Media
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Geeks united: The power of board game clubs
A teacher at a Midlands secondary school, reports on the positive impacts of a board games club
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Radical board games: a history
Agitators, educators and organisers have long created board games to promote radical values. Red Pepper spotlights some playful examples – including one transformed by capitalism
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The ‘progressive’ musicians putting profit over Palestine
As artists pressure music festivals to cut ties with Israel, prog-rockers like Radiohead and Nick Cave keep rejecting calls to boycott. Their stance is morally bankrupt, argues Aisling Walsh
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A broader songsheet: An interview with Gary Younge
Twenty years on from his piece for Red Pepper’s tenth anniversary, Gary Younge reflects on the shifting landscape of alternative media. Interview by Paula Lacey
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Games Transformed: play, jams and gamers against militarism
Games are not neutral, says Sara Khan. Its time for gamers to raise the alarm – and creatively resist the military-entertainment complex
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Game on! It’s time to decolonise play
Mary Flanagan examines the sordid history of how colonialism has shaped the games we play – and how we can build play spaces free of it
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How to stop getting played
Games and play are everywhere under neoliberal capitalism. But they can also show us the way to a better future, argues Keir Milburn