IAN SINCLAIR examines the curious memory lapses across liberal media when it comes to British government crimes
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Empathy fatigue: painful fact or privileged fiction?
Amid what can feel like overwhelming times, many activists are ‘choosing their battles’ in order to avoid burnout. EMILY INGRAM explores the issues
STEPHEN ARNELL looks at some of the notorious political corruption cases from British history
ENRIQUE SANTIAGO ROMERO says the Colombian far-right’s election victory is deeply suspect — and the United States has its fingerprints all over it
History suggests apartheid ends not through appeals to conscience alone but through sustained economic and political pressure, says HUGH LANNING
ARTHUR WEST surveys the achievements of the Scottish campaign against South African apartheid and how we can draw on them to fight a rising far right
As the US marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, the People’s World Editorial Collective argues that the real legacy of 1776 lies not in official celebrations but in centuries of popular struggles to make democracy a reality for all
IN THE “post-lockdown” world, checking the news can often feel like a grisly, dystopian ritual.
Our news feeds are a veritable flood of misery: more avoidable Covid-19 deaths; police brutality; the worsening climate crisis; rampant homophobia; the list is endless.
In some cases, the natural reaction is to switch off. This is where the idea of “empathy fatigue” or “ally fatigue” comes in — for activists, particularly those not directly affected by their causes, it can seem almost too easy to “take a step back” in the name of self-preservation.
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