Editorials

Editorial: Solidarity against the border December 2012
To really win migrant rights we need to organise a politics that goes beyond borders, writes James O'Nions

Why the future isn’t working October 2012
When envisaging the future, social movements should not just consider how to make work better but also how to move beyond the wage contract, writes Emma Hughes

Atos sponsors the Paralympics? It’s enough to make you scream August 2012
The role played by disabled groups, far from being one of passive victims, is exemplary for collective resistance, writes Michael Calderbank

In for the long haul June 2012
The limits of the possible have expanded beyond the depressing confines of market fundamentalism, writes James O'Nions

Editorial: Building a new world April 2012
Social transformation is a prerequisite to securing lasting political change, writes Sarah-Jayne Clifton

Every crisis is an opportunity February 2012
There is an urgent need for new ideas that challenge the technocrats, writes Andy Bowman

Editorial: Democracia real YA! December 2011
As climate negotiators bluster in Durban, nowhere is the democratic deficit clearer than South Africa itself, writes Emma Hughes

Explanation not excuses October 2011
It’s not just the looters that need to be brought to justice, writes Michael Calderbank

A glasnost moment? August 2011
There is great potential for a real transformation in the British media and politics, writes Sarah-Jayne Clifton

Our right to the city May 2011
We need to reassert a sense of collectivity in the way we live, writes James O'Nions

Back to ‘normal’? April 2011
Extraordinary displays of resistance are only the beginning, says Michael Calderbank

Solidarity not charity February 2011
One important argument against the cuts centres on this distinction, writes Emma Hughes

Less capitalism, more planet November 2010
In the context of austerity, it can seem almost frivolous to continue to talk about climate change. It is not, writes James O'Nions

The resistible rise of corporate power October 2010
Corporate power has grown as regulation has receded - and the outsourcing of public services has played a major part in this growth of unaccountable economic power, writes Hilary Wainwright

A new kind of angry brigade August 2010
The coalition could be making a massive mistake if it believes that resistance will be confined to an isolated rump of beleaguered union activists and 'usual suspect' protesters, writes Michael Calderbank

Now to fight the cuts June 2010
We have a matter of months to create an unprecedented movement against public spending cuts

Not flocks or herds January 2010
‘To inherit a government,’ wrote Tom Paine in Rights of Man, ‘is to inherit the people, as if they were flocks and herds.’ Paine was referring to the evils of hereditary succession, but the remark seems apt with David Cameron expecting to be handed power by default. Our political system means that – whichever party [...]

A climate for change November 2009
On the occasion of mass protests at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, we should also celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Seattle protests, and the anti-globalisation movement they helped to establish

Reclaiming our food system October 2009
Democratising our food system is the key to securing the right to food and sustainability, writes James O'Nions

Now to complete the democratic revolution May 2009
Hilary Wainwright's editorial in our upcoming June/July issue argues that the issue of public control over public money could be the basis of a movement to complete the unfinished struggle for popular sovereignty

Crisis for Christmas January 2009
With so much of this, Red Pepper’s Christmas issue, examining the financial crisis, it doesn’t look like we are exactly bringing yuletide good cheer. But the holiday is also a time to reflect, recharge and prepare for the New Year. So we’re unashamedly adding to your seasonal menu some tough food for thought! We want [...]

A global message from the people December 1999
Thanks to the audacity of thousands of diverse activists, being 'anti-capitalist' is back on the mainstream agenda, writes Hilary Wainwright