Economics, unions and work
As privatisation, globalisation and tech capitalism generate new forms of exploitation, we cover the failing economic status quo, the growth of alternatives and the voices of workers organising resistance
As privatisation, globalisation and tech capitalism generate new forms of exploitation, we cover the failing economic status quo, the growth of alternatives and the voices of workers organising resistance
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Exam questions: a flawed education system
The pandemic has turbocharged educational inequalities. Kevin Courtney outlines what needs to change
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The fight for rent controls: A question of power
Far from being a radical idea, some form of rent control is a tried, tested and proportionate response to an out-of-control situation, writes Gordon Maloney
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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
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The Gala returns
The Durham Miner’s Gala returned in July for the first time since the pandemic. Gerry Hart reflects on the Gala’s history and enduring significance
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Rebuilding collective intelligence
Human capital theory cannot solve our economic woes, David Ridley explains why we need a socialist alternative
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Fighting for Cardboard City
Winner of the Dawn Foster Memorial Essay Prize: Jessica Field charts the stresses of frontline housing activism from a 1950s estate and community under threat
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Mick Lynch media mania – the appeal of workers’ power
Style backed by serious politics can cut through in a hostile media landscape, writes Ewan Gibbs
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