Colin Wilson
We burned the cop cars one by one: a review of...
Colin Wilson reviews an inspiring memoir of decades of LGBT activism
Cleve Jones tells us that there were two times when the movement –...
Anti-gay atrocities in Chechnya: let asylum seekers into Britain!
Media reports from Chechnya bring Nazi persecution to mind and are leading to protests against the Russian government. Yet our own government regularly turns...
Richmond by-election: a “progressive” alliance isn’t an effective tactic against the...
The result of the Richmond by-election is being used to argue for collaboration between the Lib Dems and Labour. That analysis doesn't add up.
Video report: Cinema workers strike for Living Wage
Colin Wilson reports from the picket line in Hackney, in east London.
Workers at Hackney Picturehouse are on strike from Friday to Sunday after spending...
Notes on women, men, trans and intersex: “the gender binary does...
Colin Wilson discusses why the gender binary's imposition is something to be opposed.
One of the most widely accepted "common sense" ideas about society is...
Review – Sex and the Weimar Republic
Colin Wilson reviews Sex and the Weimar Republic: German Homosexual Emancipation and the Rise of the Nazis by Laurie Marhoefer.
This book offers a glimpse of a...
Why I’m not celebrating the fall of Keith Vaz
Colin Wilson argues that the manner of Keith Vaz's fall from grace is nothing for the left to rejoice in.
I never thought I would...
I hope Corbyn wins, but I’m not going to join the...
There is a danger of people devoting most of their energies to struggles inside the Labour Party.
Orlando vigil: We will not live in fear
Colin Wilson reports from central London.
Thousands of people crammed the whole length of Old Compton Street on Monday evening to send the message "London...
Marxism and LGBT politics: a new wave of discussion
Colin Wilson reviews Peter Drucker's book Warped: Gay Normality and Queer Anti-Capitalism, recently published in paperback.
The last few years have seen a thoroughly welcome...
Latest articles
Resist the crackdown on demonstrations
The lockdown has ended but the crackdown on protests goes on and on. We need to share skills and solidarity to resist police repression.
‘The fight of our lives’ | Interview with Marian Mayer
Marian Mayer, candidate for Vice President of UCU, spoke to rs21 about the fightback in the higher and further education sectors
Review: The Covid-19 Catastrophe
Stacey Williams reviews The Covid-19 Catastrophe, by leading UK medical writer Richard Horton
Interview: Organised and disorganised labour in the Belarus uprising
Siarhei Biareishyk speaks to rs21 about the uprising in Belarus following the falsified re-election of Aliaksandr Lukashenka on 9 August 2020.
Fascism beyond Trump
Historical comparisons can lead to unhelpful conclusions if not used carefully
Interview: Beirut blast exposed a global system
Rima Majed spoke to rs21 about the blast that devastated Beirut in the context of an existing political and economic crisis.
Reopening schools is bad science
Mike Downham explains the poor science behind the government plans for schools reopening.
Interview: Neighbourhood organising in Edinburgh
Activists in Edinburgh share their experiences of fighting to save lives, save jobs, and save the planet within a local community hit by Covid-19.
Review: Radical Happiness
Lynne Segal’s most recent work, Radical Happiness, addresses the relationship between political action and personal fulfilment.
Tik Tok: is time running out for Tory style education?
Ava, a sixth form student, describes how she helped to instigate the protests last weekend which led to the government U-turn.
Highlights
Interview: Organised and disorganised labour in the Belarus uprising
Siarhei Biareishyk speaks to rs21 about the uprising in Belarus following the falsified re-election of Aliaksandr Lukashenka on 9 August 2020.
Interview: Beirut blast exposed a global system
Rima Majed spoke to rs21 about the blast that devastated Beirut in the context of an existing political and economic crisis.
Review: Fortunes of Feminism
Leslie Cunningham reviews Fortunes of Feminism by Nancy Fraser, a critical account of changes in feminist thought in the era of neo-liberalism.
Post-war to post-industrial Scotland
Successive British governments have restructured the Scottish economy in damaging ways. Now we need a radical plan for a de-carbonised and independent Scotland.
Johnson’s bonanza for private capital
The Tories are increasing spending, but the money is going to the rich. Adam Blanden argues that this represents the acceleration of Britain’s transformation into a ‘speculator state’.