Rosa Luxemburg and the International of Letters
A new book inspired by Rosa Luxemburg’s famous letters shows how dialogue can happen across a diverse and often divided international Left.
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Jenna Norman
Jenna Norman is a London-based writer and campaigner.
How Darwin Influenced Marx and Engels
Charles Darwin died 140 years ago today. His work revolutionised our understanding of nature, and had a major impact on other thinkers of his time – including Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx.
In the Universities, There’s No Shortcut to Victory
Despite the second longest period of strikes in the UCU’s history, university management remains more entrenched against worker demands than ever – now is the time to organise and rebuild.
Pasolini at 100
This year marks the centenary of writer, director, and communist Pier Paolo Pasolini – 100 years after his birth, his creative works remain some of the most compelling chronicles of the tumultuous 20th century.
Trade Unions Are the Frontline of Public Health
Victories for unionised cleaners and porters in hospitals across the country prove that trade unions aren’t just essential for workers’ terms and conditions – they are leading the fight for public health.
How Real Is the Threat of Eco-Fascism?
As sections of the global far-right rebrand as environmentally conscious, commentators have argued that climate disaster might produce a wave of eco-fascism – but so far, fascism remains pretty brown.
The West’s Refugee Gulag Archipelago
As Britain’s deal with Rwanda shows, Western states are constructing a vast transnational apparatus of refugee prisons in post-colonial countries – offshoring the displaced to dystopian conditions devoid of rights.
Labour’s Support for Criminalising Protest Is a Gift to Big Oil
The Labour Party’s call for injunctions against climate protestors is a gift to an increasingly authoritarian government – and lets the fossil fuel giants destroying our planet off the hook.
For the Tories, Refugees Are Just Pawns in a PR Game
This week’s announcement of a plan to offshore refugees to Rwanda was a cynical attempt to divert from Tory scandals – once again, reducing some of the world’s most vulnerable people to pawns in a PR game.
A Long Weekend… Every Weekend!
As we enter the long Easter weekend, the biggest-ever pilot of a four-day working week is set to prove why shorter working hours with no loss of pay should be made permanent for us all.
Rishi Sunak’s Philanthropy Is a Ruse
Rishi Sunak has donated more than £100,000 to his former private school in the name of widening access through bursaries – while his Universal Credit cut last autumn forced 400,000 children into poverty.
No Country for Young People
From record rents to punitive tax hikes and skyrocketing student loan rates, Britain’s elite is forcing young people to pay the cost for economic crisis – and it won’t stop until they organise to fight back.
Lowkey: ‘They Are Trying to Stop Pro-Palestinian Music Being Made’
Rapper and activist Lowkey is facing down a campaign by pro-Israel lobbyists to get his music taken off Spotify. He speaks to Tribune about the censorship of pro-Palestinian voices – and the outpouring of support he’s received in response.
How Neoliberalism Led to the Cost of Living Crisis
Years of austerity and attacks on trade unions have resulted in poverty pay that leaves British workers exposed to soaring prices – to fix the cost of living crisis, we need worker power and higher wages.
76. Who Benefitted from Britain’s Empire? w/ Kojo Koram
Grace talks to Kojo Koram, who teaches in the School of Law at Birkbeck College, about who benefitted from the days of Britain’s formal empire, how imperialism continues to this day, and why the right are so keen to keep the culture wars alive.
The Government’s War on Trans People
The Tories’ decision to exclude trans people from a conversion therapy ban is a cynical attempt to divide the LGBT+ community and fan the flames of media frenzy – once again, it will be marginalised communities that suffer the fallout.
How the Tumultuous 1970s Shaped Modern Football
Football in the ’70s saw vicious racism on the terraces and a creeping commercialism in the game. But it was also a time when most players weren’t millionaires, and many footballing giants knew the meaning of solidarity.
Abolish Non-Doms
Non-dom status is a scam designed to help the elite to amass obscene wealth. By overseeing a tax system riddled with loopholes, Rishi Sunak isn’t just helping his wife – he’s helping his class.
The Age of AMLO
Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s victory in yesterday’s recall referendum confirms his status as one of the world’s most popular left-wing leaders — and strengthens his mission to remake Mexican politics.
Thank You, Jean-Luc Mélenchon
Jean-Luc Mélenchon narrowly failed to make the run-off in France’s presidential election. But there are signs that the French left can come back stronger – and avoid the collapse of its British counterpart.