The Paris Commune: Order Reigns in Paris
A new translation of an article from Le Cri du peuple, the leading newspaper of the Paris Commune
‘That’s the power of direct action’: an interview with Palestine Action
On Feb 1 2021, Palestine Action and XR North shut down the Elbit Systems factory in Oldham. rs21 spoke with Huda and Richard from Palestine Action about Elbit, Palestine and direct action tactics.
Revolutionary Reflections | Anti-extractivism and radical politics in Ecuador
Melissa Moreano Venegas looks at the forthcoming presidential election in Ecuador through the lens of Thea Riofrancos' recent analysis of extractivism and its opponents.
India: mass movement of farmers fights corporate power-grab
Two million farmers are camped outside New Delhi, facing down the far-right government's bid to grab further land for big agribusiness.
Hong Kong’s mass arrests are an assault on grassroots advocacy
In Hong Kong, a further crackdown targets labour organisers and migrant rights activists alongside the traditional pro-democracy camp.
India’s farmers’ protests: the British left must show solidarity
Protests by farmers against neoliberal land-grab reforms are the latest outbreak of dissent against Modi's fascist government.
Bolsonaro stumbles in Brazilian mid-term elections
A year of community organising against the pandemic propelled Brazilian socialist activists to several major breakthroughs in last month’s elections.
France’s authoritarian turn: Islamophobia and the security state
Macron has backtracked after hundreds of thousands of people protested against the Comprehensive Security Law that would ban filming police officers.
Unemployment and class power: the example of Portugal
Worker organising in Britain will have to change to take account of rising mass unemployment. We can learn from how workers in Southern Europe faced the wave of austerity after the last economic crisis.
Unearthing hidden histories: an interview with Ian Birchall
An interview with socialist historian Ian Birchall. Ian's work has has involved researching and reevaluating lesser-known revolutionaries and activists from the Global South.