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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The NHS is heading for crisis this Christmas
Underfunded hospitals are buckling under the strain – and we can’t let the Tories off the hook, writes Kane Shaw
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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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Free trade is toxic, but Trump’s trade wars aren’t the alternative we need
Hostile trade wars and American protectionism will double down on the damage done by decades of US-driven global free trade policies, writes Dorothy Guerrero
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Deleting Facebook isn’t enough: The rise of ‘surveillance capitalism’
The Cambridge Analytica scandal has put data harvesting in the spotlight, writes Tom Walker – but the problem goes far beyond Facebook
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Stop the next Carillion: seven steps to public ownership
The collapse of Carillion could be a watershed moment. Let’s seize it to end economically disastrous outsourcing schemes, says Cat Hobbs
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Who killed Agent Kingfisher?
Tom Palmer, aka Agent Kingfisher, was the ‘messiah’ of London’s squatting scene until his death last year. But who was responsible for his fate? MI5, late capitalism or simply a drug overdose? Matt Broomfield investigates.
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The UK has been supporting Israeli war crimes for years
Priti Patel’s shady deals are business as usual. Enough is enough, writes Eleanor Penny
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