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

  • UK Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall delivering her 'Get Britain Working' Ministerial Statement in the House of Commons

    The war on neurodiversity

    From dismissive comments to benefits cuts, backlash against the neurodiversity movement is growing. Gerry Hart explains how the left can fight back

  • Two photos of former North of Tyne mayor (left) and Independent candidate for Holborn & St Pancras Andrew Feinstein (right)

    The power of place: building independent power from local communities

    Any national independent political organisation must be built up from interconnecting community power in localities, Jamie Driscoll (Tyneside) and Andrew Feinstein (Camden, London) tell Red Pepper

  • A fighter in the YPJ (Yekîneyên Parastina Jin – Women’s Protection Units)

    Rojava in the crosshairs

    The Kurdish-led revolution in north and east Syria provides a beacon of hope after the overthrow of Assad, write Rok Brossa and Eleanor Finley, but it is one that must be fought for

  • Key words: The Pluriverse

    Pluriversal politics offer an eclectic, egalitarian and emancipatory alternative to capitalist modernity, writes Levi Gahman

  • Amazon workers marching behind a banner reading 'Translate all workplace communications now! and 'Stop Amazon's discrimination in hiring & policies'

    How Amazon workers can organise globally

    Jonathan Rosenblum shows how Amazon workers can learn from previous actions to organise themselves on a global scale

  • An early 19th century illustration of the Luddite figurehead Ned Ludd, shown as a giant urging his followers onward.

    The Mechanic and the Luddite – review

    Jathan Sadowski’s book lays the groundwork for a more cohesive resistance against capitalist technology, writes Paula Lacey

  • An illustration of a hand holding a smart phone – showing a rally with a flag featuring a heart and a star – with a target symbol in the background

    Can the UK left get a new party started?

    Defeated and marginalised but resilient and unbowed. What does the left do next? Connor Cameron makes the case for a new UK party of the left

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