Veganism is perpetually in the news at the moment, with more and more people choosing to abstain from meat and countless columnists opining on whether it really is better from an environmental perspective. It’s come to be associated with the privileged middle classes, who can afford to make such lifestyle choices. But David Swanson argues the Vegan movement is moulded on the principles of socialism and necessary to avert ecological and humanitarian disaster…

The far-right continues to make headway among sections of the working class, with the likes of Tommy Robinson being enabled by the BBC and other mainstream platforms (which Conter editor Jonathan Rimmer wrote about here). In a long-read piece, David Swanson analyses the context in which the xenophobic right has arisen and outlines how we can fight back at street-level...

The response to Trump's visit this week was emphatic and defiant, but some have criticised the rallies for indulging Liberals and tolerating other right wing state visitors. David Swanson dismisses these quibbles and argues the marches united hundreds of thousands of people at a time when it was greatly needed...