United States

Londoners gather to defend abortion rights
Activism

Londoners gather to defend abortion rights

‘My body, my choice‘ — After news broke last week around an expected reversal of the 1973 landmark law that made abortion legal in the US, protestors gathered in the UK in support of American women.

Written by: Huck

GB News: the rise of UK’s new rightwing media isn’t over yet
Activism

GB News: the rise of UK’s new rightwing media isn’t over yet

Fighting Foxification — The channel may be in crisis already, but its eerie similarity to the context in which its US-counterpart Fox News emerged suggests that the threats it poses should not yet be overlooked.

Written by: Naomi Smith

Photos of strippers which celebrate female sexuality
Culture

Photos of strippers which celebrate female sexuality

Money game — Photographer Elizabeth Waterman discusses her project documenting strip clubs across the US and Mexico, and how she managed to create an authentic portrayal of sex workers.

Written by: Daisy Schofield

Drakeo The Ruler’s reign has only just begun
Culture

Drakeo The Ruler’s reign has only just begun

Finally free — After being released from prison last November, the LA-based artist has been busy working on multiple projects and is now gearing up to take his pioneering brand of West Coast rap to even bigger audiences.

Written by: Thomas Hobbs

Mohamedou Ould Slahi on his 14 years inside Guantánamo
Film

Mohamedou Ould Slahi on his 14 years inside Guantánamo

The Mauritanian — Ahead of the release of a new Hollywood film tracing his time inside the notorious detention centre, the former inmate reflects on finding his voice amid trauma.

Written by: Beth Webb

Liberals are wrong: the fight against Trumpism isn't over
Activism

Liberals are wrong: the fight against Trumpism isn't over

The storm ahead — The inauguration of president Joe Biden marked a moment of shared relief. But the threats posed under Trump's presidency are still as urgent as ever, writes Huck's politics editor, Ben Smoke.

Written by: Ben Smoke

The gun rights protest setting the stage for the inauguration
Activism

The gun rights protest setting the stage for the inauguration

Rolling 4 the 2A — Bolstered by the Capitol riots, this week, pro-gun activists, Boogaloo Boys, and Trump supporters gathered for Lobby Day in Virginia, making clear their intent to keep the outgoing president’s legacy alive.

Written by: Ben Smoke (additional reporting Wil Sands)

Poignant photos celebrating women of the African diaspora
Culture

Poignant photos celebrating women of the African diaspora

Complex identities — A new exhibition brings together the work of three artists navigating contemporary life in the US, raising pertinent questions about identity, place, migration and immigration.

Written by: Miss Rosen

We should all care what happens to Julian Assange
Opinion

We should all care what happens to Julian Assange

The price of truth — The blocking of the extradition of the Wikileaks whistleblower is welcome, but the verdict doesn’t go nearly far enough, argues writer Tansy Hoskins.

Written by: Tansy Hoskins

The unsolved murder that shaped the US labor movement
Culture

The unsolved murder that shaped the US labor movement

Death in the West — A new podcast seeks to uncover the truth behind the mysterious lynching of a Montana unionist in 1917 and the cataclysmic rise and fall of his hometown of Butte.

Written by: Josh Gabert-Doyon

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