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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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The migrant genocide

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:03:31 +0000

Understanding the massacre of migrants making their way to the global north is a key moment of class struggle, argues Iker Suárez, and for halting Europe’s march towards fascism

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Migrant power: organising, dignity and justice

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:00:35 +0000

Siobhán McGuirk talks to Zrinka Bralo, founder and CEO of Migrants Organise, about the challenges and necessity of committed community organising in the fight for migration justice

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Colonial nostalgia in the UK national curriculum

Siobhan McGuirk — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:04:28 +0000

In its 2019 manifesto, Labour pledged to educate the public on the histories of empire, slavery, and migration. Here, Kimberly McIntosh explains the dangers of colonial nostalgia in curriculum

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Ending the horror of immigration detention

Siobhan McGuirk — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Felicity Laurence reports on Refugee Tales, an action-based campaign publicising the voices of people held in immigration detention centres and subject to horrifying conditions

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Immigration is not the issue

Gerry Hart — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Immigration is not a real concern for voters, argues Daniel Sohenge, but the language around it is a major problem. We must demand a new approach – prioritising dignity and respect

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The ongoing battle for Rohingya rights

Siobhan McGuirk — Sat, 01 Jun 2024 22:03:29 +0000

The majority of the Rohingya people are now refugees, scattered across neighbouring countries and trapped in overcrowded camps. Miriam Bradley reports on a painful, ongoing crisis fading from western consciousness

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Against climate fascism

Gerry Hart — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Alex Roberts examines the multiple ways that the far right has responded to the climate crisis

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There is no climate justice without migration justice

Siobhan McGuirk — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 08:00:00 +0000

The battle to tackle the climate crisis must also defend people's right to move and their right to stay, argues Nick Cullen

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Working class films and social change: An interview with Ken Loach

Siobhan McGuirk — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 13:00:57 +0000

Ken Loach talks to Hilary Wainwright about his latest film, The Old Oak, and his long career dignifying the lives and struggles of ordinary people

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