The USSR and colonialism
The Soviet Union had a complex relationship with colonialism that evolved over decades
Echoes of 1905
An Imperialist nation is defeated at sea by a smaller power. Are talking about 2026, or 1905?
The state of the resistance in Trump’s America
The resistance has emerged from the streets, not the Democrats
Banned but not beaten: Palestine Action and the state’s total lawfare
DK Renton covers the Court of Appeals upholding of the Palestine Action ban, the past struggles, and the next steps.
Re-igniting direct action for Palestine
rs21 interviews Arms Embargo From Below, which aims to rebuild a disruptive, anti-imperialist movement
The price of saying ‘Free Palestine’: Zé Maria and international repression
Florence Open and Martin Ralph write on the incarceration of the Brazilian trade unionist, and how to show solidarity.
China and the Iran war – a provisional assessment
China is weathering the war and turning crisis into influence
Guilty of organising: the crackdown on mass protest in Britain
The convictions of Nineham and Jamal are proof the state wants this movement to end – which is exactly why we can’t stop now.
The BJP’s war on trans rights
India’s latest assault on trans rights is the logical product of a state that needs the gender binary to reproduce itself.
Hackney Votes Palestine? Insights from a grassroots electoral campaign
Local election victories are worth pursuing as a means of building the organisations and protected ground necessary for mass working-class reorganisation
Video | The POUM: republic, revolution and counterrevolution
The role of the POUM in the Spanish Civil War
Food, land, water: Africa and emerging Gulf sub-imperialisms
Gulf involvement in Africa reproduces the worst aspects of parasitic and decaying capitalism
Israel: the making of a racist state – new edition
The preface to the new edition of Israel: the making of a racist state
Venezuela: imperialism, post Chavismo, and resistance from below (part 2)
The second part of a two part article looks at the opportunities for resistance and the regional implications of Trump’s attack.
Venezuela: imperialism, post Chavismo, and resistance from below (part 1)
Part 1 of a two part analysis of Trump’s attack on Venezuela and the possibilities for resistance.
Destination Defence
Destination Defence is a new government attempt to intensify the militarisation of British society.
Imperial machinations, oil and the rebirth of the Monroe Doctrine
Venezuela reveals a struggle for US control over the western hemisphere’s resources
South Africa’s hydrogen extractive frontier: climate action or recolonisation?
A critical examination of the development of green hydrogen manufacture in South Africa
Solidarity with the hunger strikes
Political prisoners on hunger strike are challenging the counter-terror laws and the criminalisation of Palestinian solidarity inside Britain’s prisons
Interview | Palestinian Youth Movement
An interview with the British chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement at TWT 2025
Interview | Kenya Left Alliance
An interview with the Kenya Left Alliance on building left unity in Kenya
Venezuela: between crisis and invasion
An in depth analysis of the crisis in Venezuela as US aggression steps up
Review | Overreach: how China derailed its peaceful rise
Overreach is written from within the US establishment and provides insight into why the US sees China as a mortal enemy