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25 Jun 2018 6 minute read

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Occupying against the patriarchy

Chilean feminists have taken over university buildings until inequality is tackled. Giulia Dessi reports....

A march on the one year anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire. The LRB’s Andrew O’Hagan can’t rewrite the Grenfell narrative, argues rapper Potent Whisper.

20 Jun 2018 4 minute read

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You’ll never edit Grenfell

The LRB’s Andrew O’Hagan can’t rewrite the Grenfell narrative, argues rapper Potent Whisper.

14 Jun 2018 5 minute read

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Iran’s youth fear future after Trump abandons nuclear deal

US foreign policy continues to subjugate the nation’s youth, Daniel Khalili-Tari writes.

U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Saratoga anchored at the Diego Garcia naval base in the 1980s.

11 Jun 2018 7 minute read

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‘Catastrophic’ explosion risk on Diego Garcia

Revealed: Ships at the controversial naval base are crammed dangerously close. Katie McQue reports.

7 Jun 2018 6 minute read

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Argentina’s women fight for safe, free and legal abortion

The Ni Una Menos movement are making history. Will they succeed in this Wednesday’s vote on 13 June? ...

A screenshot from Lush’s spycops campaign

4 Jun 2018 3 minute read

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Why we need Lush’s Spycop campaign

Lush’s exposure of spycop wrongs will improve policing, Jenny Jones argues.

31 May 2018 10 minute read

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A better media is possible

Out of the current crisis, a more hopeful vision is emerging, argues Vanessa Baird.

16 Apr 2018 5 minute read

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Facebook: the new censor’s office

Social media is usurping the role of the state argues Jillian York.

31 May 2018 5 minute read

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Colombia’s political prisoners’ futures hang on electoral outcome

Guerrillas talk about the peace process. Alicia Prager reports.

Kenyan lawmaker Sarah Korere talks to supporters during an election campaign rally in the village of Dol Dol in Laikipia County, Kenya.

31 May 2018 5 minute read

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Can men help break Kenyan womens’ exclusion?

Can male volunteers help break the cycle of womens’ political exclusion in Kenya? Hannah O’Neill and...

30 Apr 2018 3 minute read

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Calypso Rose talks gender equality

She’s survived cancer, two heart attacks and even fractured a few ribs on stage. Tobago’s music legend Calypso Rose...

28 May 2018 3 minute read

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Shutting down guns and greed

Mark Engler considers popular resistance to mass shootings and increasing healthcare ...

Ada Colau arrives at a municipal elections rally.

24 May 2018 5 minute read

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Reclaiming the city

In the Barcelona area, local governments and citizens are transforming municipal politics, finds Luke Stobart.

21 May 2018 6 minute read

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Can a new generation topple Ireland’s 8th amendment?

This Friday’s vote demonstrates a vibrant and long overdue campaign for a secular republic, Éilis Ryan...

20 May 2018 4 minute read

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The almighty investor

Lavinia Steinfort on the insidious 'investor protection mechanisms' stacking the odds in...

31 May 2018 1 minute read

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Beirut: Paris of the Middle East?

Morgan Meaker on Hezbollah's check on gay rights.

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