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As we wrap up for the winter break, Cameron Baillie and Red Pepper editors pick out the best films for readers to enjoy over the holiday The post The Red Radio Times: films to watch this Christmas appeared first on Red Pepper.

While the festive season remains culturally sacred, Amazon’s Black Friday-January Sales juggernaut of consumerism is uniting campaigners. Robbie Gillett charts the corporation’s varied crimes – and the necessary response The post Amazon and the cost of Christmas...

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 The post Brian Eno on tenacious solidarity and a lullaby for Gaza appeared first on Red Pepper.

In the late 19th and early 20th century, multiple kings, prime ministers and members of the ruling class fell victim to assassins who hoped to foment revolution through 'propaganda of the deed'. Blood Work host Gregk Foley traces how this concept continues to shape...

A US government desperate to topple Maduro is deploying military force alongside anti-cartel and ‘war on terror’ rhetoric. The world must unite against the latest tactic in a longstanding offensive, argues Francisco Dominguez The post Lies, false flags and...

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 The post Your party, our roots and branches appeared first on Red Pepper.

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 The post Mutual aid – review appeared first on...

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 The post Moving music: an interview with Hamsaz Ensemble appeared...

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 The post Sahel: The broken promise of false...

Wayne Price unpacks a concept that lies at the heart of much of Marxist and anarchist thinking on how to overthrow capitalism The post Key words: Dual Power appeared first on Red Pepper.

In her first memoir, Arundhati Roy grapples with the complex forces, both global and close to home, which formed her – including her remarkable and often-abusive mother, writes Nandita Lal The post Mother Mary Comes to Me – review appeared first on Red Pepper.

Labour claims that boosting military spending will produce employment growth. Far from it, argues Richard Norton Taylor, it funnels money to private contractors that should fund public services The post Warfare’s waste is welfare’s loss appeared first on Red Pepper.