Global politics
Red Pepper’s coverage of global politics provides in-depth analysis of worldwide events, campaigns and movements.
We prioritise writers on the ground, exploring political developments from Latin America to Palestine, from the US alt-right to radical voices rising in Asia, and investigating the critical trends shaping left-wing politics and the world.
Red Pepper’s coverage of global politics provides in-depth analysis of worldwide events, campaigns and movements.
We prioritise writers on the ground, exploring political developments from Latin America to Palestine, from the US alt-right to radical voices rising in Asia, and investigating the critical trends shaping left-wing politics and the world.
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Our finest forever: Britain’s World War Two nostalgia
Peter Mitchell on the great national myth of World War Two
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Ram Rajya 2.0: Nostalgia, cinema and Indian nationalism
Priya Chacko and Maggie Paul explore how historic and religious popular culture uses nostalgia to further Hindu nationalist agendas – a process known as ‘saffronisation’
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What’s behind Kenya’s protests?
Gathanga Ndung’u examines Kenya’s cost of living protests and the long history behind the unrest
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Settler Colonialism – review
Sai Englart’s book is an invaluable examination of settler colonialism as an ongoing force shaping our modern world, writes Matthew Lee
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Justice for Nahel
Red Pepper republishes an open letter signed by artists, academics, writers and activists demanding justice for the teenager killed by French police
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Inside Belgium’s supermarket strikes
Ten thousand workers face wages cuts after Delhaize aims to franchise stores in Belgium. Red Pepper spoke to union members Rosetta Scibilla, Sacha Tenaerts, Eric Breugelmans, and Myriam Djegham
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Debtors of the world, unite!
Jayati Ghosh tells Liam Kennedy about deepening debt crises in the global south, the IMF’s affinity for austerity and the need to confront financial capital