Yanis Varoufakis: we need a new movement for democracy in Europe

Yanis Varoufakis speaks to Nick Buxton about why he is launching a pan-European movement for democracy, to save Europe before it's too late

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A Barricade in Limbo: The Occupiers of La Locanda
In the grey zone of Italy's migrant sector there is a courage that may hold hope for ending the border regimes of Europe, writes Richard Braude

Democracy is dead, long live democracies!
In this essay, Hilary Wainwright argues that building a real democracy in the face of corporate and financial power will require a rethinking of power and agency

All the World’s Futures: looking back at the Venice Biennial
Amy Charlesworth reviews the 2015 Venice Biennial

Rebuilding Kobanê
Tom Anderson and Eliza Egret report from the war-torn city of Kobanê and meet those trying to rebuild what Daesh and US bombs have destroyed

Chats: The people's palace
As Chats Palace in Hackney celebrates its 40th anniversary, Red Pepper takes a look through the arts centre's photographic archives

We don't need more runways – we need to tax frequent flyers
Stopping a third runway at Heathrow takes us only so far. A frequent-flyer levy would solve the aviation problem altogether, writes Leo Murray

EU debate: what are the real choices?
Of all the anticipated flashpoints to come in 2016, a UK referendum on EU membership could be the most divisive — John Palmer argues the left must begin with simple answers

With Spain's election looming, can Podemos do it?
In the run-up to Spain’s general election, David Ferreira looks at the factors behind Podemos’ failure to sustain its initial surge of support

Rebel cities: the citizen platforms in power
Kate Shea Baird reports on the successes, limitations and possibilities of citizen platforms after their first months in power in cities across Spain

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The case for radical modernity

The left should embrace technological innovation and new class alliances as part of a strategy for 21st-century socialism, writes Jeremy Gilbert

'What we've achieved so far': an interview with Jeremy Corbyn

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, in conversation with Hilary Wainwright and Leo Panitch, talks about the meaning of ‘new politics’, Tony Benn’s legacy – and opening up Labour’s policymaking to the people

EU debate: We need to stay in Europe to change Europe

The idea that a social Europe could emerge by quitting the EU is a delusion. There are no quick fixes for neoliberalism, writes Luke Cooper

Making the most of the momentum

A new kind of politics needs a new kind of Labour Party, writes Andrew Dolan

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Working women in poverty speak out
From exhaustion and frustration to hope and resistance, women experiencing in-work poverty share their stories. Jenny Nelson reports

Tweets from Tahrir, five years on
Nadia Idle catches up with Tahrir Square's tweeters on the fifth anniversary of #Jan25, the start of the uprising that brought down Egyptian dictator Mubarak

The rise of militarised policing
Kevin Blowe from the Network for Police Monitoring says the police are acting more like an army of occupation

Red Pepper's festive quiz
So much has happened and changed in 2015 – but how much do you remember? Try your hand at Red Pepper's Christmas quiz

New journalism project for Afghan women launches
Amie Ferris-Rotman says it is time to hear the voices of women in Afghanistan