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Ireland today: interview with Goretti Horgan and Eamonn McCann

Pat Stack talks to Derry based socialists Goretti Horgan and Eamonn McCann

Four theses on fascism, pogroms and liberation

Reflections on fascism, crisis and class politics, as the left responds to far-right mobilisations.

Rachel Reeves and the ‘maxed out credit card’

Kate Deer takes a critical look at the new government’s claims that Britain has ‘maxed out its credit card’.

Election – threats from the right, big new chances for the left

Colin Wilson provides an analysis of the election, including the unreported detail of successes for a new kind of left

Green imperialism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Imperial powers control and profit from the DRC’s minerals. Ben Radley explains the history and calls for protest.

Tents outside Sheffield uni, police standing in front of the Glasgow Home Office gates, police and protestors at sites in London.

Long hot summer?

London, Glasgow, Manchester – a brief flash of activity or the start of a long hot summer?

Cass Review: dangerous and transphobic

Lisa Leak and Colin Wilson explain why we should reject Cass and renew the fight for trans liberation.

The Courtaulds strike of 1965 – Black workers fighting back

Sue Sparks of the IS History Project uncovers the history of one of the first Black workers’ strikes against racism in the 1960s. 

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.

Palestine 101: A century of Palestinian resistance

Shireen Akram-Boshar discusses the history of Palestinian resistance to colonialism.

Into the abyss: On the Argentinian elections.

As Argentina lurches to the right, Adam Fabry analyses the rise of Javier Milei

What’s going on in Unite? | Part 1

A Unite activist assesses Sharon Graham’s leadership of the union. Part 1.

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.

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‘Troublemakers at Work’: Why trade unions need a militant rank-and-file

‘Troublemakers’ brought trade unionists and activists together to discuss the importance of a militant rank-and-file.

Keir Starmer looking to his right looking surprised.

What the hell is Labour doing?

Despite a commanding lead in the polls, Starmer is still running scared from the Tories.

a large crowd of people at May Day rally, with different union banners

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.

Voter suppression and protest repression: the Tories’ attack on democracy

The government is swiftly and systematically destroying the rights on which ordinary people rely: to vote, to protest, to strike.

United Family and Friends march, October 2022

Abolition Revolution: a vital step into the future

We need to get rid of police and prisons entirely.

Man carries placard with slogan Police everywhere Justice nowhere

24 reasons to abolish the Met Police

Violent, racist, repressive: why we need to scrap the Met

‘Adult Human Female’ and the contradictions of left-wing transphobia

rs21 member Úna O’Shea debunks a film that claims to provide a ‘materialist’ basis for gender essentialism. 

Train station with platforms only accessible using stairs

Stop the exclusion of disabled people from public transport

Everyone should have access to reliable public transport.

Women's strike protest, London, 2019.

Revolutionary Reflections | Sexual violence, feminism and socialist organising

Discussion: how should socialists organise to stop sexual violence in our organisations?

photo of January 18, 2020 Women's March in Washington DC, USA. Placard says "When Injustice becomes law, Rebellion becomes duty."

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.

Image shows a placard against blue sky reading Jin, Jiyan, Azadi - Woman, life, freedom!

‘Woman! Life! Freedom!’: the social revolution in Iran

As protests in Iran continue and deepen, an Iranian activist argues for greater solidarity from the left in Britain.

Marchers with placards reading Justice for Chris Kaba!

Justice for Chris Kaba, shot dead by Met Police

5,000 marchers accuse police of racism

Union protest at Kings Cross, London

Queen dies: it’s wrong to stop strikes and protests

‘National unity’ is one-sided. Keep fighting, and fight for a republic.

NASA satellite images showing the extent of the floods

Floods in Pakistan – a capitalist disaster

Floods are the result of a colonial legacy, international finance and government inaction

Protesters with signs reading 'Demilitarise the police' and 'Black Lives Matter'

Interview: the United States in crisis, part 2

Openings exist for the American left, but not with the Democrats

Man spray paints image of Gorachev on a wall

Mikhail Gorbachev: twin portraits of a failed reformer

Gorbachev was neither a liberal man of peace nor an incompetent who trashed Russia