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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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Mutual aid – review

Gerry Hart — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0000

Darcy White explores the contours and applications of mutual aid, which for Dean Spade must be grounded in shared understandings of systemic injustice

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Mother Mary Comes to Me – review

Kimon Daltas — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000

In her first memoir, Arundhati Roy grapples with the complex forces, both global and close to home, which formed her – including her remarkable and often-abusive mother, writes Nandita Lal

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The Starmer Symptom – review

Gerry Hart — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000

As anger and disillusionment with Labour increase, a new collection from Mark Perryman asks some bold and urgent questions about dialogue on the left, writes Kevin Davey

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Big Flame: Building Movements, New Politics – review

Gerry Hart — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Max Farrar and Kevin McDonnell's book demonstrates how much Big Flame has to teach the modern left, writes Kevin Davey

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Shelf life: The return of print media?

Gerry Hart — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Jake Thompson details how physical media is once again integral to modern media operations – with a new purpose in the digital age

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In Defence of Barbarism – review

Gerry Hart — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Long used as a pejorative, Louisa Yousfi transforms the term 'barbarian' into a weapon against colonialism, Sophie Marie-Niang writes

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