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Trans people aren't a threat to women's rights, the state is

A call for unity — As far-right radicalism escalates in the UK, it's time we started treating transphobic hate crimes, anti-migrant protests, and police violence against women as part of the same problem.

  • Activism
  • Tommy Vickerstaff and Liv Wynter

Why I’m celebrating 10 years since trying to take my own life

Finding hope — On the tenth anniversary of attempting to take his own life, writer Ben Smoke reflects on what he’s learned – and the road ahead.

  • Opinion
  • Ben Smoke

Levelling Up is leaving my home town of Teesside worse off

Tories out — Amid the chaos engulfing Liz Truss’s government, one of the last scraps of her mini-budget left is investment zones. Writer George Walker explains why they’ll only do more harm than good.

  • Activism
  • George Walker

Young people can’t afford to quit hustle culture

Slaves to the grind — The idea that a younger generation is abandoning work has become a popular narrative online, but it doesn’t necessarily reflect reality, writes Siân Bradley.

  • Activism
  • Sian Bradley

Israeli impunity is endangering global human rights

Free Palestine — The recent Israeli raids of leading Palestinian rights groups highlights the danger of countries and institutions making Israel the exception, writes Em Hilton.

  • Activism
  • Em Hilton

Representation in politics doesn’t mean progress

It’s time for liberation — The Conservative leadership contest has further exposed an obvious truth: whether our next prime minister is a woman, or a British-Asian man, they will continue to fan the flames of division.

  • Activism
  • Zehrah Hasan

Without unions, we have no hope

General Strike — Whether it's partygate, the climate crisis or the spiralling cost of living, the fightback begins on the picket lines writes Tommy Vickerstaff

  • Opinion
  • Tommy Vickerstaff

Why we should abolish the world’s borders

The case for abolition — In Against Borders: The Case For Abolition, writers Gracie Mae Bradley and Luke de Noronha take on the callousness of borders, arguing for a world beyond them.

  • Opinion
  • Gracie Mae Bradley and Luke de Noronha

Israeli violence is central to Palestine’s mental health crisis

End apartheid — The answer to improving the well-being of Palestinians rests not with individualised solutions from the Global North, but with ending settler colonialism, writes Layth Hanbali.

  • Activism
  • Layth Hanbali

British satire is fanning the flames of fascism

Cruel comedy — Satirical culture in the UK routinely protects the powerful and punches down. It’s time people stopped laughing along and took its threats seriously, writes Elia Cugini.

  • Opinion
  • Elia Cugini

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