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Naomi Klein's guide to resisting power

It's time to take a leap — Tragedies can be a gateway for radical neoliberal agendas, says award-winning writer Naomi Klein, and that’s why we need to knuckle down and get real about the future.

  • Culture
  • Andrea Kurland

I agree with Laura Pidcock – Tory MPs aren't friendship material

From Where I Stand — Newly elected Labour MP Laura Pidcock hit the headlines this week when she said she didn't want to hang out with Tory women in Parliament. The criticism raised against her misunderstands both the role of Conservative politicians and the fundamentals of friendship, argues Abi Wilkinson.

  • Opinion
  • Abi Wilkinson

The Tories tried to launch a right-wing Momentum and it's just embarrassing

From Where I Stand — Activate? More like absolute_state.

  • Opinion
  • Michael Segalov

Protesters take on Trump after he refuses to firmly condemn neo-Nazi violence

Dump Trump — Demonstrators have been gathering in New York after the president declared that ‘both sides were to blame’ for last weekend’s Charlottesville tragedy.

  • Culture
  • Biju Belinky

The mysterious quest to find the world’s lost soviet statues

Looking for Lenin — Photographer Neils Ackermann travelled across Ukraine – scouring forests, homes, and nuclear power stations – to locate all of its lost Lenins.

  • Photography
  • Cristian Angeloni

If Corbyn's Labour wants to call itself pro-worker, it must be proudly pro-migrant too

From Where I Stand — The press might be hyping up an off the cuff remark from Corbyn about migration hurting workers, but Labour must stick to a principled, pro-migrant stance, argues Eleanor Penny.

  • Opinion
  • Eleanor Penny

I worked in the government for years – now I’m an anarchist

‘The system isn’t working’ — After a long and successful career as a British diplomat, Carne Ross suffered a crisis of faith. Here, he discusses the dangers of our current political order.

  • Opinion
  • Carne Ross

How a network of hackers became a secret weapon for Labour and the left

Gathering momentum — This weekend, grassroots campaign group Momentum held its first hackathon in East London, kicking off a digital revolution that could change British politics for good.

  • Reportage
  • Michael Segalov

Self-appointed 'King' Macron is no antidote to Trump

From Where I Stand — After parading through the Palace of Versailles with an entourage of underlings, French president Emmanuel Macron has allowed the mask to slip. What lies beneath, says Sam Kriss, looks scarily familiar.

  • Culture
  • Sam Kriss

You're right to worry about a revolving door between the Tories and the BBC

From Where I Stand — Last night news broke that two senior BBC political journalists held meetings with the Tories about moving to work at Number 10. No wonder the Beeb is out of touch with the political reality of today.

  • Opinion
  • Tom Mills

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