Economics, unions and work
Red Pepper covers both the failing economic status quo and the growth of alternatives the section on economics, unions and work.
While exploring how privatisation, globalisation, the gig economy, and changes to working life after Covid-19 have generated new forms of exploitation, we also hear from workers organising and fighting back both in and beyond trade unions.
Red Pepper covers both the failing economic status quo and the growth of alternatives the section on economics, unions and work.
While exploring how privatisation, globalisation, the gig economy, and changes to working life after Covid-19 have generated new forms of exploitation, we also hear from workers organising and fighting back both in and beyond trade unions.
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Anglo American and the greenwashed mineral rush
The British mining giant paints itself as a ‘climate leader’ but boasts a history of violent extraction. Activists from London Mining Network and We Smell Gas identify a critical target for anti-imperialist solidarity
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Shelf life: The return of print media?
Jake Thompson details how physical media is once again integral to modern media operations – with a new purpose in the digital age
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Thames Water and the failures of privatisation
More than any other privatised company, Thames Water has become a lighting rod for public anger. Eleanor Godwin and David Whyte explain why – and what we can do about it
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The war on neurodiversity
From dismissive comments to benefits cuts, backlash against the neurodiversity movement is growing. Gerry Hart explains how the left can fight back
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The power of place: building independent power from local communities
Any national independent political organisation must be built up from interconnecting community power in localities, Jamie Driscoll (Tyneside) and Andrew Feinstein (Camden, London) tell Red Pepper
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Key words: The Pluriverse
Pluriversal politics offer an eclectic, egalitarian and emancipatory alternative to capitalist modernity, writes Levi Gahman
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How Amazon workers can organise globally
Jonathan Rosenblum shows how Amazon workers can learn from previous actions to organise themselves on a global scale
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