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Anti-nuclear protest art that will stop you in your tracks

Never again — On the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima attack, we collect powerful artwork that forces us to rethink living under the shadow of nuclear weapons.

  • Activism
  • Alex King

Clayton Patterson raises the ghosts of the Lower East Side’s anarchic past

Outlaw art — Patterson’s Outside In retrospective at Howl Arts bridges back to the grassroots creativity of pre-gentrification NYC.

  • Art
  • Alex King

Is South Africa experiencing a new creative revolution?

Art and expression post-Apartheid — Documentary Shield and Spear reveals the limits to freedom of expression in South Africa today and introduces the "Rainbow Generation" driving an exciting new wave of creativity.

  • Top Picks
  • Alex King

Five things we learned from London’s anti-austerity march

National Demonstration Against Austerity — From Athens to Andalucia, growing numbers of Europeans are taking a stand against austerity. Here’s what we learned from the hundreds of thousands who took to the streets on Saturday to protest the new UK government’s policy of cuts and privatisations.

  • Activism
  • Robin Nierynck

"Songs have accompanied every liberation movement in history"

Music and politics mix in UK fight against austerity — A resurgent Conservative government in power has a new generation looking for its sound of opposition. Who will take on the role the Smiths, the Clash and Billy Bragg played in the Thatcher era?

  • Austerity
  • Megan White

Five things you should know about the Irish equality referendum

Fear, loathing and homophobia — Ireland's LGBT community are locked in a fierce battle with the religious right over the forthcoming equality referendum on May 22. Here's everything you need to know.

  • Activism
  • Cormac O'Brien

Why the Grand Jury have failed to bring justice in Ferguson

Have we learned nothing since Rodney King? — Huck asks US police brutality experts if victims will ever get justice and what needs to change to end the violence.

  • Opinion
  • Alex King

Is Hong Kong's Umbrella Man the new Tank Man?

Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protests — "People's Republic of Amnesia" author Louisa Lim on Umbrella Man and Tank Man and how the spirit of Tiananmen Square has influenced the Hong Kong pro-democracy protests.

  • Activism
  • D'Arcy Doran

Billy Bragg returns to Barking, retracing the steps of his youth

Streets I Ran — Musician and activist Billy Bragg returns to his childhood streets of Barking, Essex.

  • Film
  • HUCK HQ

We Are Many

Field Notes from Sheffield Doc/Fest — Amir Amirani's incredible documentary We Are Many looks at the events and repercussions of the global anti-Iraq war protests in 2003.

  • Why I do what I do
  • Alex King

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