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
Combating unsafe workplaces: an interview with Janet Newsham
Every workplace is a Covid frontline, as employers try to force workers into unsafe situations. We interviewed Janet Newsham of the Hazards Campaign, which is fighting back.
Next steps in the fight for safe schools
The government's retreat on school closures won't last forever. Education workers need to go on the offensive.
Let them starve – food and class in Tory Britain
The Tories and their cronies will let working-class children starve. We don't just need food for all – we need to take over the food system.
‘As cold as charity’: repression and the ‘speculator state’
The government's right-wing reform of public services continues apace – and NGOs and charities are being used as cover.
Agitating with Art: the Artivists at Work story so far
Artwork – not just 'great art' but cartoons and doodles – can add life and vibrancy to political messaging, and give people a mirror in which to recognise their own hopes and frustrations.
A Universal Credit inquiry | Part 1
Millions of people out of work due to Covid are experiencing the cruelty of the Tories' reformed welfare system for the first time.
Highlights
Poland’s feminist uprising
Women in Poland are making their own cause for hope by taking the streets. rs21 spoke with several feminist activists in Polish union Inicjatywa Pracownicza about the recent wave of feminist strikes and protests.
What does abolition mean in modern Britain?
The Black Lives Matter movement has sown seeds of hope worldwide for the abolition of police. But policing in the UK goes far beyond the bodies of armed men in uniform.
Fortress Europe after Moria
After Moria burned to the ground, a new camp was quickly built to replace it. We interviewed Chloe Haralambous and Michalis Poulimas about events on the ground and what they mean for the EU border regime.
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.