Global politics
Our in-depth analysis of worldwide events, campaigns and movements prioritises writers on the ground, exploring the critical trends shaping left-wing politics around the world.
Our in-depth analysis of worldwide events, campaigns and movements prioritises writers on the ground, exploring the critical trends shaping left-wing politics around the world.
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Colonial nostalgia in the UK national curriculum
In its 2019 manifesto, Labour pledged to educate the public on the histories of empire, slavery, and migration. Here, Kimberly McIntosh explains the dangers of colonial nostalgia in curriculum
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Quotas, protests and political monsters in Bangladesh
Student power is resurgent in Bangladesh after the success of the antidiscrimination movement. Nafis Hasan questions what changes lie ahead
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Kenya’s youth-led revolution
Rasna Warah reports on how young people in and beyond Kenya are using social media to challenge corrupt, old-school politicians
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The view from student encampments for Palestine
Students have taken sustained collective action against institutional complicity in the Israeli genocide in Gaza. Here, three activists reflect on the university encampments and the solidarity movement landscape
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Behind the ‘Great Firewall of China’
Jiannan Shi reports on China’s internet censorship – and the creative ways people are finding to sidestep it
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One no, many yeses: tracing the anti-globalisation movement
The anti-globalisation movement was born at much the same time as Red Pepper. James O’Nions reflects on its rise
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Local, independent, anti-racist: An interview with Shezan Renny
Shezan Renny recalls her experiences of becoming politically aware and involved in local organising – from Hyderabad to Haringey
