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Anger over unaffordable homes isn't self-entitlement, us renters are treated like shit
From Where I Stand — Too often we're told by the generation before us, who benefited from the housing boom, that we should stop complaining. But Abi Wilkinson argues that feeling angry that owning a home is nothing more than an impossible pipe-dream isn't self-entitlement, it's the reality of living in a country that treats renters so awfully.
Written by: Abi Wilkinson
American Realities: Portraits of life below the poverty line
Unseen America — In 2011, photographer Joakim Eskildsen captured Americans living below the poverty line in five states. His images reveal the harsh and shocking realities of the country’s poorest citizens, but most of all, the illusion of the so-called American dream.
Written by: Tenelle Ottley-Matthew // Jack Richardson
What makes Al Qaeda suicide bombers tick?
Humanising the enemy — Director Paul Refsdal lived alongside Jhabat al-Nusra’s ‘martyrdom seekers’ in Syria to understand what motivates them in his hard-hitting documentary Dugma: The Button.
Written by: Alex King
The alternative parties keeping old working class venues alive
Partying to survive — London’s declining traditional venues are surviving by providing a home for threatened alternative nightlife, from live music to LGBTQ parties.
Written by: Alex King
Exile: Documenting seventy years of migration, refugees and displacement
A history in pictures — From Kenya to Vietnam, Turkey to Tel Aviv, Exile brings together 22 Magnum photographers documenting seven decades of migration and displacement around the world, in a new exhibition.
Written by: Tenelle Ottley-Matthew
Doug Stanhope: Comedy's greatest outlier
The art of not giving a fuck — Comedian Doug Stanhope turned his back on LA for a 'tiny-ass town in the middle of nowhere'. It turned out to be the best career move he's ever made.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
We watched angry activists release thousands of bugs in a busy London restaurant
#BoycottByron — Earlier this week burger restaurant chain Byron hit the headlines for allegedly lying to their staff and calling fake meetings so immigration officials could swoop and make arrests. It's an incident that's been met with outrage, and last night we were invited to join a group of activists as they took matters into their own hands.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Utah & Ether: The Bonnie and Clyde of graffiti
The outlaw artists — This couple broke probation to go on a worldwide tagging spree. But living on the run, chased from country to country, has taught them the true meaning of independence.
Written by: Alex King
The lost street gangs of NYC’s Lower East Side
Unseen America — The uniformed street gangs who inspired cult classic The Warriors were violent pillars of community identity, before being swept away by gentrification and the commercialisation of the drug trade.
Written by: Alex King
The Philadelphia Five: Young lives wasted by the U.S. justice system
Unseen America — On one fateful night in May 1989, a young man was murdered on the streets of Philadelphia. Five young Puerto Ricans were sentenced to life. It's a case that goes to the heart of the United States' youth incarceration crisis. This is their story.
Written by: Jeffrey Anderson
