Revolutionary Socialism in the 21st Century
In response to the threat of Farage’s Reform Party the left needs to build laboratories of hope
Treatlerism describes a reactionary entitlement rooted in exploitation. But what if we reclaimed entitlement?
Joint statement with movement organisations on the events of 18 January on the PSC national demonstration for Palestine.
Addiction isn’t the problem—criminalisation is. To end the crisis, we must abolish prisons, policing, and the system that fuels suffering.
A case study of a dispute which illustrates the impact of different models of trade unionism and some of the challenges facing workplace activists.
Can Starmer and Reeves deliver lasting change—or will their plans flop under scrutiny?
Critical reflections on the ACORN model.
What are the prospects for a nascent left in Lebanon, and how do we strengthen anti-imperialist resistance from Britain?
This is not something we move on from as a point in time, but an ongoing fight for liberation that cuts to the heart of the capitalist and imperialist world system.
A review of a new collection of poetry by Palestinian poet and writer Mosab Abu Toha.
The controversies of recent years have left many left-wingers scrambling for answers to key questions around Zionism, antisemitism, the history of Israel, and the Palestinian cause. The pamphlet will be an invaluable resource for socialists arguing for solidarity with Palestine.
Transphobia is on the rise in Britain and around the world. The fight for trans liberation goes beyond just countering bigotry, misinformation, and oppression where we come across it – we need to build power within and across movements, and put forward positive demands.
It’s more obvious than ever that we need radical social and political change. But in the vacuum left by defeated labour movements, where should we begin? For long-time workplace activist Ian Allinson, the answer is clear: organising at work is essential to rebuild working-class power.
A report on a migrant farm worker’s protest and the campaign for rights for workers on seasonal visas
The call to abolish the family is back, sparking fierce debate.
Labour intensifies deportations, workplace raids and migrant exploitation.
Resisting the ambitions of Elon Musk and Peter Thiel requires more than critique—it demands direct confrontation
Continuing the discussion of what we can expect from Trump’s second term, highlighting the risks and the opportunities for resistance.
We need to work out how to facilitate the flourishing of forms of culture and identity conducive to new coalitions, new common-senses and a mass socialist politics of “freedom dreams”
Video report from the Greater Manchester mental health early intervention service strike picket line
After more than 3 years in occupation, the Florence GKN workers’ fight to save jobs and develop alternative production continues
The questions we need to ask about the teacher and support staff pay deals in England
A discussion of the development of China and North Korea through the lens of state capitalist theory
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat uses jazz and contemporary voices to expose how Belgium and the US undermined the newly independent Democratic Republic of the Congo
How does the overthrow of Assad fit in the wider context of the Middle East, Israeli aggression and inter-imperialist competition?
What has oil got to do with the history of the global capitalist economy? A review of Adam Hanieh’s book on the topic.
The underlying context of the farmers’ protests
Malm and Carton’s revolutionary call to climate action
A review of the new film version of Gabriel García Márquez’s wonderful novel ‘One hundred years of solitude’, first published in 1967
Samuel Kelly reviews Hannah Proctor’s Burnout, a timely exploration of the emotional toll of political struggle, offering ways to navigate despair and sustain hope in our movements.
rs21 members review their music highlights of the year.
Will Trump rule as a fascist? A video discussion of the outcomes of the US election.
The fall of Assad and what next for Syria
A video and transcript of a talk detailing an ecofeminist perspective on just transition.