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.
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.
Without organisation, we have nothing: building a rank and file organisation in schools
After a momentous year of workplace struggles, rs21 teachers discuss the need for ongoing rank and file organisation across schools
Palestine 101: Asking questions of Zionism
Sherry Wolf interrogates three common claims made by supporters of the state of Israel.
Why the world’s first flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel is a green mirage
November saw the first transatlantic flight using what’s claimed to be a sustainable aviation fuel. Gareth Dale and Josh Moos interrogate the latest claims for green flight.
Palestine 101: Israel is the watchdog of US imperialism
brian bean analyses US support for Israel and the geopolitical implications of the war on Gaza
Debate – the limitations of settler colonial theory
Australian socialist Jordan Humphreys, author of recent book ‘Indigenous Liberation & Socialism’ replies to two recent articles by Sai Englert on settler colonial theory.
Palestine 101: A century of Palestinian resistance
Shireen Akram-Boshar discusses the history of Palestinian resistance to colonialism.
Labor’s Upsurge and the Search for Workers’ Power
Five hundred thousand workers were on strike in the USA at some point in 2023. Kim Moody explores how the strikes have helped to build power and what to expect in the year to come.
Into the abyss: On the Argentinian elections.
As Argentina lurches to the right, Adam Fabry analyses the rise of Javier Milei
Autumn statement 2023: let it burn
Last week’s autumn statement was widely seen as the opening of the Tories’ general election campaign. but do the Tories have a coherent economic strategy that can rescue them?
How can workers stop the genocide?
An rs21 arms worker on how the Palestine solidarity movement could stop the flow of weapons to Israel.
Exposing the far-right conspiracy theorists
Pat Stack on the rise of the far right conspiracy theorist The Light newspaper
Settler colonialism, Zionism and Palestinian liberation
Sai Englert on the relationship between the Zionist labour movement and the road to Palestinian liberation.
Settler colonialism and the birth of global capitalism
Sai Englert discusses the history of settler colonialism and its central role in the development of global capitalism
The origins of Zionism
In part one of our series on the roots of Israeli terror rs21 member Neil Rogall, looks at the origins of Zionism.
What’s going on in Unite? | Part 2
Unite activist assesses Sharon Graham’s leadership of the union. Part 2.
What’s going on in Unite? | Part 1
A Unite activist assesses Sharon Graham’s leadership of the union. Part 1.
Video | End the siege of Gaza: building solidarity with Palestine
Anindya Bhattacharyya discusses the shifting landscape of Palestinian solidarity campaigning during the siege of Gaza.
Understanding the contradictions of Ukraine
rs21 member Sam O’Brien argues for a more nuanced understanding which sees both the struggle for national liberation and rivalry between imperialist powers as driving the war.
Australia: anti-Indigenous racism and the Voice referendum
An Australian socialist explains why a ‘Yes’ vote is important in the Voice referendum.
Resisting transphobia at the Working Class Movement Library
The rs21 steering group reports on the campaign against transphobic attacks
Hope amid the horror: Palestinian resistance after Operation Al-Aqsa Flood
Anindya Bhattacharyya analyses Operation Al-Aqsa Flood and its repercussions for resistance to occupation and imperialism.
A small earthquake in Chile, 1970-73
Mike Gonzalez writes about the 1973 coup in Chile and the lessons it offers for the struggle for socialism today.
Earthquake in Morocco: neoliberal failure and popular solidarity
A solidarity statement written by Moroccan socialists after the earthquake of early September 2023
Sunak wants to kill our planet
Gus Woody argues that the Tories’ latest environmental U-turns are part of a cynical power grab that all socialists should resist. Yesterday, Rishi Sunak announced that he was watering down many of the already meagre measures the Government was taking to the breakdown of the environment. These included delaying the phase out of the sale […]
Syria – ‘The people want the fall of the regime!’
Large demonstrations have been taking place across Syria in recent weeks. While their scale has yet to reach the peaks seen in 2011, many are hopeful that the government will be brought down. We republish an interview with an Australian based Syrian leftist.
In praise of ‘Essays on Marx’s Theory of Value’
In praise of a groundbreaking work of Marxist economics in its centenary year.