The north Wales town of Blaenau Ffestiniog was once the slate capital of the world.
Now, it is pioneering grassroots alternatives to the devastation of post-industrial capitalism.

Mountains of slate create the landscape near the disused Maenofferen Slate Quarry on July 29, 2021 in Blaenau Ffestiniog (Christopher Furlong / Getty Images)

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