Global politics
Our in-depth analysis of worldwide events, campaigns and movements prioritises writers on the ground, exploring the critical trends shaping left-wing politics around the world.
Our in-depth analysis of worldwide events, campaigns and movements prioritises writers on the ground, exploring the critical trends shaping left-wing politics around the world.
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Cape Fever – review
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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Key Words: Peoples’ Tribunals
Yasmin Gunaratnam explores a tradition of ordinary people holding governments, employers and institutions to account
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My Country: Africa – review
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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Unions for Gaza
Palestine is a live issue in the trade union movement, writes Bernard Regan, with eighteen unions are affiliated to the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Here’s how they’re taking action – and you can support them
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Women’s day off: feminist strike action since 1975
Valgerður Pálmadóttir recalls the Icelandic women’s strike in 1975 and assesses its continuing relevance today
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From newsrooms to exile in Central America
Donald Trump has emboldened Salvadoran dictator Nayib Bukele in his onslaught against critical voices, including the independent press. Roman Gressier reports
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Iran ’53: The coup that changed the Middle East
When Iran’s elected prime minister, Mohammed Mossaddegh tried to nationalise oil, Britain and the US helped overthrow him. Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi traces how covert interventions continue to shape the region
