Tunisia’s struggle for energy democracy

Tunisian unions are not only fighting for better terms and conditions in the energy sector. They want democratic control, writes Ilyes Benammar


Red Valkyries: Feminist Lessons from Five Revolutionary Women by Kristen Ghodsee – Review

In exploring the lives of the revolutionary socialist feminists of the past, Red Valkyries demonstrates the value and importance of feminism in the 21st century, argues Rachel Collett

Latin America’s new ‘Pink Tide’

Pablo Navarrete reports on the resurgence of the left in Latin America

The apocalypse in popular culture

From plagues and zombies to nukes, asteroids and tidal waves, Siobhan McGuirk and Marzena Zukowska assess how apocalyptic fiction reflects and shapes the anxieties of our age

Black British history is much more than Windrush

Noah Anthony Enahoro argues that the long history of black people in the UK is minimised by just focusing on twentieth century immigration


At a crossroads, Brazil looks left and right

As Brazil returns to the polls, Ingrid Aguiar Schlindwein explains the stakes of an era-definition Presidential election

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Time to shut down the education factory

Sol Gamsu explains why it is time for historic coordinated action across the education sector

Boris Johnson and loving our exes

Boris Johnson's dreams of emulating Cincinnatus and returning to power may have been dashed, but our resident political mastermind Simon Hedges has a plan to mend his tattered reputation

Preparing for the apocalypse the rational way

If your doomsday plans don’t involve your neighbours, they are bad plans, writes Margaret Killjoy


The world in ruins: What poetry on ruins can teach us about our present struggles

Every civilization leaves ruins in its wake. These spaces and their poetics offer valuable insights into contemporary struggles and injustices, says Cecilia Enjuto Rangel

Pictures for Peace: an interview with Peter Kennard

Peter Kennard reflects on his experiences with anti-war art – from documenting protests to depicting nuclear weapons

Raymond Williams: a centenary bus tour

Russell Todd reflects on one hundred years since Raymond Williams' birth and invites us on a tour to find out even more

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A historical look at union education: what can be learned?

The Communist Party of Great Britain's education programmes were integral to producing a generation of trade union leaders. Alex Maguire analyses this historical moment.

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