Take Back Power, the activist group liberating food from supermarkets
Since forming last December, the police have arrested over 50 people from the direct action group. Below, member Jo discusses spiralling wealth inequality, the rise of fascism, and why signing petitions doesn’t cut it anymore

Last week, I saw a group of six or seven police officers surrounding an unhoused man who had stolen something from Gail’s. “How would you like it if I went into your house and stole your things?” the police officer asked the man, whose eyes were glued to the floor. While his colleagues dealt with the situation, the officer took a moment to chat with passersby. “Did he really think he could just steal and get away with it?” one of them asked the police officer,hellip;
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