Political alternatives in an age of catastrophe
What socialist politics do we need in this time of disasters?
“Don’t back down, double down” – Festival of the Oppressed report
Report on rs21’s first Festival of the Oppressed gathering
Hammer and heart: four theses on abolitionist communism
The connections between abolition, communism and organising for liberation
Review | Red Flags
A new book distinguishes the liberation of October 1917 from state repression under Stalin and Mao.
How do we build revolutionary organisation?
What kind of revolutionary organisation do we need and how can we build it?
Inside Die Linke
We talked to activists from Germany’s left Die Linke party about its recent success and issues as they move forwards.
Class and oppression
Some on the left say we should prioritise class struggles over issues of oppression. But fighting oppression is at the heart of socialism.
How should the left organise?
Do socialists spend too much time talking to like-minded people in a lefty bubble?
New left party: dead-end or dead right
Any new mass socialist formation must be rooted in class politics which understands its relation to oppression
Marxism in struggle and what that means
An exploration of the depth and breadth of Marxism – not just as a theory, but as a living tradition.
Lebanon: imperialist penetration and anti-imperialist contradictions | Part 3
What are the prospects for a nascent left in Lebanon, and how do we strengthen anti-imperialist resistance from Britain?
Syria: history shapes our organising today
How does the overthrow of Assad fit in the wider context of the Middle East, Israeli aggression and inter-imperialist competition?
Is it time for a new left party in Britain?
A contribution to the debate about a new left party by rs21 members.
Review | Raising the Red Flag
The lead up to the formation of the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1921, and lessons for today
Four theses on fascism, pogroms and liberation
Reflections on fascism, crisis and class politics, as the left responds to far-right mobilisations.
Imperialism and British workers: moving past the labour aristocracy debates
Our history is shaped by the legacy of empire. Alfie Hancox takes a critical look at debates on Labour and Imperialism
The Zapatistas – the first revolutionaries of the new age
Mike Gonzalez looks at how events in Chiapas have unfolded since 1994 and assesses the latest developments as Mexico elects a woman president for the first time.
Review | What Was Neoliberalism?
What can we learn about neoliberalism from Neil Davidson’s new book? Charlie Post reviews ‘What Was Neoliberalism’
The Popular Front then and now – France and the elections
Ian Birchall looks back at the history of the original Popular Front and outlines what’s at stake in France’s general election.
Ecological politics and revolutionary strategy
Harry H reflects on ecological politics and revolutionary strategy in a Nakba day talk at the Warwick encampment
The SWP apology is too little, too late
The rs21 steering group argues that the SWP’s apology for the way it handled its 2013 crisis is inadequate
The shift in Glasgow and how we fight back
What to make of new violence against the Palestine solidarity movement?
How should socialists think about political tradition?
“Our task isn’t to guard a faith, a static tradition.”
rs21 updates its ‘About Us’ statement
The new rs21 ‘about us’ – how the membership designed the new statement
1974 – an end and a beginning
Willie Black looks back at 1974. A pivotal year both in Britain and across the world – high points of workers’ struggles, but also the beginning of five decades of neo-liberalism
Review | The State and Revolution
Lenin’s The State and Revolution is one of the most important books he ever wrote, a restatement and rediscovery of the revolutionary understanding of the state.
The Socialist Alliance, George Galloway and Respect: left electoralism the last time around
After George Galloway’s Rochdale victory, David Renton reflects on past left electoral vehicles, and why democracy and accountability are essential.