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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 painting of Algerian anti-colonial leaders Sherif Boubaghla and Lalla Fatma N'Soumer leading their troops

    In Defence of Barbarism – review

    Long used as a pejorative, Louisa Yousfi transforms the term ‘barbarian’ into a weapon against colonialism, Sophie Marie-Niang writes

  • Building the post-Soviet world

    From the corrupt to the inspired, Owen Hatherley charts the architecture that followed the fall of the Soviet Union

  • Necessary and (im)possible: New Socialist and the task of left media

    The Corbyn era inspired a new wave of socialist publications, including New Socialist. Here, its editors Tom Gann and Josie Sparrow reflect on the challenges, ambitions and necessities facing left media today

  • 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

  • A black and white photo of a woman wearing a mask holding a sign reading 'I refuse to be silent' surrounded by other protestors

    Capturing an uprising: An interview with Wayne Campbell

    George Floyd was murdered five years ago, sparking a global BLM uprising. Here, Thandie Keet speaks to visual activist Wayne Campbell about protest, art and solidarity in the US and UK

  • Why mentorship matters in journalism

    Discrimination persists within global newsrooms. We must support historically marginalised voices to challenge the status quo, says Jeevan Sangha

  • Illustrations of broken chains in the background of a photo of two protestors holding up placards at a BLM rally

    The only way left is always anti-racist

    Any new socialist organisation must put proletarian anti-racism at its heart and embrace utopian pragmatism, write Joshua Virasami and Jonas Marvin

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