Reportage

Young ex-drug traffickers on living with a conviction

High-stakes game

Three former drug smugglers discuss the reality of living with an importation conviction and the stigma that inevitably comes with it.

News & Politics

The migrants left abandoned after a Marseille building fire

‘We are seen as nothing‘

A deadly fire in a social housing block has exposed the French government’s total neglect of the country’s migrants.

News & Politics

How gen Z are ‘punishing’ sinister algorithms

Undoing bias

Internet users are attempting to take back power by messing with targeted ads. But just how effective are these tactics?

Art & Culture

Inside the moral maze of friend-rental services

‘It’s exploitative‘

Platforms connecting people for paid friendship have been on the rise during lockdown – but is the service being used for the right reasons?

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The ‘behind-bars’ coffee company transforming lives

In partnership with 99designs by Vistaprint

In the third story from By Design, we step inside Redemption Roasters, a prison-based business working to reduce reoffending rates in the UK.

News & Politics

The Uber drivers facing abuse from riders over mask rules

Drivers have been on the receiving end of physical and verbal abuse from riders who refuse to wear a mask. They say that Uber has failed to protect them, reflecting a wider pattern of the app’s abysmal treatment of its workers.

News & Politics

Calorie-labelled menus will inflict untold harm on men, too

Scale of the problem

New legislation from the Government mandating that restaurants add calories to menus will have devastating consequences for not just women but men, also.

News & Politics

What saving Brick Lane means to British Bangladeshis like me

Home Away From Home

The iconic East London location has long been a vibrant pocket of Bangla culture. But with rising rents and plans for a new shopping mall, can this community survive the threat of gentrification?

News & Politics

How yoga teachers are exploited by the gig economy

Bending over backwards

The wellness industry may be booming, but many yoga teachers are struggling to make ends meet as countless tech start-ups, apps and large gym chains monopolise the market and undercut pay.

News & Politics

Why more young people are ditching their smartphones

Return of the brick

Growing numbers of Gen Zers are shunning their devices and embracing a way of life that they say is improving their mental health. But how easy is it really to kick the habit?

ACTIVISM

How unions could transform work under capitalism

Make bosses pay

Author Eve Livingston discusses her new book, which makes the case for seizing on the collective power of unions to revolutionise the workplace.

News & Politics > Activism

We must honour the lives lost at the hands of police

Say Their Names

Our new series looks to uncover the stories behind the staggering number of deaths in police custody or following contact with the police.

News & Politics > Activism

Impossible Rebellion: photos of XR blocking a London junction

No planet B

The activist group kicked off its latest mass protests by building a huge table in Covent Garden to demand that the government stops using fossil fuels.

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