Trump, Fascism and the authoritarian turn
Is Trump’s rule fascist, or becoming fascist? How can resistance be built? This in-depth analysis draws on history to understand the current crisis.
In defence of ‘childless cat ladies’
The reactionary right-wing attacks on women’s autonomy
Glasgow against fascism: a report on 7th September and thoughts on next steps
Tactical considerations for the antifascist movement in Glasgow.
Four theses on fascism, pogroms and liberation
Reflections on fascism, crisis and class politics, as the left responds to far-right mobilisations.
Video | Fantasies of the new far right
Richard Seymour on the global far right, disaster nationalism, and fascist fantasies.
The French far right pushed back – for now
Ian Birchall assesses the results of the second round of France’s parliamentary elections, celebrating a defeat for the far right and assessing the problems and opportunities ahead.
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.
Setback for Modi in India’s elections
Narendra Modi’s right-wing government suffered a severe setback in the recent elections in India. Tanroop Sandhu looks at the reasons for this reverse, in an edited version of a talk delivered to East London rs21.
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.
Revolutionary Reflections | The Battle of Cable Street
Anti-fascists of all stripes can learn from the success story of 1930s East London organising.
About the Dublin riots: some explanations and responses
Juliana Sassi, a member of the Community Action Tenants Union (CATU), looks beyond simplistic explanations of the recent riots in Dublin to deeper causes, and explains how anti-racists and community campaigners have responded.
Review | Mussolini’s Grandchildren
Italy’s far-right government has roots stretching back a century. Colin Wilson reviews Broder’s book.
Anti-refugee demonstration in Carlisle – Nazis score a victory against divided opposition
Anti-fascists faced hurdles in mobilising against the first fascist demo to hit Carlisle in years.
Leicester: the global spread of the Indian far right
Hindu supremacism is growing in Indian communities in Britain
Far right gains in Swedish elections
The results are rooted in neoliberalism, racism and growing inequality
Norwich campaigners defend Drag Queen Story Hour
Transphobic and far right protesters were greatly outnumbered.
India’s farmers’ protests: the British left must show solidarity
Protests by farmers against neoliberal land-grab reforms are the latest outbreak of dissent against Modi’s fascist government.
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.
Assessing the 2020 US elections
Aaron Amaral and Phil Gasper offer analysis and perspectives coming out of the 2020 U.S. elections. This piece was originally published by Tempest Magazine.
Review | Fascism: History and Theory
Luigi Hay reviews a timely analysis of the origins of fascist organisation, which looks critically at different strategies adopted by the left to fight fascism.
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
What conspiracy theories won’t tell you
Conspiracy theories are booming. Most present a hodgepodge of uninformed fantasies. But they all have one thing in common – they don’t go far enough.
The BLM Summer and the US elections
Amidst an ongoing anti-racist uprising of unprecedented size and militancy, the US presidential election is approaching.
What does my body know of photography? – Remembering the resistance through art
On Holocaust Memorial Day, Annie Dobson remembers Faye Schulman, photographer and Jewish partisan with her lyric essay.
Repression and revolt in Catalonia
The Catalan revolt has revealed the flawed nature of the Spanish 1978 constitutional settlement, writes Paul Amby.
Review: A Jewish Communist in Weimar Germany
Merilyn Moos reviews a new biography of Werner Scholem, an uncompromising revolutionary to the end.