Concerns about misleading AI and influencer ‘content’ on health, welfare and civil rights miss a wider issue, argues Sophia McHardy. They fill a human-made gap that risks becoming an austerity-shaped chasm www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

From the archive: "‘You can’t make a commodity out of a basic human right. We have a government that tries to maximise profit from what they see as a human resource to drain" Sheldon Ridley spoke to students demonstrating over the student debt crisis. www.redpepper.org.uk/society/educ...

Police monitoring organisations are exposing Scotland’s repression of Palestine solidarity movements and challenging a ‘supportive’ national self-image, says Betsy Barkas www.redpepper.org.uk/law-police-j...

Tomorrow! Join RPM editors at Declassified UK’s first summit ‘Challenging the War Machine’ in London on Saturday 31st January 2026. For anyone interested in understanding the structures and systems that underpin the drive to war, and how we challenge it. secure.declassifieduk.org/page/180663/...

Join RPM editors at Declassified UK’s first summit ‘Challenging the War Machine’ at EarTH in London on Saturday 31st January 2026. For anyone interested in understanding the structures and systems that underpin the drive to war, and how we challenge it. secure.declassifieduk.org/page/180663/...

From the archive: In the face of mounting murders by ICE a look at this excerpt from The End of Politicking . The police spend little of their time making arrests, and most crimes are not solved, writes Alex Vitale – their real purpose is social control www.redpepper.org.uk/law-police-j...

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From the archive: With a new assault on Rojava by the western-backed Syrian government, a look back at the reflection by Patrick Huff, Amber Huff and Salima Tasdemir on the future of the revolution in Rojava after the fall of Afrin. www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

"Since proclaiming the Monroe Doctrine in 1923, the United States has intervened militarily in Latin America more than 80 times" Grace Livingstone charts the norm of US land grabs and intervention in Latin America and asks what’s next for Venezuela? www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

What to expect in 2026? As the new year clicks into gear, Red Pepper editors look back on the surprises and under the radar moments of 2025 – and share predictions and hopes for 2026 www.redpepper.org.uk/society/educ...

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"Only one officer has ever been successfully prosecuted for murder or manslaughter post-1986" After years of waiting for change, loved ones of people who ‘died in police custody’ are coming together to demand justice from the police writes James Whitfield www.redpepper.org.uk/law-police-j...

Join RPM editors at Declassified UK’s first summit ‘Challenging the War Machine’ at EarTH in London on Saturday 31st January 2026. For anyone interested in understanding the structures and systems that underpin the drive to war, and how we challenge it. secure.declassifieduk.org/page/180663/...

From the archive: "Never in the history of the Islamic Republic’s 43-year existence have protesters been this fearless, united and organised" Women are leading an increasingly noisy revolution against Iran’s theocracy, writes Ahou Koutchesfahani www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

From the archive: "The systems which are supposedly delivering justice now have failed countless others" After another civilian was murdered by law enforcement, a look at Lauren Pemberton-Nelson's call to abolish the police after George Floyd's murder. www.redpepper.org.uk/law-police-j...

From the archive: "[The opposition's] purpose is not to correct the errors of the Bolivarian Revolution, but to put an end to it" A democratic and non-violent solution can be reached free from US meddling, argues Boaventura de Sousa Santos www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

What did your family do in the General Strike? For our annual print edition, Red Pepper will be covering the centenary of the 1926 strike and we want to include some personal experiences. Please send contributions of 50-100 words to [email protected] by the end of January.

From the archive: The history of denial is as long as the history of intervention – and that goes back to the first decades of the republic Mike Marqusee looks at the long history of US politicians’ denial of their country’s imperial reach www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

PHOTOGRAPHER OPEN CALL! At the heart of movements who have a political visual story to tell – underrepresented stories to the front! A chance for your photo essay to run in our upcoming print edition. Please send a 100 word pitch + 2 sample links to [email protected]

What did your family do in the General Strike? For our first annual print edition, Red Pepper will be covering the centenary of 1926 and we want to include some personal experience alongside the history. Email [email protected] with your story.

A US government desperate to topple Maduro is deploying military force alongside ‘war on drugs’ rhetoric. We must unite against the latest moves in a longstanding offensive, argues Francisco Dominguez www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

CALLING PHOTOGRAPHERS! At the heart of movements who have a political visual story to tell – underrepresented stories to the front! A chance for your photo essay to run in our upcoming print edition. Please send a 100 word pitch + 2 sample links to [email protected]

Amazon’s Black Friday-January Sales consumerism juggernaut is uniting campaigners. Robbie Gillett charts the corporation’s varied crimes from tax avoidance to exploitation www.redpepper.org.uk/economics-un...

Artist and songwriter Brian Eno reports on Together for Palestine and the campaign propelling an Arabic Lullaby into the charts – and raising vital funds for Gaza. Now reaching the top of the UK charts. www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

What did your family do in the General Strike? For our first annual print edition, Red Pepper will be covering the centenary of 1926 and we want to include some personal experience alongside the history. Please send contributions of 50-100 words to [email protected] by the end of January.

We would love to hear from anyone whose family or local community took part in the strike and have memories, thoughts or stories to offer – or even photos or news clippings from the time. Email [email protected] with your story.

What did your family do in the General Strike? For our first annual print edition, Red Pepper will be covering the centenary of 1926 and we want to include some personal experience alongside the history. Email [email protected] with your story.

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"Together, we hope Lullaby will also help keep Gaza very much in our hearts and minds" Artist and songwriter Brian Eno reports on Together for Palestine and the campaign propelling an Arabic Lullaby into the charts www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

From the archive: A look back at the Stansted 15. An abolitionist politics seeks to end the violence of the state in systems like prison and immigration detention, and build towards a world without them, write Ru Kaur and Ali Tamlit (30 December 2018) www.redpepper.org.uk/law-police-j...

From the archive: It's the tenth anniversary of the conclusion of COP21, which saw the formulation of the Paris Climate Agreement. Here, a look at our coverage from that time by Oscar Reyes (14 December 2015) www.redpepper.org.uk/environment-...

In the late 19th and early 20th century, kings, prime ministers and the ruling class fell victim to assassins who hoped to foment revolution through ‘propaganda of the deed’. Blood Work host Gregk Foley traces how it shapes political violence today www.redpepper.org.uk/key-words/ke...

From the archive: The people could reach a democratic and non-violent solution if they were freed from US meddling, argues Boaventura de Sousa Santos. (8 August 2017) www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

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"Consecutive US governments have inflicted painful sanctions on Venezuela, aimed at asphyxiating the economy and causing horrific harm to its economy and to millions of people." We must unite against the latest offensive moves, argues Francisco Dominguez www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

A US government desperate to topple Maduro is deploying military force alongside ‘war on drugs’ rhetoric. The world must unite against the latest move in a longstanding offensive, argues Francisco Dominguez www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

From the Archive: Amid global economic crisis, business is booming in the gaming industry. It’s time to step up the fight for worker’s rights, Emma Kinema tells Marzena Zukowska (6 October 2020) www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

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From the archive: Keval Bharadia argues for a super-tax on financial markets to curb extreme inequality in the wake of Covid-19 (29 May 2020) www.redpepper.org.uk/society/heal...

Whatever happens at the Your Party inaugural conference, its seeds are growing into roots across the UK. John Stephens reports on the branch members forging their own paths to action www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

Revisiting a modern classic ahead of its anticipated expanded edition, Darcy White explores the contours and applications of mutual aid, which for Dean Spade must be grounded in shared understandings of systemic injustice www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

A 15-strong group fuses traditional Iranian instruments with contemporary stories of diaspora, community and hope. For member Freesia, folk music can build connection and understanding across difference. www.redpepper.org.uk/the-spark/mo...

From the archive: Peace activists against the First World War were treated as enemies by their government, but left a legacy of perseverance writes Tim Gee (6 June 2014) www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

"Today many anarchists support consumer and producer co-operatives, bicycle shops, intentional communities, communes and bookshops." Wayne Price unpacks a concept that lies at the heart of much of Marxist and anarchist thinking www.redpepper.org.uk/key-words/ke...

I've recently joined the editorial board of the fabulous @redpeppermag.bsky.social which recently published this short, helpful explainer about dual power: www.redpepper.org.uk/key-words/ke...

Come to our launch on 21 November in London! Free entry - with the book’s editors James O’Nions and Daisy Pearson, plus contributors including Hilary Wainwright @redpeppermag.bsky.social and Hamza Hamouchene @tninstitute.bsky.social www.globaljustice.org.uk/event/book-l...

Following an extensive community consultation, the new look Red Peper Media has been guided by our readers – and is set to reshape the left media landscape www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

From the archive: Perceptions of bias at the BBC are on the rise. Natalie Fenton of the Media Reform Coalition puts forward the case for reform (1 October 2019) www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

The junta regimes of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger present themselves as revolutionary and anti-imperialist. Their hollow rhetoric masks authoritarianism and new forms of foreign influence, argues Joshua Shangobiyi www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

Wayne Price unpacks a concept that lies at the heart of much of Marxist and anarchist thinking on how to overthrow capitalism www.redpepper.org.uk/key-words/ke...