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.
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.
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 […]
‘Bolsonarismo’ after Bolsonaro
Sean Purdy looks at what Lula’s victory means for anti-fascist organising in Brazil.
The fight for abortion and reproductive justice after Roe
Camila Valle, Sherry Wolf, Emily Janakiram, and Holly Lewis discuss how socialists can organise to fight for reproductive justice.
Brazilian presidential elections: some lessons from the first round
Hopes were high that Bolsonaro would be removed in the first round of Brazil’s elections. A Brazilian activist argues for a different strategy to win the second round.
Leicester: the global spread of the Indian far right
Hindu supremacism is growing in Indian communities in Britain
Far right gains in Swedish elections
The results are rooted in neoliberalism, racism and growing inequality
Review | Working for the War Effort
Merilyn Moos reviews a recent work on German-speaking refugees and their role in British wartime propaganda.
Remembering Utøya
We cannot allow the memory of the Utøya massacre ten years ago to be co-opted and depoliticised. Breivik’s murderous Islamophobia and his hatred of the Left display affinities with far more mainstream political ideology.
Gender and nationalism: Breivik’s ‘Western values’
Breivik’s political motivations for committing the massacre have been consistently side-lined. But when examined, his far-right politics demonstrate clear affinities with much more mainstream right-wing ideology.
How the Police Bill targets Gypsies, Roma and Travellers
The Police Bill will further criminalise GRT people. Charlotte Powell interviews Luke Smith from GRTSocialists.
Kill the Bill!
Tens of thousands took to the streets around the country over the Easter weekend to protest against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. rs21 members who attended the protests report in pictures.
Review | Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel
Sylvia Pankhurst’s life was full of tireless activism in the cause of women’s rights, anti-imperialism and the emancipation of the working class
‘Solidarity is a stream of sparks’: interview with an antifascist political prisoner
‘We are not alone, we are together, and we will win’: An interview with Russian antifascist political prisoner Ilya Shakursky.
India’s farmers’ protests: the British left must show solidarity
Protests by farmers against neoliberal land-grab reforms are the latest outbreak of dissent against Modi’s fascist government.
The Trumpian afterlife
The incoming Biden administration may repeal a few of Trump’s ugliest policies, but the revitalised far right is not going away.
Assessing the 2020 US elections
Aaron Amaral and Phil Gasper offer analysis and perspectives coming out of the 2020 U.S. elections. This piece was originally published by Tempest Magazine.
Review | Fascism: History and Theory
Luigi Hay reviews a timely analysis of the origins of fascist organisation, which looks critically at different strategies adopted by the left to fight fascism.
After the election
On the eve of an election where neither candidate offers anything to people struggling against oppression, US socialists need to continue supporting the wave of protests, strikes and rebellions that began this summer
What conspiracy theories won’t tell you
Conspiracy theories are booming. Most present a hodgepodge of uninformed fantasies. But they all have one thing in common – they don’t go far enough.
The BLM Summer and the US elections
Amidst an ongoing anti-racist uprising of unprecedented size and militancy, the US presidential election is approaching.
Review: Martin Monath, A Jewish Resistance Fighter among Nazi soldiers
Merilyn Moos reviews a fascinating and little-known history of Trotskyist organising during World War Two.
Anti-racists reclaim Glasgow
Over the past fortnight Glasgow has become a flash point in the fight against the far right, demonstrating the inherent link between British Unionism and white supremacy.
A tale of two towns
Colin Revolting looks at events in Deptford and Eltham after the 2011 shooting of Mark Duggan
Trans rights and ‘gender ideology’ in Hungary
The Hungarian parliament has passed new legislation that will eradicate any recognition of transgender people. Hanna Gál situates the new developments in the context of the far-right ruling parties’ hostility to ‘gender ideology’ and argues for a trans-inclusive feminist fightback.
Review: Anti-Nazi Germans
As Boris Johnson and others attempt to invoke the ‘spirit of the Blitz’ in response to COVID-19, Ian Birchall celebrates a recent publication that disrupts the national myths of WWII.