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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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Key Words: Peoples’ Tribunals

Siobhan McGuirk — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Yasmin Gunaratnam explores a tradition of ordinary people holding governments, employers and institutions to account

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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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Rethinking racism

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:30:26 +0000

The left has forgotten our traditions of anti-racist analysis and organising. We must abandon liberal analyses, says Gargi Bhattacharyya, and see racism as an exercise of power

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Unions for Gaza

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:09:23 +0000

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

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:08:58 +0000

Valgerður Pálmadóttir recalls the Icelandic women’s strike in 1975 and assesses its continuing relevance today

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General strike now?!

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:08:20 +0000

Matthew Lee asks what it would take to build a general strike today – and what impact the tactic might have

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Labour and the unions: a contentious alliance

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:07:57 +0000

David Howell traces union-Labour Party relations from the aftermath of the general strike, through shaping the 1945 government, tensions under Harold Wilson to Thatcher-era marginalisation

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