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  • A painting of Algerian anti-colonial leaders Sherif Boubaghla and Lalla Fatma N'Soumer leading their troops

    In Defence of Barbarism – review

    Long used as a pejorative, Louisa Yousfi transforms the term ‘barbarian’ into a weapon against colonialism, Sophie Marie-Niang writes

  • A black and white photo of a woman wearing a mask holding a sign reading 'I refuse to be silent' surrounded by other protestors

    Capturing an uprising: An interview with Wayne Campbell

    George Floyd was murdered five years ago, sparking a global BLM uprising. Here, Thandie Keet speaks to visual activist Wayne Campbell about protest, art and solidarity in the US and UK

  • Illustrations of broken chains in the background of a photo of two protestors holding up placards at a BLM rally

    The only way left is always anti-racist

    Any new socialist organisation must put proletarian anti-racism at its heart and embrace utopian pragmatism, write Joshua Virasami and Jonas Marvin

  • Man in top hat with tentacles reaching out to and which represents the British empire

    Colonial nostalgia in the UK national curriculum

    In its 2019 manifesto, Labour pledged to educate the public on the histories of empire, slavery, and migration. Here, Kimberly McIntosh explains the dangers of colonial nostalgia in curriculum

  • Illustrations of arms in suits pointing in different directions, with Justice 4 Grenfell banner in the centre with a green heart on the top of building

    Grenfell: The cost of austerity

    The damning Grenfell inquiry report reveals entrenched private sector corruption and public sector failings – and our need to overhaul governance systems, writes Richard Norton-Taylor

  • A montage image features an illustration of a ballot box with ballots coming out the side, with a butterfly above in the colours of the French flag. To the right there are photos of Emmanuel Macron speaking from a podium; Marine Le Pen at a rally and a protester holding a sign that reads: Democracie = Ni Le Pen Ni Macron

    French politics: right questions, wrong answers

    The French left is as responsible as President Macron and the right for the rise of the National Rally, argues Yasser Louati

  • A police van on fire in a English town high street. In the foreground, in front of traffic lights are heads and hands from a crowd of people filming the scene, or themselves speaking to cameras

    Rewriting the riots, from 2011 to today

    Following the 2011 riots, the Conservative government used misleading narratives to embed its own agenda. We can’t let Labour do the same now, argue Suzanne Hyde and Chloe Peacock

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