Victory for the left in Michigan Senate primary shows hunger for change
Abdul el-Sayed's victory in the Michigan's Democratic Senate primary reflects growing anger in the United States over genocide and inequality
Read at Socialist WorkerLabour’s ‘Get Britain Working’ plan scapegoats young unemployed people
Labour has confirmed that it will unveil reforms to benefits as part of its Get Britain Working plan scheme
Read at Socialist WorkerFriday essay: we’re all ‘political’ now – but can that lead to real change?
In our age of ‘hyperpolitics’, what does meaningful change look like? Anton Jäger’s buzzy new book has some answers – but could go harder on neoliberalism.
Read at The ConversationFrom a colonial hill town to Idris Elba’s island masterplan, what can two Sierra Leone developments a century apart tell us about urban elitism?
Sherbro Island City’s vision of an elite urban development brings to mind some of the colonial thinking around the construction of Freetown’s Hill Station enclave a century ago.
Read at The ConversationWhat’s behind Spanish state’s migrant crisis in north Africa?
The Spanish state has declared a “state of emergency” in Sabta, north Africa, to stop refugees making it across the border from Morocco.
Read at Socialist WorkerThe Museum of Neoliberalism Is Being Bulldozed to Make Way for Luxury Flats | Novara Media
The satirical museum has met an end too good to be scripted. Juliet Jacques meets its co-founder, the artist Darren Cullen.
Read at Novara MediaDisaster capitalism fans the flames
Wildfires are raging out of control all over the world. Huge fires are just nine miles away from the city of Bordeaux in France.
Read at Socialist WorkerWhat does it mean to be an activist?
For many, becoming an activist means finding others who share your beliefs and values. It can be a massive relief to find spaces where you feel safe.
Read at Socialist WorkerFrench protesters demand removal of neoliberal president Emmanuel Macron
Tens of thousands of people joined around 70 protests across France on Saturday calling for the removal of Emmanuel Macron.
Read at Socialist WorkerThe homelessness scourge in cities like London, Ont., exposes the evils of wealth inequality
There’s a widening divide between two Canadas: one marked by working-class misery and homelessness; the other by the unprecedented prosperity of the uber-wealthy. This wealth gap is unsustainable.
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