Aaron’s Sacrifice
‘He talked about the genocide in Gaza and refusing to be complicit in it. He also spoke of the ruling class normalising the kind of death he was about to show us.’
Here We Go! Forty years on from the outbreak of the Great Strike
Forty years ago today British miners began industrial action in what became the longest and most bitter strike of the twentieth century. Here Brian Parkin, a former Research Officer for the National Union of Mineworkers, gives a brief introduction to this pivotal strike.
Solidarity actions for Palestine grow and spread
Solidarity with Palestine proliferates: actions in Newcastle, Manchester, Somerset, Bolton, Glasgow.
Rochdale by-election highlights Labour’s bankruptcy on Gaza
Rochdale – a significant victory, but not the left alternative we need.
From Ukraine to Gaza: imperialism, resistance and solidarity
Two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine we need international solidarity in building resistance to imperialism and militarism.
Extraction of raw materials could rise 60% by 2060 – and making mining ‘greener’ won’t stop the damage
Gareth Dale debunks the notion that mass extraction of minerals is necessary for an ecologically sustainable society.
What it means to say Trump will govern like a fascist
Many Democrats argue that Trump is a fascist and demand that the Left subordinate everything to the call to resist him, but we have to organise against the rise of authoritarianism.
The Post Office scandal is typical of today’s Britain
“The light in this darkness is that people are standing up and demanding justice.”
The Tory meltdown continues
Rachel Iboraii celebrates the Tories’ latest by-election losses and looks at what this tells us about the prospects for the upcomin general election.
Toward decolonisation: the struggle for Palestine today – interview with Tareq Baconi
Spectre Journal interviewed Tareq Baconi, author of Hamas Contained, about 7 October, Israel’s genocide, and the state of the Palestinian resistance and its implication for the region and world.
Stand with Gaza: Palestine solidarity reports round-up
rs21 members round up some Palestine solidarity events that happened over the last week.
Do workers in the Global North benefit from the exploitation of workers in the South?
Charlie Post argues that imperialism has intensified exploitation across the entire global working class
Building Red Vienna
Danny Bee celebrates Red Vienna, when workers’ land occupations led to a left-wing city council developing a new vision for public housing and working-class communities.
Palestine solidarity in greater Manchester
John Nicholson of Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine reports on the breadth and diversity of Palestine solidarity activity across the region since October.
Revolutionary Reflections | The Battle of Cable Street
Anti-fascists of all stripes can learn from the success story of 1930s East London organising.
Who should be UCU’s next general secretary?
rs21 members in UCU discuss the candidates and offer their voting recommendations.
Yemen: ‘It’s not working: we’re going to keep doing it’
Jamie Allinson points out the contradictions of US and British policy towards Yemen.
Writing the future
Colin Wilson celebrates fantasy novel Babel, part of a growing trend for speculative fiction to include radical politics in work written by women, often women of colour.
What’s behind India’s embrace of Israel?
JS Titus on the roots of the deepening economic and military cooperation between India and Israel
An introduction to Lenin and Leninism
We are marking the hundredth anniversary of Lenin’s death by reprinting an essay by American socialist historian Paul Le Blanc, in which he explains the different components of what has come to be called ‘Leninism’.
From the Six-Day War to the 100-day bombardment
An excerpt from rs21’s new edition of the history of the Zionist occupation.
Resisting the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act
Ian Allinson discusses the ways workers can resist the government’s latest repressive anti-union legislation.
Latest Department of Education advice is a transphobic attack
“Educators must register their disgust at the guidance while it is in the consultation phase.”
rs21 – the first ten years
For the tenth anniversary of the launch of rs21, Jonny Jones reflects on a decade of activity, our ups and downs, challenges and achievements, and considers our hopes for the future.
Israel’s air war on Gaza
Brian Parkin explains how Israel has built the fourth biggest air force in the world, and how it is able to drop the deadliest bombs and missiles on a defenceless civilian population.
How to divest from Israel
Boycott, divestment and sanctions have long been key demands for the Palestine solidarity movement. Kate Deer explains why they are so important, and outlines some key steps that people can take.
Palestine solidarity protesters face down police repression in London
rs21 members refute claims of “clashes” between police and protesters on Saturday’s Free Palestine Coalition march.
Global crises and global revolts
Shireen Akram-Boshar on multiple global crises and revolts, signalling rising popular rage against the neoliberal capitalist order
The Neil Davidson Lecture 2023: Uneven and combined development in Neil Davidson’s work
Raquel Valera on Neil Davidson’s contribution to the theory of uneven and combined development and revolution.