Tackling themes such as capitalism, war, and consumerism to name a few, Banksy has approached and criticized the complex issues of the world in very ironic and witty ways. Despite being known acro ...

Have you wondered why politicians aren't what they used to be, why governments seem unable to solve real problems? Economist Yanis Varoufakis, the former Minister of Finance for Greece, says that it's ...

Adam Hanieh, an expert on oil and Middle Eastern history, argues that solutions to the climate crisis must also confront capitalism and imperialism. In his book, Hanieh offers a history of oil, which ...

A ten-year-old graffiti artist is on the path to becoming the next Banksy after his ingenious takedown of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. Under the pseudonym Wizard, he has released his debut ...

It generated £62.5 million, which was only around £4 million lower than its highest estimate. The auction included the sale of a rare Banksy previously owned by Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus. Only four of ...

Some of the most influential people in Trump world are determined to go even further and deconstruct the great workhorse of American capitalism: the publicly owned and professionally managed ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Freedman’s Bank was meant to embody the idea that “capitalism and democracy” went hand in hand. By encouraging Black people to work hard and save money, its success would prove that ...

Credit: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Sotheby's Blink-182 frontman Mark Hoppus has sold an original artwork by world-famous artist Banksy at auction for £4.3million. Hoppus acquired ‘Crude ...

In 2005, the unknown British graffiti artist Banksy created ‘Crude Oil (Vettriano)’. Unlike his typical street art, this addition to his Crude Oil series was a work based on the iconic 1992 ...

Banksy chose to subvert Vettriano’s romantic narrative by incorporating themes of pollution, capitalism and the climate crisis, painting in a sinking oil liner and two men in hazmat suits ...