Society and people
The erosion of state welfare systems have made life increasingly precarious within global society – especially for people who experience marginalisation.
Explore how social movements old and new are offering community, action and solidarity beyond electoral politics.
The erosion of state welfare systems have made life increasingly precarious within global society – especially for people who experience marginalisation.
Explore how social movements old and new are offering community, action and solidarity beyond electoral politics.
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Rethinking racism
The left has forgotten our traditions of anti-racist analysis and organising. We must abandon liberal analyses, says Gargi Bhattacharyya, and see racism as an exercise of power
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The migrant genocide
Understanding the massacre of migrants making their way to the global north is a key moment of class struggle, argues Iker Suárez, and for halting Europe’s march towards fascism
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Migrant power: organising, dignity and justice
Siobhán McGuirk talks to Zrinka Bralo, founder and CEO of Migrants Organise, about the challenges and necessity of committed community organising in the fight for migration justice
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Sinners sinks its teeth into Irish settler colonialism
Aisling Walsh celebrates Ryan Coogler’s thriller, which points a rare spotlight on Irish complicity in Indigenous genocide and racist violence
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Algorithms vs the welfare state
Concerns about misleading AI and influencer ‘content’ on health, welfare and civil rights miss a wider issue, argues Sophia McHardy. They fill a human-made gap that risks becoming an austerity-shaped chasm
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What to expect in 2026?
As the new year clicks into gear, Red Pepper editors look back on the surprises and under the radar moments of 2025 – and share predictions and hopes for 2026
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How the left can support drug law reform
It’s high time for the UK left to support comprehensive drug policy reform, driven by anti-racism and class consciousness, argues Carrie Lou Hamilton
