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Activism

How to start (and grow) your own activism campaign

Tips from the Fawcett Society — Watch the news, collaborate, and choose your battles: lifelong women’s rights campaigner Heenali Patel shares the lessons she has learned so far.

Written by: Bex Shorunke

Activism

A definitive guide to the power of psychedelics

Tripping through time — As Imperial College London’s Centre for Psychedelic Research begins work on the clinical utility of psychedelics, it’s time to ask: what do we really know about them – and why has it taken us this long to try and find out?

Written by: Jonny Winship

Opinion

There is no such thing as a ‘good landlord’

The system is broken — Our engorged property market – and the ensuing housing crisis – has become a cornerstone of the British economy. Those who actively profit from it shouldn’t be absolved.

Written by: Tristan Cross

Reportage

Listen carefully: inside the world of audio porn

All up in your ears — Audio porn is on the rise, but what makes it such a progressive alternative to traditional, image-based mediums? Writer Jake Hall attends a workshop to find out.

Written by: Jake Hall

Activism

Air pollution is a global issue – it’s time to face the dirty truth

An invisible crisis — To mark the publication of her first book, we speak with journalist and author Beth Gardiner about the sheer scale of health effects that come with breathing dirty air – an issue responsible for seven million premature deaths every year.

Written by: Niall Flynn

Opinion

Right-wing nation: how the UK media became broken & biased

We deserve better — Racism, bigotry, and a slowly shifting centre – writer Micha Frazer-Carroll explores how the British press became partisan without anyone noticing.

Written by: Micha Frazer-Carroll

Opinion

The Great British Breakup: the Blair years

Welcome to Brexitland — As Theresa May’s government ploughs on delivering a Brexit that nobody wants, our brave historian Ben Smoke dives into 40 years of mess to find out how we got here.

Written by: Ben Smoke

Culture

Remembering The Day Today, Britain’s sharpest satire

An oral history — A precursor to some of the country’s most-loved comedies, The Day Today revolutionised television satire. We speak to the show’s creators to find out how it came to be, and why it could never be made today.

Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray

Opinion

The Great British Breakup: the Thatcher years

Welcome to Brexitland — As Theresa May’s government ploughs on delivering a Brexit that nobody wants, our brave historian Ben Smoke dives into 40 years of mess to find out how we got here.

Written by: Ben Smoke

Film

Outsider cinema director Laz Rojas on never sticking to the script

The Spiel Sesh: No. 3 — The Spiel Sesh is a new quick-fire Q&A series with Huck's indie culture heroes. This time, underground filmmaker Laz Rojas opens up about selling out, never fitting in and what’s wrong with kids today.

Written by: Zach Sebastian

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