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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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We need a new electoral system to defeat the far right

Gerry Hart — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000

A campaign for constitutional reform is an urgent priority for the UK, argues Mark Corner. Without it, the rising right will exploit our undemocratic politics to impose its extreme agenda

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Rising to Reform’s stranglehold in County Durham

Gerry Hart — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Reform is a byproduct of Thatcherism, Labour Party failures and left activists’ limited imaginations, argues Ben Sellers. Only a long-term strategy for deep community organising can reverse the right-wing course that appears to lie ahead

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Blurred Lines: A view from the comment section

Gerry Hart — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0000

From clickbait to culture wars, Rhian E. Jones laments the debasement of reader engagement in media comment sections – and its impact on journalism itself

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The Truth About Empire – review

Gerry Hart — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000

More than a mere rebuttal of colonial apologetics, The Truth About Empire is a vital tool against the rising tide of reactionary retellings of history, writes Peter Mitchell

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French politics: right questions, wrong answers

Siobhan McGuirk — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 16:38:47 +0000

The French left is as responsible as President Macron and the right for the rise of the National Rally, argues Yasser Louati

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Grassroots India rising

Siobhan McGuirk — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 15:27:33 +0000

Zoya Hasan explains how civil and political society collaboration shaped India's 2024 election – and the hope it provides for democracy

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Rewriting the riots, from 2011 to today

Siobhan McGuirk — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:47:14 +0000

Following the 2011 riots, the Conservative government used misleading narratives to embed its own agenda. We can’t let Labour do the same now, argue Suzanne Hyde and Chloe Peacock

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Violence and complicity hand power to fascists across Europe

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Far-right parties made huge gains in the 2024 EU Parliamentary elections, including in Slovenia. Neo-Nazi campaigning and a passive left are fuelling a fascist surge, argues Veronika Mikec

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They shall not pass: Remembering the Battle of Stockton

Gerry Hart — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Shabana Marshall and Sharon Bailey examine what the 1933 ‘Battle of Stockton’ can teach us about fighting the far right today

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