Cricket in crisis: racism, sexism and elitism in the sport
Sport can be a site of struggle, a chance for us to organise collectively in the face of racism, sexism and elitism.
Alchemy and imperial delusion: the ideological spell of nuclear power. Part 2
The uncounted costs of nuclear power
The Law Under Attack
Cuts to legal aid have destroyed working people’s access to justice, David Renton reports.
Review | Union
Grace Linden reviews a recent production of Max Wilkinson’s play Union, directed by Wiebke Green, at the Arcola Theatre in Hackney. Is it useful to construct narratives from individual moral responsibility when discussing gentrification? We all need a home; we’re all (too) willing to take on the options offered by a system that exploits our […]
Ende Gelände ‘System Change Camp’ report
The recent environmental justice movement camp held in Germany demonstrates the importance of building international networks in the climate movement.
Capitalism cannot save us from the climate crisis
The pursuit of profit and economic growth is pushing us beyond safe limits of global heating, biodiversity loss and ocean acidification.
This is a war against the studios – interviews with picketers in Hollywood
Interviews with striking actors and writers in Hollywood.
Sunak fiddles while Rhodes burns
Pete Cannell and Brian Parkin take a critical look at Sunak’s recent oil and gas announcement. This piece was originally published on the SCOT.E3 blog. On Monday Rishi Sunak flew to Aberdeenshire by private jet to announce that at least one hundred new North Sea drilling licences will be granted in the autumn. A policy described […]
Fighting transphobia: a practical and theoretical guide
A new print publication to resource the movement for trans liberation.
School strikes: results and prospects
The tragedy of ending the dispute now is squandering the momentum and resolve we have built.
Base rate rises, housing crises?
‘We need to fight back together and find solidarity across lines that have previously been staged as battle lines.’
Spanish elections: what next after fear trumps hate?
Luke Stobart analyses the Spanish election results.
‘Lack and longing’: an interview with Satnam Virdee and Brendan McGeever
Satnam Virdee and Brendan McGeever answer questions about race, nation, working class struggle and the breakdown of Britain’s democratic settlement.
Alchemy and imperial delusion: the ideological spell of nuclear power. Part 1
Brian Parkin explores why nuclear power remains so important for Britain’s rulers, in the first part of a two-part article.
Leftist direct action thrillers: a new genre?
I’m a Virgo, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Black 47 and Codename Jenny
London Trans+ Pride shows that pride is a protest
On 8 July, rs21 members marched as part of a trade union bloc at London Trans+ Pride. Events like this remind us of our collective power and determination.
Why is the NEU recommending a bad deal?
rs21 teachers explain what has happened in the NEU and what we can do about it.
Raiding our pensions?
A new threat to our pensions – Kate Deer explains why we should be up in arms about Jeremy Hunt’s Mansion House speech.
Palestine solidarity, the anti-BDS bill and the security state
Legal attacks on Palestine solidarity are part of a wider clampdown on protests and strikes.
Revolt and reaction: lessons from the struggles in Sudan, Syria, and Palestine
Revolution and reaction in Sudan, Syria and Palestine.
A World to Win: rs21 All Member Assembly report
rs21 organised A World to Win as part of our All Member Assembly. We discussed the new right, climate breakdown and the strike wave.
Review | Britain in Fragments
Satnam Virdee and Brendan McGeever bring a historic account of racism in Britain over the last century. Colin Wilson reviews Britain in Fragments.
What is the potential for rank-and-file organisation today?
There is renewed interest in rank-and-file organisation, but confusion about what this means and what is possible.
El Niño is accelerating climate chaos: it’s time for action
The extreme heat of the upcoming El Niño years should compel us to subordinate profit motives to urgent climate goals.
Review | Making the Revolution Global
The history of black anticolonial radicals in Britain is central to the history of the left.
The IS History Project
A new oral history project aims to record the memories of socialist activists from the 1960s and early 1970s. Project members Sue Sparks and Hazel Croft explain its aims and its relevance for activists today in an interview with rs21 members.
Tyrone O’Sullivan: the gentle giant of the last deep coal mine in South Wales
On the afternoon of 27 May Tyrone O’Sullivan of Tower Colliery died peacefully at home, in his garden, aged 77. Here Brian Parkin pays tribute to a friend and comrade, who through a combination of fire and gentle persuasion, led a community of mining families into a fight to save the last deep coal mine in South Wales.