Revolutionary Socialism in the 21st Century
 
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Palestine protestors with flags face a police line in front of them.

Guilty of organising: the crackdown on mass protest in Britain

The convictions of Nineham and Jamal are proof the state wants this movement to end – which is exactly why we can’t stop now.

A photo from a Die Linke party congress. One party member smiles and holds a sign saying "For everyone. Die Linke" in German.

The charms and pitfalls of extreme pluralism – Lessons from Die Linke

Die Linke’s party congresses pass resolutions that half the organisation simply ignores.

Prime Minister Modi next to an Indian flag.

The BJP’s war on trans rights

India’s latest assault on trans rights is the logical product of a state that needs the gender binary to reproduce itself.

the cover of the book muskism on a colouful background.

Review | Muskism

Musk merges high-tech capitalism with autocratic control and far-right ideology into a coherent, antidemocratic whole.

A poster that says "Workers unite, Back to the Workplace!" with a red fist.

What future for Unite the Union?

The union’s direction on strikes, organising, Labour Party ties, and key political issues is at stake.

the image shows the poster of the movie "Wasteman" with two imprisoned men looking into the camera.

Review | Wasteman

On our fear of punishment, and what it costs to act on belief.

An image of a group of campaigners of "Hackney Votes Palestine" taking a group photo. Many of them are wearing Palestine-related clothes and holding flags of banners. They look happy and are smiling. It's sunny and there's trees in the background.

Hackney Votes Palestine? Insights from a grassroots electoral campaign

Local election victories are worth pursuing as a means of building the organisations and protected ground necessary for mass working-class reorganisation

Video | The POUM: republic, revolution and counterrevolution

The role of the POUM in the Spanish Civil War

Fighting for intersex liberation: a conversation with Juliana Gleeson

Hermaphrodite Logic explores the history of the intersex movement from the 1990s to today, which still has much left to do

An image of a beach after a flood witha big city in the background. There is a small blue truck faced towards the camera stuck in the mud.

Portugal floods: The politics of “natural” disasters

Portugal’s floods are not natural disasters. They are the predictable result of political choices protecting fossil capital

An image of a road in Khartoum, Sudan. Several cars are going in both directions and an airplane is taking off, facing the direction of the camera. There are LG and other advertisements on the sides and graffitis on the walls.

Food, land, water: Africa and emerging Gulf sub-imperialisms

Gulf involvement in Africa reproduces the worst aspects of parasitic and decaying capitalism

green pharmaceutical heroin bottle by Bayer.

Push that green: Labour’s by-election fearmongering

Against government efforts to demonise drug users, we need an approach built around universal compassion and decriminalisation.

Report back from NEU Special Conference

A report from the NEU Special Conference on organising support staff.

Red Bird #10 | A Summary of the Worker-Climate Project

A history and assessment of the Worker-Climate Project from one of its founders, Toby (rs21 Sheffield).

Image of NEU members protesting with a white banner that says 'Value Education! Save our schools'

Winning a Generational Settlement for Education

rs21 Educators put forward their view that every educator in the NEU should help build the biggest yes vote for action.

No war with Iran – the main enemy is at home

rs21 statement on the attacks on Iran.

Manchester resists ‘Britain First’

A report from the Manchester anti-fascist mobilisation.

Islington Council offices

Palestine hunger striker to contest local council seat in May

Incarcerated activist’s electoral campaign places the treatment of political prisoners in the spotlight.

Nurseries, childcare and class struggle in England

The problems with Labour’s plans to expand nursery provision.

Pigeons, pickets and pay demands

A report from the first day of the London Museum worker’s strike

Review | How to win a strike

How to Win a Strike, is a rough guide for activists and striking workers.

Universities: what has happened to the Secretary of State dispute?

The university system is in crisis and there has been no action on a dispute with the Secretary of State for Education that was agreed by conference delegates in May.

Israel: the making of a racist state – new edition

The preface to the new edition of Israel: the making of a racist state

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Not a rupture, but the next step: fascism is here

With the intensification of ultranationalism, racism, and authoritarian state practice, has a novel form of fascism has emerged?

Report from the Scottish Your Party conference

A report from the inaugural conference of Your Party Scotland

Your Party CEC elections

What’s at stake in the Your Party elections.

Venezuela: imperialism, post Chavismo, and resistance from below (part 2)

The second part of a two part article looks at the opportunities for resistance and the regional implications of Trump’s attack.

Three days in Minneapolis

An eye witness report of resistance in Minneapolis

Red Bird #9 | Where is the climate movement?

We are at a time when a strong ecological movement is needed more than ever.

Review | 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

The latest in a series of British horror films subverts expectations.