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An interview with Srećko Horvat

Last week we caught up with the philosopher, author and political activist Srećko Horvat in London. As well as discussing themes from his latest book Poetry from the Future, and his work at DiEM25, we spoke about a range of topics from building progressive internationalism, to the politics of technology, and taking hope from the […]

by Aaron White

Naomi Klein: “The moral crisis is inextricable from the ecological crisis”

This piece was originally published by openDemocracy. For the past two decades, Naomi Klein has been a leading voice exposing the social and environmental injustices of neoliberal capitalism. From revealing the appalling conditions experienced by those working at the bottom of the global supply chain, to documenting the ‘shock doctrine’ agenda imposed by disaster capitalists […]

by Freddie Stuart

How facial recognition technology is bringing surveillance capitalism to our streets

This piece was written for and published by openDemocracy’s new ourEconomy section. The original can be found here. Facial recognition cameras are bringing the datafication of the internet to the real world, threatening our right to privacy and public space. Last month it was revealed by the Financial Times that facial recognition cameras had been used to […]

by Freddie Stuart

Building Windmills: Green Politics Beyond the Watershed

As we enter a watershed moment, and talk of a Green New Deal begins to permeate mainstream public discourse, the Left must utilise its historical monopoly on Green Politics, and push forward proposals that ensure a ‘just transition’ to a new eco-centric economy. Since its inception in 2018, the climate protest group known as Extinction Rebellion […]