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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Lashing together a life raft: Covid-19 strategies for the left
Reflecting on two years of Covid-19, James Meadway lays out the challenges the British left will have to adapt to and confront
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The growing threat of French fascism: Where next for the left?
Le Pen’s vote is now more geographically spread than ever before. An insular left needs to look beyond itself to respond, reports Selma Oumari
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Universities, financialisation and the fightback at Goldsmiths
Vincent Møystad argues that as higher education institutions are pitted against each other, students, staff and activists must come together to resist a costly race to the bottom
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Why should socialists read Marx?
Marx remains a vital conversational partner, writes Tom Whyman
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An update from till two
In ‘The view from till two’, published on the Red Pepper website in November 2020, retail worker Tillie described her experiences of the pandemic. Here, she reflects on two years dominated by Covid – and considers what lies ahead
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Education for an alternative
Daniel Eales argues that UCU strikes not only highlight current problems in higher education, but also offer alternatives to them
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The failure of ‘shareholder democracy’
With concentrating shareholder wealth, voice, power and better pay is what really gives workers a stake in society writes Andrew Speke
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