Disabled people are constantly under attack. The UK Labour government has introduced a Universal Credit Bill that will cause immense suffering, and the US has signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” which will cause millions to be uninsured, and result in limited access to healthcare in rural communities.

We will not succeed in defeating capitalism until we sever health from capital, until we break down the capitalist logic of determining who deserves to live and die, until we recognise diversity as part of natural variation, and until we end until we end the processes of colonialism and extraction which create global health and wealth inequities. 

Health & Illness Under Capitalism

Why are disabled people so often demonised as ‘lazy’ and ‘undeserving’? How does Big Pharma’s patent systems reshape relations between richer and poorer countries? And how can we build a fairer, more neuro-inclusive society?

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The Care Crisis, and What We Do About It

The mantras of “self-care” pasted onto lotions and bath bombs do little to tackle exploitation and alienation. How can we develop structures that truly meet our collective need for care?

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The Politics of Plagues & Immunity

What are the political roots of today’s viral apocalypse, and who profits from a pandemic?

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Housing and Architecture

Many disabled people are excluded from public life and are simultaneously pushed into homelessness. This creates a vicious cycle where the lack of a stable residence causes or worsens illness.

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Anti-Work and Post-Work Politics

Disability justice activism challenges the capitalist logic that your value should be predicated on your ability to work, and that those unable to work are a financial and social burden. What might life after capitalism look like?

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