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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

  • Telling our own stories: An interview with Jen Deerinwater

    Empowerment comes from fighting marginalisation and discrimination on multiple fronts, says Jen Deerinwater

  • A woman wearing a mask in a wheelchair speaking into a microphone, while other protestors holding signs and placards stand behind her

    Towards a progressive future for welfare

    David Matthews examines how the welfare state is used against the working class – and how we can imagine a more liberatory welfare system

  • 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

  • The White House in Washington DC at night, illuminated in blue for World Autism Awareness Day

    Autism is Not a Disease – review

    Despite some shortcomings, Jodie Hare’s book is an invaluable introduction to neurodiversity as a liberatory movement writes Beauty Dhlamini

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    Social media and disability: the good side

    Kerry Martin Millan explores how online spaces can provide community and nurture confidence among creatives with disabilities

  • Protestors holding placards reading slogans including "stand up" and "autism is not a crime" blocking the the light rail line in St. Paul, Minnesota

    Empire of Normality – review

    Chapman’s book offers a vitally needed theoretical framework for neurodivergent anti-capitalism, writes Gerald Roche

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