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.
Whither Poland
Dan Davison analyses the new Polish government, the Polish left, and the rise of the far right.
Rochdale by-election highlights Labour’s bankruptcy on Gaza
Rochdale – a significant victory, but not the left alternative we need.
What it means to say Trump will govern like a fascist
Many Democrats argue that Trump is a fascist and demand that the Left subordinate everything to the call to resist him, but we have to organise against the rise of authoritarianism.
The Tory meltdown continues
Rachel Iboraii celebrates the Tories’ latest by-election losses and looks at what this tells us about the prospects for the upcomin general election.
Who should be UCU’s next general secretary?
rs21 members in UCU discuss the candidates and offer their voting recommendations.
Into the abyss: On the Argentinian elections.
As Argentina lurches to the right, Adam Fabry analyses the rise of Javier Milei
Spanish elections: what next after fear trumps hate?
Luke Stobart analyses the Spanish election results.
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.
Sunak suffers, Starmer stalls – the council elections in England
Rachel Iboraii celebrates the Tories’ losses in last week’s council elections in England, and questions why Labour isn’t profiting more from the government’s woes.
What next after elections in Nigeria?
The new leadership does not herald change. Alex Batubo argues that a stronger workers’ movement is needed.
Polarization and Paralysis: the U.S. after the midterm elections
Ashley Smith and Charlie Post draw a balance sheet of the midterm elections, and their lessons for the socialist Left in the United States.
Build the strikes, break the Tories
Kick out the Tories, build strikes and protests so from Day One under Labour we stop Starmer imposing austerity.
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.
Far right gains in Swedish elections
The results are rooted in neoliberalism, racism and growing inequality
A breakthrough for the French left?
The second round of France’s parliamentary elections saw the president lose his majority, a new left alliance becoming the second largest force, but also a worrying increase in far-right representation. Ian Birchall explains the background and looks at what may come next.
Prospects for the left after the French election
The results of the first round of the French presidential election make for grim reading. Ian Birchall looks at some of the lessons of the election, and the future prospects for the left.
Sharon Graham wins stunning Unite victory
Graham recognises the need to focus on rebuilding workplace power to reverse union decline.
What’s at stake in the Unite election?
We have to develop a strategy that challenges the status quo in Unite, and that means taking a different road to the official left.
The problem of independence
While a range of neoliberal and reactionary politics threatens to dominate the Scottish independence movement, Marcus Docherty argues that the influence of right wing leaders is not the only problem for socialists.
Unite elections: An interview with Howard Beckett
There are three candidates competing for the left vote in the Unite elections. rs21 interviewed Howard Beckett about his election platform.
Who should be Unite’s next General Secretary?
Campaigning for Unite’s general secretary election is underway. None of the candidates is ideal, but rs21 argues for critical support for Sharon Graham.
Revolutionary Reflections | Anti-extractivism and radical politics in Ecuador
Melissa Moreano Venegas looks at the forthcoming presidential election in Ecuador through the lens of Thea Riofrancos’ recent analysis of extractivism and its opponents.
Scotland, the left and independence
If the British state breaks up, will Scottish independence be a serious progressive change, or just a neoliberal reshuffle?
Bolsonaro stumbles in Brazilian mid-term elections
A year of community organising against the pandemic propelled Brazilian socialist activists to several major breakthroughs in last month’s elections.
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.
Back Paul Holmes for UNISON general secretary
UNISON members need to turn the page on a decade of inaction in the face of Tory austerity. Paul Holmes’ rank-and-file candidacy is a chance to put this argument front and centre
Bolivia’s MAS comeback
In late 2019, Evo Morales was toppled in Bolivia by a right-wing coup. Barely a year later, the Movement towards Socialism has recaptured power.
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