Corbynomics can work – once you know that economics is never ‘neutral’

Neil Faulkner argues that the biggest barrier to Jeremy Corbyn's rational economic policy is the huge profits the super-rich are making from an irrational one

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Refugee crisis: the EU cracks down on volunteers
As Frontex moves in, volunteers in Greece are being prevented from helping refugees. Marienna Pope-Weidemann reports

'How we will miss that chuckle': my friend, Doreen Massey
Hilary Wainwright on the life, theory, activism and humour of Doreen Massey, the great feminist geographer, who has died

Greek dock workers feel betrayed by Syriza's broken promises
Dock workers in Greece are striking against further privatisations as Syriza's popularity tumbles, writes Will Horner

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Editorial: Devolution and democracy
Guest editor Rachel Laurence introduces our special focus on devolution

From Russia to Colombia, the villages destroyed by Britain's coal addiction
Anne Harris reports on the people being made homeless because of mining to feed the UK's coal-fired power stations

Let the people in
Katie Ghose of the Electoral Reform Society looks at the democratic deficit in devolution

Heathrow 13: Don't make us 'heroes' – this is everyone's struggle
Alistair Tamlit, one of the 13 climate protesters who narrowly avoided jail this week, reflects on the pitfalls of labelling activists who do high-profile actions as 'heroes'

Can England learn from Scotland?
Isobel Lindsay suggests some lessons from Scotland for devolution campaigners in England

Localism without politics
Jonathan Davies asks whether devolution can be reclaimed from the neoliberal elites and ‘austerian realists’

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Seven reflections on Liberating Tate

As BP's sponsorship of the Tate ends, Kevin Smith of Liberate Tate looks back at the successful campaign to get the oil firm's dirty money out of the art gallery

Video debate: Has Corbyn changed politics?

Hilary Wainwright, Liz Davies, Stephen Bush and James Schneider discuss Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party

Red carpets and purple flares: direct action with Sisters Uncut

Clare Walton reports on Sisters Uncut, the grassroots group taking direct action to defend domestic violence services

'I could kill you here and no one would care': The refugees at the sharp end of Europe's borders

Marienna Pope-Weidemann reports from Lesbos on the dangers faced by refugees as they struggle through a system that puts border control before human life

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How tax payers could avoid contributing to military spending
The tax system needs to change to accommodate conscientious objectors argues Holly Wallis

In Egypt, a second life for independent trade unions
Union members in a crowded assembly hall lashed out against the Egyptian regime’s latest efforts to suppress workers, writes Giulio Regeni