New Future

I t's not very fashionable to talk about Covid-19. We'd rather blank out the whole episode. But, if we do, we forget some crucial lessons from the pandemic crisis.

From climate change, deforestation, the destruction of biodiversity and habitats, ocean acidification, air, water and soil pollution, and beyond, the world is undergoing a colossal ecological crisis. If business as usual continues without sufficient opposition and alternatives, disasters will contin

Walk into a typical supermarket, and you are immediately greeted by fresh produce. If you examine the punnets of fruit and the packets of vegetables, you will likely see they are covered with prints of British flags. You might find 'Red Tractor' logos and artful motifs, the county of origin of the p

Aly Renwick, a former British soldier-turned-activist who was a founding member of the Troops Out Movement, wrote in 2017 that, “The Troops Out Movement’s full history has yet to be written. ” Yet, as so much of its history is still unknown, this article considers a brief overview of the Troops Out

Faith is a vital part of the de-colonial, feminist and anti-capitalist struggle. Like mutual aid and care, people always practise faith in their relationships and groups: when we put faith in people we don't know very well or have not yet learned to trust. When we act on a belief that a radically di

The topic of memory was central to the discussion of the self-directed film "Tile" produced by the inhabitants of Fabrika Yfanet, a squat from Salonika. It explores the history of the squat when it was still a factory and the long-lasting strike by the workers against the arbitrariness and

Prisons expose the very worst of society. I don't mean the people you find behind the razor wire-topped walls; I'm talking about how society sees fit to punish people for their past. Of course, there are some people, in this current system, who have never been, or never will, be able to function in

German soldiers being offered free public transport when travelling in uniform; recruiters in the US getting bonuses for each new soldier who passes training; the UK promising an additional £75 billion in "defence" spending over the next six years - it's clear that imperial states are gear

How did you get involved in selling DOPE Magazine? So, basically, I seen people handing out this magazine and I wasn’t too sure what it was at first. I was in a dilemma because I didn’t have a job, I didn’t have any benefits and I was looking to turn to crime, which I had been doing. I was quite

Photos: Emil Lombardo Where are you selling DOPE? Highbury, Upper Street, Angel. Highbury is my main place but I kinda float around sometimes – Holloway Road, Archway, up in Highgate. I find that sometimes it’s easier to be in one spot. I’ve got some really nice regulars. And just in general, I think that when people see you trying, just trying to d…

How did you start selling DOPE magazine? I started selling the magazine probably a couple of years ago. You know, the staff at People’s Republic of Stoke Croft (PRSC) is good, they are loving and caring, and help people on the street, they give us clothes, tents, sleeping bags and everything. And

In the United States in the 1980s, there was a dramatic increase in homelessness, nearly doubling between 1984 and 1987. The hope and utopianism of the '60s was over - you didn't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blew, and it was towards the greed and inequality of ‘80s neoliberalism. Pre

When I think of popular struggle, the first thing that comes to mind is Abed’s stories from his time as a political prisoner during the First Intifada. Abed is from Tulkarem, a city in the north of Palestine known for its fierce resistance to the Zionist occupation. Like most Palestinian children, h

Have you ever been on the dole? What’s changed in the past thirty years in the ways unemployed, sick or disabled people go about claiming money from the state? Certainly, there’s been a material shift from analogue to digital; standing in dole queues with a flimsy newspaper-thin logbook, to online c