Roderick C
revolutionary reflections | A take on the political situation in France
In 2017 the sense of political crisis has deepened across much of the developed world. From the Trump presidency to Corbyn's stunning march on...
A review of Steve Silberman’s ‘Neurotribes’
Roderick C reviews Steve Silberman's Neurotribes: the Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently, finding a work rich in...
Protesters gather in Dover to demand open borders and migrant rights
Roderick C and Mitch Mitchell report on Saturday's Open Dover demo on the Kent coast
(Open Dover demonstration in support of migrants – photo by...
Five things you should know about what’s happening in Greece
While the Greek crisis can appear confusing, it boils down to a few fundamental points which suggest both great possibility and danger, writes Roderick...
Greek elections: report from Greece Solidarity meeting
Roderick C reports from a meeting organised by the Greece Solidarity Campaign.
The election briefing event organised by the Greece Solidarity Campaign covered two main themes:...
East London bus strike: city-wide strikes to come
Roderick C and James B report from today's bus strike at Tower Transit in East London.
Today's strike at Tower Transit bus company is a...
The left and Anonymous
Roderick C argues that the organised left should be playing an active role in protests called by groups like Anonymous
This year's Anonymous protest in...
rs21 Political Weekend: Anti-politics: responses to austerity from Russell Brand to...
Where does the 'anti-politics' mood come from? And how can revolutionaries relate to it?
Fast Food Rights meets to plan 15 February day of action
Fast Food Rights has been launched by left-wing Labour MP John McDonnell, alongside the BFAWU bakers union and Unite the Resistance.
The three whales of Bolshevism
The militant slogans of the Bolsheviks after 1905 were colloquially known as the “three whales of Bolshevism”. Roderick Cobley puts forward his suggestions for 2013.
Latest articles
revolutionary reflections | Capitalism, racialisation and resistance
Arjun Mahadevan argues that to build effective anti-racist struggles we need to acknowledge that racism was central to the development of capitalism.
Getting away with murder
The Overseas Operations Bill, which effectively 'decriminalises torture', is an insult to all those who seek accountability for the crimes of British imperialism.
Video: Fighting back and building power during the Covid crisis
Three separate activists draw lessons from fights to defend working-class lives and livelihoods inside and outside the workplace.
The BLM Summer and the US elections
Amidst an ongoing anti-racist uprising of unprecedented size and militancy, the US presidential election is approaching.
Eviction ban ends: how can renters fight back?
The government is trying to restart evictions just as a second wave of Covid-19 is arriving. We need to escalate our organising against evictions, rent debt and homelessness.
Open letter: Palestinians in Britain demand freedom of speech
The Labour Party's willingness to censor criticism of Israel gives license to a broader crackdown on anti-racist, anti-Zionist speech across society.
Class struggle against Covid
We are facing a second wave of Covid-19 due to the reckless drive for profit of the capitalist class. Mass action from below is the key to stopping the virus – and remaking society in the interests of the majority.
Palestine activists shut down Elbit arms factory
Activists are taking courageous direct action to shut down a factory owned by Elbit, Israel's largest private arms firm, which is also involved in policing migrants arriving to Britain.
Global fever
The Covid-19 pandemic is a foretaste of the approaching climate catastrophe. Andreas Malm's electrifying new book looks at both these crises and asks what we'll need to do to face them down.
What a way to make a living – A former mental health care worker
A former care worker details her experiences in residential mental healthcare.
Highlights
Global fever
The Covid-19 pandemic is a foretaste of the approaching climate catastrophe. Andreas Malm's electrifying new book looks at both these crises and asks what we'll need to do to face them down.
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.