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a group of rs21 members with a banner saying "resist, from london to paris" in front of a barricade in the streets of paris

Inside the Paris uprising: An rs21 report

October 17 was an uprising of a generation of working-class youth that is undefeated and unwilling to wait for parliament

Riot Tourism

The halls of power in France are burning, can the British Left hope to steal a little flame?

Michel Foucault: friend or foe of the left

100 years on from his birth, Foucault remains a provocative and interesting thinker for the left

Obituary: Peter Thomas

In memory of the brilliant Marxist theorist and interpreter of Gramsci

Muzan Alneel and people’s power in Sudan 

Muzan Alneel and the revolutionary struggle in Sudan

Polanski loses by-election

The Green surge is faltering; what now?

Subterranean hyperpolitics blues

Too much politicisation, not enough institutions: contradiction, resolve thyself

France’s schools revolt: the youth’s Yellow Vests movement?

School-related demands are a driving force behind the students’ anger, but it doesn’t end there

Three photos of Suella Braverman, Kemi Badenoch, and David Lammy, descending in vertical order. A pink filter has been applied over the top.

Racial Capitalist Realism in Britain

A speech from FOTO 2026 on the latest members of the bourgeoisie

Reflections on the “IS tradition”

A core text from the founding of rs21

The cover of the book superimposed on a landscape with derelict pottery kiln and buildings

Review | The breaking of the English working class

A review of Jonas Marvin’s new book on class

Kropotkin’s lifeboats: Mutual aid VS welfare chauvinism

Anyone can suffer under capitalism; no one should.

Revolutionary organisation and the united front

A core text from the founding of rs21

Obscene men: Manosphere Mussolinis and divorced dads

What forms does the anti-feminist counter-revolution take today?

Fanon’s continuing presence and revolutionary Sudan

The thought of the Martinican revolutionary still proves useful for understanding the situation today

Breaking the loop: On Macklemore and Ed Sheeran

Craft against Kraft – musicians strike a blow against the venue boss

More of the same won’t save education: why extra funding is only a partial victory

The pay rise is only the first step; a plan is needed to face the crisis

Carceral breakdown at HMP Whitemoor

A voice from the inside confirms what we know: the prison system isn’t working

Review | A Short History of Trans Misogyny

Examining the emergence of trans misogyny, from New York and London to the British Raj and beyond

Silence won’t save us

A view from a Unite member on Sharon Graham’s silence

Working at UPS During 9–11 and After: Looking Back 25 Years Later

25 years on from 9/11, a teamster reflects on anti-war organising by workers

Interview | MUDRAT

Words from an artist fighting settler social cohesion

Fighting the ELFT job cuts: A view from the frontline

A Unite rep reports from the ground on devastating cuts made to the NHS

book cover of the book keep going a guide to organizing when ti's hard.

Review | Keep Going: A Guide to Organizing When It’s Hard

A book full of good advice for organising at work and elsewhere

Internal colonialism

An overview of the internal colonialism theory.

Obituary: Brian Parkin 10 May 1947 – 12 August 2026

In memory of one of the founding members of rs21

east London rs21 members and bus drivers at the

The climate crisis has a picket line at London’s Arriva garages

Climate change is entering the shop floor, but where is the climate movement?

Doing it together: DIY football against the trans ban

In the face of trans bans in global football, resistance takes the form of DIY

Coloniality and Time

There’s only 24 hours in a day under capitalism. But was it always that way?

Review | The Winter Circus: A Memoir by Leo Zeilig

A review of the new novel by Leo Zeilig