Max Stein
The British left must stand in solidarity with Palestinians
Max Stein argues for vocal solidarity with Palestinians as the annexation of the West Bank goes ahead.
The villains of Parliament Square
A who's-who of the murderous colonialists set in stone in Parliament Square Gardens.
‘Justice for Belly! Justice for George!’
Mass protests have returned to British streets, calling for justice for George Floyd and Belly Mujinga, and an end to systemic racism and police violence.
Time to leave Labour
The social crises thrown up by the coronavirus pandemic make internal battles in the Labour Party increasingly irrelevant.
Double or nothing
Boris Johnson's manoeuvre to shut down parliament is a step towards establishing a right-wing populist hegemony in Britain
‘Soldier F’: the far right’s new rallying cry
As Jeremy Hunt pledges to block prosecution of British soldiers, Max L explores the role of the far right in a growing street campaign for immunity for soldiers who committed war crimes in the North of Ireland.
Labour split: meet the gang of seven
At long last, the new centrist party is here. Meet the seven Blairite relics promising to #ChangePolitics.
Understanding the Arab right #HM2018
Max S reports from a session at Historical Materialism conference that included perspectives on Lebanon, Morocco, Egypt and the Syrian civil war.
Weathering the storm
Reflections on the election of the far-right Jair Bolsonaro as president of Brazil by Max Stein, who spent Election Day with anti-fascists and feminists outside the Brazilian Embassy.
Antisemitism, then and now: Part 2 of 2
In part two of an extended interview with rs21, David Rosenberg of the Jewish Socialist Group explores the far-right links of the modern Tory Party, and sets out how socialists can combat antisemitism
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From Stonewall to Black Lives Matter
Thinking about rebellion: Keegan O’Brien reflects on the threads that connect the Stonewall Riots to the contemporary Black Lives Matter movement.
Artivists at Work 2
More from Artivists at Work: resisting NHS cuts, unsafe school reopenings and the gendered impacts of Covid-19.
‘White Terror’ in Hong Kong
The postponement of elections in Hong Kong has more to do with Beijing’s fear of the democracy movement than public health concerns.
Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the future of Trident
On the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, Eileen Cook highlights the danger of Trident remaining in Scotland.
Nurses strike back against attack on pay
Nurses and health workers are fighting back on pay – and kicking off a battle to defend our health and care services
Hearts and stomachs
Last week's vote on the Trade Bill showed how the callous disregard for human life and food safety that Upton Sinclair exposed in his classic novel The Jungle is as relevant as ever.
Report: How to defund the police – strategies for abolition
Jiaqi Kang reports on East London rs21's meeting on police abolition.
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’.
Returning to campus after ‘lockdown’
As UK universities draw up plans for mass redundancies and reopening of campuses, the marketisation of Higher Education is now putting lives and livelihoods at risk.
Resist Tory immigration plans
Zareen Taj and Mitch Mitchell look at the effects of the Tories' proposed new immigration system following Brexit.
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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’.
Defund the police. Disarm the state.
The demand to defund the police should extend beyond reallocating existing government spending. We also need to address the racist ways that the state polices all aspects of working-class life.
Not one more of us will be sacrificed
rs21 members argue that deaths and job losses are not inevitable and that as we can’t rely on government or employers, we will have to rely on each other to fight for our lives and our livelihoods.
Video: Capitalism is the virus
Video: Brendan Montague looks at how capitalism, colonialism, ecological devastation co-evolved and at what we can do to cure our societies and our planet.
The Black Lives Matter movement in 2020: results and prospects
Jaswinder Blackwell-Pal considers the situation of the BLM movement in Britain and argues for centring the politics of abolition and anti-imperialist solidarity.