Activism
COP26 may have failed, but our fight must continue
No planet b — The chasm between what has been promised and what’s needed to stop catastrophic climate change is still far too big. But it’s on the streets that we should look for hope, writes Friends of the Earth campaigner, Rachel Kennerley.
Written by: Rachel Kennerley
How Amazon sabotages union organising in its warehouses
Writer and academic Alessandro Delfanti discusses his new book, which explores how Amazon uses intrusive surveillance technology to disempower its workers.
Written by: Robin Craig
‘It’s a wild west’: Inside Margate’s Airbnb crisis
Homes not hotels — In recent years, an influx of visitors to the Kent coast has caused house prices to soar and a sense of community to be lost. While private landlords and lettings platform Airbnb benefit, local people are being forced out of their homes.
Written by: Sophie Church
Why universities must support student sex workers
Safety first — Campaigners and student sex workers explain why all students – regardless of the occupation they choose to support themselves – deserve help, guidance, and safety.
Written by: Katie Tobin
A brutal portrait of gang culture in El Salvador
Sin Salida — In a new series of photographs, Tariq Zaidi captures the control gangs have over the wider Salvadoran society and the grief caused by the staggering levels of violence.
Written by: Joseph Marczynski
The protestors battling to save Ryebank Fields
‘We wanted to send a signal‘ — Campaigners who’ve set up a protest camp in Ryebank Fields are calling for Manchester Metropolitan University to put an end to their plans to sell the land for development.
Written by: Ella Glover
Why climate justice means migrant justice
Climate takeover — It is morally reprehensible to have a conversation about climate justice without acknowledging the issues around race and migration, writes Yvonne Blake, the co-founder of MORE.
Written by: Yvonne Blake
The media must end its greenwashing of the Tories
Climate takeover — The UK media has a long history of failing to highlight the voices that really matter in the fight against the climate crisis – and this COP26 has been no different, writes Kimi Chaddah.
Written by: Kimi Chaddah
‘Net zero’ is not enough – we must end fossil fuels
Climate takeover — In an excerpt from her new book, Holly Jean Buck outlines the five main ideas which underpin the end of fossil fuel use.
Written by: Holly Jean Buck
‘It’s absolutely horrific’: Inside Britain’s sewage crisis
Climate takeover — In recent years, the thousands of discharges of raw sewage into England’s rivers, sometimes carried out illegally, have become impossible to ignore. Now, campaigners are calling on the government to place a legal duty on water companies not to pump waste into rivers.
Written by: Andrew Kersley
