Society and people
Explore the social movements offering community, action and solidarity beyond electoral politics – feminist, queer, anti-racist, working-class, pro-migrant and more
Explore the social movements offering community, action and solidarity beyond electoral politics – feminist, queer, anti-racist, working-class, pro-migrant and more
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The fate of Teesside’s industrial heritage
After the destruction of the Dorman Long Tower, George Walker calls for a democratic approach to commemorating Teesside’s industrial heritage
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Banned words and racism in schools
Continued use of ‘standard English’ in schools is a key means of upholding racial inequality. Furzeen Ahmed and Ian Cushing take a look at the history of banned words and racism in schools.
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Work-related suicides: the UK’s invisible crisis
There is no regulatory oversight of suicides at work in the UK. Sarah Waters makes the case for change
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Morality tales
From cowardly men to wayward wives, pre-modern superstitions transmitted social norms as well as scares, writes Eleanor Janega
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The global spectres of ‘Asian horror’
Bliss Cua Lim looks at how the female ghost subgenre illuminates efforts to globalise ‘Asian horror’
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Tax hikes or not, social care is broken
Social care worker Billie Cooper argues that recent discussions on funding social care are a distraction from more fundamental reform of the sector
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War Inna Babylon – review
Tara Okeke explores an important exhibition that offers a compelling history of Black life in Britain through the lens of people, place and struggle