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How French commune La ZAD has become a symbol of resistance

Postcapitalism in practice — Ahead of a mass demonstration on February 27th, a 21st-century commune is sharing the story of its struggle against an international airport development.

  • Culture
  • Cian Traynor

Five things you need to know about culturehacking

Breaking the beast — Artists and activists are increasingly using culturehacking to challenge the powers that be, whether through jamming the Islamophobic propaganda in Homeland or satirising secrecy culture at government spy agencies. Here’s what you need to know.

  • Culture
  • Alex King

In Pictures: Looking back at the Arab Spring five years on

Capturing a moment in time — On the fifth anniversary of protests in Egypt’s capital, we asked Huck photographers Guy Martin, Pauline Beugnies, Lindsay Mackenzie and Monique Jaques about the stills they remember most.

  • Photography
  • Joshua Gabert-Doyon

Poet Paul Hawkins raises the ghosts of East London’s ‘No M11’ squat protests

London’s ongoing battle for living space — Paul Hawkins draws on zine culture to push back against mainstream poetry in Place Waste Dissent, an account of the era-defining 'No M11 Link Road’ squat protests in the early ‘90s.

  • Print
  • Joshua Gabert-Doyon

Hugo Chavez’s Bolivarian revolution crumbles in Venezuela

Latin America’s progressive ‘pink tide’ is on the way out — Victory for the right wing opposition in Venezuela’s national elections is another defeat for left-leaning populist governments across the continent.

  • Activism
  • Alex King

How do you make great activist art?

Art not agitprop — Artist Katy Bauer explains the key to successful activist art is not to rant, shock or alienate but break through to people who don’t agree with you.

  • Things that inspire me
  • Alex King

Drone strikes and a handful of refugees: the UK’s Syria policy is shameful

Deus Ex Machina — When David Cameron announced yesterday a successful drone strike on a British-born target in Syria, was he cynically playing to both the hawks and the doves while conceding little in the way of true humanitarian responsibility?

  • Opinion
  • Michael Fordham

Photographer Jason Larkin unpicks South Africa’s complex present

Waiting and Platinum — Jason Larkin releases two photography projects from South Africa, Waiting and Platinum, which reveal the subtle complexities of the Rainbow Nation two decades after apartheid.

  • Photography
  • Alex King

Five postcapitalist projects that offer a blueprint for a new world

Postcapitalism: A Guide to our Future — Paul Mason’s provocative new book offers a terminal diagnosis of the current order and argues the building blocks for a postcapitalist future are all around us.

  • Activism
  • Alex King

One year after Mike Brown: where are we now?

Stemming the tide of violence — Since Mike Brown’s death America has witnessed the biggest movement for civil rights in a generation, but how much has it achieved? We spoke to race and policing expert Joe Feagin to find out more.

  • Opinion
  • Alex King

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