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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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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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  • A grand looking country estate

    Simon Hedges’ frozen assets

    As millions of people stand on the precipice of poverty, Simon Hedges aims to rehabilitate the reputation of Britain’s true underdogs: the wealthy elite

  • Rows of empty chairs and desks in an empty hall being used for exams

    Exam questions: a flawed education system

    The pandemic has turbocharged educational inequalities. Kevin Courtney outlines what needs to change

  • Futuristic cityscape in a CGI rendering of the plans for Etruscan Square in Stoke-on-Trent

    ‘Levelling up’ is part of the culture war

    ‘Levelling up’ is presented as an infrastructure programme. The gloss is poor cover for a decade of government underinvestment, writes Dominic Davies

  • Two students embracing whilst looking at exam results

    Rebuilding collective intelligence

    Human capital theory cannot solve our economic woes, David Ridley explains why we need a socialist alternative

  • A large colourful Save Brick Lane protest

    Misogyny, monopoly and marginalised communities

    Tower Hamlets Labour Party is deeply hypocritical, argues Tasnima Uddin, in its treatment of marginalised people and women of colour

  • A suburban street with houses that have light brown walls and dark brown roofs, behind green leafy hedges

    Fighting for Cardboard City

    Winner of the Dawn Foster Memorial Essay Prize: Jessica Field charts the stresses of frontline housing activism from a 1950s estate and community under threat

  • A montage of illustrations showing trans rights activist alongside archive images of protest and legislative wins

    How trans rights activists changed Argentina

    Argentina’s groundbreaking gender identity laws were won through longstanding activist traditions, diverse tactics and solidarity. The experience has lessons for us all, write Alessandra Viggiano and Siobhán McGuirk

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