A rural revolt? On recent farmer mobilisations in Britain
The underlying context of the farmers’ protests
The Politics of Rural Life – a conversation with Vron Ware
Vron Ware, author of Return of a Native: learning from the land, gave a talk on the politics of rural life as part of rs21 Endgames, a series of monthly ecosocialist events.
India: mass movement of farmers fights corporate power-grab
Two million farmers are camped outside New Delhi, facing down the far-right government’s bid to grab further land for big agribusiness.
Let them starve – food and class in Tory Britain
The Tories and their cronies will let working-class children starve. We don’t just need food for all – we need to take over the food system.
Review: Chasing the harvest
Jack Pickering reviews a powerful collection of stories of migrant workers in California’s agricultural sector.
revolutionary reflections | Popular struggle in Indonesia: the spirit of Bandung
Following the recent Indonesian elections, in which the incumbent Jokowi defeated a descendent of the dictator Suharto, Frans Ari Prasetyo discusses the contradictions of the Jokowi government’s dependence on the World Bank and local capitalists.
Climate change and the agrarian crisis in India
On the eve of the COP24, farmers and agricultural workers are demanding action on India’s “giant agrarian crisis”.
Review: The Reproach of Hunger
Mike Downham reviews leading expert on humanitarian aid and development David Rieff’s book The Reproach of Hunger, which addresses the burning question of why have we failed to address the crisis of hunger in the twenty-first century. Food banks erupted across the UK following the 2007-2008 financial crisis, their number surging in late 2010 when […]