Review | A Revolutionary for Our Time: the Walter Rodney Story
Rachel Iboraii reviews Leo Zeilig book on Walter Rodney, finding a compelling account of the life of the great Marxist and pan-Africanist.
#IrelandForAll and the anti-racist tradition in Ireland
Recent months have witnessed a growth in far-right organising in Ireland, but also the spread of major anti-racist mobilisations in response. Pádraig Mac Oscair examines these developments and puts them in historical context. In recent months, the inner-city Dublin community of East Wall has seen a series of protests against the potential housing of refugees […]
Fighting fascists in Erskine
Fascists have been organising weekly demonstrations in a small Scottish town – we explain who they are and how antifascists are organising to beat them.
NEU annual conference
Pay strikes, support staff, Ofsted, and Prevent: rs21 members cover the key debates.
What next after elections in Nigeria?
The new leadership does not herald change. Alex Batubo argues that a stronger workers’ movement is needed.
Abolition Revolution: a vital step into the future
We need to get rid of police and prisons entirely.
The state strikes again: the new Indonesian criminal code
Frans Ari Prasetyo explains the new repressive criminal code that has just been passed in Indonesia – and outlines the resistance it faces.
Scotland after Sturgeon
What are the prospects for Scottish independence now Sturgeon has stepped down?
Review | Derailed: How to Fix Britain’s Broken Railways
Why is train travel a disaster? How can we fix it?
Reject the health pay deal!
What’s the deal? Rob M argues NHS workers have to keep fighting to win more.
People Make Television: cultural production, socialism and the state
Tom Schofield on the People Make Television exhibition at Raven Row, London.
A fuel’s paradise: capitalism, energy crises and the markets
Fossil fuel companies and national governments are driving the climate catastrophe that threatens us all.
Hunt’s budget – comfort for the rich, crumbs for us
Jeremy Hunt claimed he was delivering a budget for growth, but as Jonny Jones explains, for most of us it means worsening living standards.
15 March rallies roundup
Half a million workers strike across Britain. rs21 members report on the massive day.
Right-wing gender politics: regenerated
Lisa Leak outlines the forces arrayed against trans people in Britain now.
Greek train crash sparks protests and general strike
Train crash in Greece sparks protests and strikes, with over 100,000 people on the streets, reports Kleanthis Antoniou.
We need more than crumbs: reject the NEU ‘deal’ in Wales
Schools strikes are suspended in Wales following a new offer from the Welsh government. rs21 members in NEU explain why it’s a bad deal and argue for stepping up rank and file organisation.
Everyone to London on 15 March!
15 March will be the biggest day of action so far in the current strike wave – we urge everyone to join the London protests on that day.
#IWD2023: women fight across the globe
On International Women’s Day, rs21 members share 13 inspiring examples of women fighting for liberation and against capitalism and state repression.
Anti-refugee demonstration in Carlisle – Nazis score a victory against divided opposition
Anti-fascists faced hurdles in mobilising against the first fascist demo to hit Carlisle in years.
South Korea: updates from recent struggles
A South Korean socialist talks about union struggles, parliamentary politics and Me Too
Mobilising against the convergence of the far right and transphobia
Across Britain last weekend, far-right elements and transphobes of various stripes were threatening to organise in large numbers. Several rs21 members took part in activity against them and report back on some of the actions. South London stands up in numbers Turning Point UK, the embarrassing moribund cousin of the US far-right Turning Point, had […]
UCU dispute at the crossroads
rs21 members in UCU analyse the current UCU dispute and consider the role of the UCU bureaucracy in recent weeks. In January, the future of the UCU dispute over pay, pensions and conditions was in a precarious situation. A vote by the Higher Education Executive committee (HEC) to call indefinite strike action had been publicly […]
Will Starmer’s Labour be better than the Tories?
Pat Stack discusses Starmer’s attacks on Corbyn and his legacy, and the question of what attitude socialists should take to the Labour Party’s rightward lurch and a potential Starmer government.
Climate scientists defend colleagues victimised for activism
Science is often linked to corporates and the state – but scientists are organising.
The earthquake in Türkiye and Syria
Earlier this month southern Türkiye and northwest Syria were struck by two devastating earthquakes, a tragedy which is fundamentally political, affected by the fault lines of counterrevolution, authoritarianism, racism, and capitalism.
Care workers clap back: strikes, unions and the exodus from care
A care worker activist explains the issues they face and calls for solidarity