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It’s time to abolish the family
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It’s time to abolish the family

Sophie Lewis discusses her new book which critiques the nuclear family as a capitalist construct, and asks us to imagine a new world beyond it.

Written by: Brit Dawson

The answer to today’s crises lies in ownership
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The answer to today’s crises lies in ownership

Adrienne Buller and Mathew Lawrence discuss their new book, which offers a road map to transforming the landscape of property, politics and power today.

Written by: Amelia Horgan

How Sheffield became a centre for UK rave culture
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How Sheffield became a centre for UK rave culture

Steel City is often overlooked when it comes to the country's cultural radar despite its role in shaping electronic music.

Written by: Jim Ottewill

Growing up behind the counter of a Chinese takeaway in Wales
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Growing up behind the counter of a Chinese takeaway in Wales

Angela Hui discusses her new memoir, which offers a sobering reflection on the racism and otherness she’s experienced along with a joyful celebration of her culinary heritage.

Written by: Ian Wang

Reclaiming the anti-racist movement from capitalism
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Reclaiming the anti-racist movement from capitalism

Authors Azfar Shafi and Ilyas Nagdee discuss their new book which calls for the recovering of radical histories of anti-racist struggle.

Written by: Adele Walton

‘I’m kind of craving for someone to break my heart’
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‘I’m kind of craving for someone to break my heart’

To mark the release of her new book, Annie Lord discusses the all-consuming nature of heartbreak, and turning the experience into an incisive exploration of love and loss.

Written by: Patrick Sproull

‘Tenants’: how we can tackle Britain's housing emergency
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‘Tenants’: how we can tackle Britain's housing emergency

In her new book, Vicky Spratt explores the country’s housing crisis in human terms and calls for radical action to address a broken system.

Written by: Diyora Shadijanova

The story of Ronnie Kray’s queer machismo
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The story of Ronnie Kray’s queer machismo

Based on the popular podcast, Bad Gays seeks to excavate the buried history of queer lives. In this exclusive extract authors Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller dive into the twists and turns of the life of notorious gangster and homosexual, Ronnie Kray.

Written by: Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller

We need socialism to fix our broken internet
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We need socialism to fix our broken internet

Ben Tarnoff discusses his new book, which calls for a radical restructuring of the internet to address its harm to society.

Written by: Becca Inglis

Should the left embrace the idea of heroism?
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Should the left embrace the idea of heroism?

The idea of the hero has long been viewed with suspicion. Now, the editors of a new collection of essays are asking: what if we recovered heroism from the hands of the fascists and right-wing populists?

Written by: Tariq Goddard

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