Alternative economies
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Militarisation makes us all less secure
As wars escalate and military spending booms, Karen Bell surveys alternatives to militarisation and explains the real meaning of security for workers and communities
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Selling DOPE
Rory Robertson-Shaw describes how DOPE magazine spreads radical left ideas while earning money for its homeless and financially precarious vendors
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What to expect in 2026?
As the new year clicks into gear, Red Pepper editors look back on the surprises and under the radar moments of 2025 – and share predictions and hopes for 2026
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Mutual aid – review
Darcy White explores the contours and applications of mutual aid, which for Dean Spade must be grounded in shared understandings of systemic injustice
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Ripping yarns: Left Cultures and non-hierarchical publishing
Phil Wigglesworth reflects on the launch of Left Cultures in 2023 – and why the international left must embrace non-hierarchical approaches to publishing
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High art, low ceilings: remaking Social Club culture
Jerry Iles speaks to Geoff Kirkwood about how a Tyneside Social Club became a cultural beacon – driven by cutting edge DJs, bingo nights, experimental orchestras and ‘open-minded collectivism’. Now, it’s reclaiming culture for everyone
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Reclaiming inheritance tax as a social good
The left needs to understand popular opposition to inheritance tax in order to effectively reframe the debate, argues Dominic Davies
