MIKE COWLEY welcomes half a century of remarkable work, that begins before the Greens and invites a connection to — and not a division from — nature
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‘We won’t die quietly’
Just Stop Oil protester STEPHANIE PRIDE gives a first-hand view of what it’s like to hit the streets in defence of the planet and its future
Just Stop Oill activists during a protest by the environmental campaigners in central London, June 8, 2023
ANDREW MURRAY recommends a volume of essays that nail the visionless, racist and neoliberal character of policy under Starmer’s Labour Party
JONATHAN TAYLOR appreciates how, for a black British musician, to walk onstage can be a rebellious act
Since 2023, Strike Map has evolved from digital mapping at a national level to organising ‘mega pickets’ — we believe that mass solidarity with localised disputes prepares the ground for future national action, writes HENRY FOWLER
Like dictators of the past, Trump is seeking an enforcement agency answering only to him, asserts CJ ATKINS
From tens of thousands left abandoned to a militarised ‘looting’ crackdown, Hurricane Katrina laid bare racial inequities and government neglect, writes NATALIA MARQUES
OF THE MANY BRIDGES I’ve crossed, blocked or marched on in London over the past 30 years, it surprises me that I’ve never ventured onto Tower Bridge.
Early in the morning, it’s a busy thoroughfare for commuters; not so many cars, and, unlike Westminster Bridge, no tourists standing in the middle of the pavement taking selfies.
About a dozen people are walking slowly with orange banners, accompanied by the load blaring of horns as northbound traffic is slowed to a crawl.
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