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In Europe, far-right extremism has become the new normal

The acceptable face of fascism — Writer Hasan Patel explores how the increase in far-right attacks has been fuelled and validated by an unfiltered online world and an unmoderated media.

  • Opinion
  • Hasan Patel

Look out: facial recognition has finally come to London

What you need to know — This week, the Metropolitan police began its first live deployment of the controversial technology in the capital. We headed to Stratford to see the rollout.

  • Reportage
  • Peter Yeung

Inside London’s new Museum of Neoliberalism

A history of greed — The Lewisham venue examines the way the world – and specifically the UK – has changed since Thatcher and Reagan came into power.

  • Activism
  • Tom Usher

Meet Saoirse McHugh, Ireland’s new green hope

The centre cannot hold — ‘There’s always something to fight for’: Ahead of this weekend’s general election, the Irish Green Party candidate lays out her bold vision for an anti-capitalist, eco-socialist future.

  • Reportage
  • Colin Gannon

A mystical portrait of America’s backwaters

Rural divisions — Photographer Mark Power has spent nearly a decade documenting the seismic social and political changes in the country.

  • Photography
  • Tobin Carey

Is this what freedom looks like?

Welcome to Brexit Britain — At 11pm on Friday night, Britain left the European Union – and thousands headed to Parliament Square to celebrate. Photographer Theo McInnes was there to capture the crowds.

  • Photography
  • Huck

Angry white men have declared war on the planet (again)

The Fightback: Climate — The culture war is no longer a trivial sideshow to the fight against material inequality, writes Ash Sarkar. If we lose, we lose on the climate too.

  • Opinion
  • Ash Sarkar

The world’s in crisis – it’s time to act

This is The Fightback — The Fightback is a new Huck series platforming the activists making a vital difference in their local communities – and we want to hear from you.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

The highs and lows of starting a union from scratch

‘It’s time to take power back’ — Last year, a number of violence against women workers united to build the sector’s first-ever union. So how much has it helped?

  • Activism
  • Eve Livingston

Jess Phillips: woman of the people, or just out for herself?

A quest for truth — The Labour leadership candidate markets herself as a bold and refreshing outsider, when in fact she embodies the status quo.

  • Opinion
  • Dawn Foster

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