Race and the city
Yewande Omotoso reflects on why no-nonsense Johannesburg is the place that suits her best.
Mixed media: music
Louise Gray reviews the latest music releases by London-based quartet Skunk Anasie, and Bollywood star Farhan Akhtar.
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Is trade in turmoil a chance for justice?
The global free trade system is being battered like never before. Can any good come of it, asks Vanessa Baird in the first of an eight-article exploration?
Extinction Rebellion – in or out?
As climate talks kick off in Poland, five campaigners give their take on the UK’s newest direct-action network.
Rightwing boxer knocked out
The boxer has become the butt of social media jokes, Alessio Perrone writes.
Hall of infamy: Itamar Ben-Gvir
Spouting hate is a lark when you're in power – just ask Israel's National Security Minister.
‘Call yourself English?’
Blake Morrison grew up in Yorkshire – and made his escape from his traditional conservative background via literature. But since the Brexit referendum he has often felt like a stranger in his own country.
A museum for the working class
In Rocinha, the largest favela in Brazil and one of the largest in Latin America, a makeshift museum is painting a proud record of its social struggles.
US election: what does it mean for democracy?
Let’s enjoy Trump’s defeat, writes Vanessa Baird. But with realism and greater ambition.
Ukraine, the peace movement and the rush to pick sides
Richard Swift explores why the Cold War's old certainties can no longer hold.
‘Self-coup’ backfires for Peru’s Pedro Castillo
Vanessa Baird explores an episode of political suicide and high drama, extraordinary even by Peru’s standards.
The fight for reparations
Priya Lukka explains what reparations could mean, drawing from the rich and varied global movement for repair.
What if…we decolonized mental health services?
Husna Ara rethinks our collective response to distress.
Sanctions Mark II
Andrew Feinstein argues that the strategy that helped end South Africa’s apartheid must also be mobilized against Israel.
