Rebellion against an empire complicit in genocide – in Star Wars, now a Disney brand. On the complexities of Andor.
A report with photographs from rs21 members on yesterday’s Nakba 77 demonstrations.
Marx’s ideas are essential to understanding women’s and trans oppression, and to fighting for freedom.
A review of Louis Theroux’s The Settlers
The Vietnam War ended fifty years ago. The struggle against the war changed the world and still echoes today.
The Supreme Court decision is a break with precedent and a concession to right wing pressure that harms all women.
What would a working class politics look like that takes account of racism?
Some on the left say we should prioritise class struggles over issues of oppression. But fighting oppression is at the heart of socialism.
A response to John Rees’ attempt to Marxwash anti-trans bigotry
A new book uncovers a history of radical struggles which both fought for queer liberation and opposed American imperialism.
The case for defunding the F-35 stealth fighter
Joint statement with movement organisations on the events of 18 January on the PSC national demonstration for Palestine.
What are the prospects for a nascent left in Lebanon, and how do we strengthen anti-imperialist resistance from Britain?
A Marx21 interview by Tempest’s Sean Larson
As two-party politics collapses and Reform UK rise, we need an alternative at the polls.
Is Trump’s rule fascist, or becoming fascist? How can resistance be built? This in-depth analysis draws on history to understand the current crisis.
Private hire drivers around Britain and internationally took strike action on 1 May
Some of the women on the Glasgow picket line spoke to rs21 about their strike
Elections for UNISON’s leading body are under way – vote for Time for Real Change
China’s huge international investments are about imperialist power, not helping the Global South develop or opening up space for progressive movements.
Trump, tariffs and the changing balance of power in the world economy.
Opium was central to British rule in India, British exploitation of China and the rise of capitalism in the US.
Digital technologies are inseparably linked to imperialism and the climate emergency – we need to transition away from Big Tech.
A critical review of Adam Greenfield’s Lifehouse argues that we have to keep fighting for system change in the face of the climate crisis
A review of Steve Coogan’s new film which is set in the context of 1970s Argentina under the repression of the military junta
A review of adolesence, a Netflix miniseries
A look back at the communist legacy of Lionel Bart and Oliver!
A discussion on how state capitalism theory helps us understand the contemporary world
The rapid growth of the Chinese economy over the last quarter of a century and the growing tensions with the US