'It’s a time for action' — The Against Me! singer talks to Huck about capturing the anxieties of the present and the brutal realities of contemporary America in her new solo album, Stay Alive, and why it's still not a time to panic.
Written by: Text by Ben Smoke
Rural divisions — Photographer Mark Power has spent nearly a decade documenting the seismic social and political changes in the country.
Written by: Tobin Carey
What 2017 taught me — Charlottesville; Trump; Munroe Bergdorf; Diane Abbott; Lola Olufemi. In 2017 stories about race gave us little to celebrate, teaching Otamere Guobadia that racial justice and equality isn’t always moving forward.
Written by: Otamere Guobadia
The Reading Corner — From Hunter S. Thompson’s scorching Nixon critiques to Ivanka Trump’s vapid self-help ventures – we round up the writing that will help you survive through to 2018.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
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.
Written by: Andrea Kurland
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.
Written by: Sam Kriss
From Where I Stand — Even if Donald Trump only makes a sneak trip to the UK now his state visit has been cancelled, the British public will make it clear he's still not welcome.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Reinventing the protest record — In Man of the World, Vampire Weekend's Chris Baio deals with the aftermath of the Trump election, addressing his own feelings of anxiety and guilt as an American expat living in London.
Written by: Biju Belinky
Rolling Resistance — Oil might now be flowing through the Dakota Pipeline, but its young protectors aren't defeated. Aboard their DIY school bus the Rolling Resistance are travelling the length and breadth of the United States, educating communities amidst a process of personal healing.
Written by: Annabelle Marcovici
Kings of comedy — From standup to satire, jokes can trigger change. To help resist – through the power of laughter – we’re celebrating radical voices that rise above the rest. In this instalment, Trae Crowder reveals why his outsider status – ‘white-trash’ meets well-educated – gives him license to pierce bubbles across the political spectrum.
Written by: Iris Mansour
In emergency break glass — As an increasingly toxic climate descends on both sides of the Atlantic, migrants, people of colour, and those now painted as 'other' are being forced to make emergency plans to survive.
Written by: Bridget Minamore
The Firestarter — As the face of both the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd, John Lydon has been a groundbreaking force in counterculture – always outspoken, never indifferent. Now, 40 years after kickstarting punk, he’s looking back on that path in a different light.
Written by: Cian Traynor