Social Justice

In Wall Street’s shadow, fury, fandom and spectacle collide. THE FACE reports from the trial that has become a symbol for America’s rage and ruin.

Conversations about abolishing the police have entered the mainstream in the wake of last year’s Black Lives Matter protests. But for abolitionists seeking justice in 2021, the prison system presents a complex conflict of interests.

The Mercury-winning band's guitarist spent his down time post-tour volunteering at a north London food bank. Now he’s releasing an album of folk instrumentals to raise money and awareness. We speak to him, and to centre manager Abi Odujoko, about the scourge of food poverty – and how it’s immeasurably worse now.

“Could the 2011 riots happen again? 100%.”