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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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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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Sinners sinks its teeth into Irish settler colonialism

Gerry Hart — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Aisling Walsh celebrates Ryan Coogler's thriller, which points a rare spotlight on Irish complicity in Indigenous genocide and racist violence

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Algorithms vs the welfare state

Gerry Hart — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Concerns about misleading AI and influencer ‘content’ on health, welfare and civil rights miss a wider issue, argues Sophia McHardy. They fill a human-made gap that risks becoming an austerity-shaped chasm

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What to expect in 2026?

Siobhan McGuirk — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000

As the new year clicks into gear, Red Pepper editors look back on the surprises and under the radar moments of 2025 – and share predictions and hopes for 2026

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How the left can support drug law reform

Gerry Hart — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

It’s high time for the UK left to support comprehensive drug policy reform, driven by anti-racism and class consciousness, argues Carrie Lou Hamilton

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Telling our own stories: An interview with Jen Deerinwater

Gerry Hart — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Empowerment comes from fighting marginalisation and discrimination on multiple fronts, says Jen Deerinwater

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