre to Ofcom would be a big win for the Tories – but even without him, the watchdog already has a record of capitulating to the right.
A new book explores the ways that corporate giant Amazon is remaking our cities and towns – from overcrowded homes for low-income workers to the gentrification that accompanies its vast developments.
NHS dentistry in England is facing a crisis, with 80% of appointments delayed since Covid-19 and a 40% increase in fees since 2010 – the only solution is a proper public system: well funded and free to access.
Legendary Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis died last week aged 96. He spent a lifetime struggling against fascism and dictatorship – and for a socialist future that would give full expression to human creativity.
This summer, Oday Dabbagh became the first home-grown Palestinian footballer to play in Europe’s top leagues – his story is the latest symbol of resistance to decades of occupation.
The decades after the Second World War saw the best terms and conditions for workers in history — but these weren’t the result of benevolent bosses, they were won through trade union organisation.
Call centres have become a frontline in the struggle over workplace surveillance, precarious conditions and high-pressure targets. The only way to fight back is to organise them.
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, who died last week at the age of 85, wasn’t just a sonic genius – he was also a politicised producer whose work was full of demands for justice.
After being told four out of nine workers were being made redundant – two with minimal notice – staff at Bristol’s Assembly Bakery are striking for better treatment.
In his new book, Ed Miliband’s speechwriter calls for a new politics of equality and community. Where has he been for the past five years?