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Cape Fever – review

Gerry Hart — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Nadia Davids’ gothic tale evokes the suffocation of domestic service as a psychological duel unfolds between madam and maid, writes Fifi Bat-hef

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We Grow the World Together – review

Gerry Hart — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

We Grow the World Together's collected essays are a vital resource on caregiving and abolition for those hoping to build a better world for future generations, writes Gracie Mae Bradley

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My Country: Africa – review

Gerry Hart — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Andrée Blouin's autobiography, whilst messy at points, charts a clear history of resistance to colonial oppression, writes Olivia Umuerwa Rutazibwa

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Can’t complain? An interview with Sara Ahmed

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:49:07 +0000

Paula Lacey talks to feminist scholar Sara Ahmed about institutional violence, complaint activism and the power of saying ‘no’

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In pictures: West Bank lives

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:52:36 +0000

With global attention on Gaza, an already grave situation in the Palestinian West Bank has intensified. A Solidus Collective photographer documents two years of change

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What happened to Local TV?

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:52:12 +0000

Local TV promised to platform grassroots politics and marginal voices, but weak regulation saw the sector thin out. Andy Brain surveys the survivors and asks: can communities reclaim the airways?

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Chloe Slater and the politics of young Britain

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:48:07 +0000

Political messaging, generational tensions and deepening class conflict are fuelling Chloe Slater’s popularity, argues John Newsham

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Jude awakening

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:46:47 +0000

Juliet Jaques celebrates the work of Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude, whose incisive social commentary prioritises laughter, substance and style

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An interview with Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina

Gerry Hart — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Maria Alyokhina explains the power of music and political will at a time of war, rising authoritarianism and right-wing radicalisation

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Selling DOPE

Gerry Hart — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Rory Robertson-Shaw describes how DOPE magazine spreads radical left ideas while earning money for its homeless and financially precarious vendors

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