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  • Police officers stand in front of a building occupied by activists from Palestine Action, some of whom are on the building's roof

    How Elbit was shut down

    Blyth Brentnall describes how a group of activists in the UK has managed to disrupt the activities of one of Israel’s biggest arms suppliers

  • A leafy low-rise square with the burned remains of Grenfell Tower in the background

    Five years of inaction after Grenfell

    Grenfell happened because of deregulation, writes Daniel Renwick. Five years after the disaster, far too little has changed

  • An old promotional photo for The United Fruit Company featuring a group photographed in one of its plantations in Jamaica

    A short, sordid history of brands and warfare

    Burger King’s foray into recent conflict in Azerbaijan is part of a historical trend of corporations weighing in – and benefitting from – conflict, writes Tommy Hodgson

  • A sunflower lanyard produced by Sainsbury's for people with hidden disabilities such as autism

    Autism-friendly brands and performative awareness

    As autistic people become more visible in public life, Errol Naeem examines how brands are seeking to repackage themselves as ‘autism friendly’

  • A group of cyclists with Deliveroo bags on their backs and holding protest flags travel in convoy during the day in Berlin

    Gig work during the coronavirus crisis

    How long are we willing to turn a blind eye to the vulnerabilities of essential workers on the bottom of the employment hierarchy, asks the Fairwork Foundation

  • waterways

    The battle for England’s waterways

    Nick Hayes on the fight for riparian rights, with anglers and kayakers as its focal point

  • A figure in a brown hoodie walks through a green field holing a eco-anarchist green and black flag with a skull and cross bones on it

    The battle of Hambacher Forest

    Activists have occupied Hambacher Forest for six years to prevent environmental destruction through coal mining. Now, state, police and corporate forces are combining to oust them for good, writes Andrea Brock

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