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Fracking resumes but the movement builds
The resumption of fracking at the Preston New Road site, Lancashire, yesterday (15 October) after a seven-year gap opens a dark new chapter in...
Anti-fascist demonstrators outnumber the far right in London
On October 13th, the DFLA attempted a rally in London and were opposed by thousands of counter-demonstrators. rs21 members report on the day's events.
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Calais stories
Mitch Mitchell is a regular visitor to Calais a part of his work with Refugee Lifeboat.
VIDEO: Ele Não! Brazilians protest Jair Bolsonaro
rs21 spoke to Brazilians protesting against far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro as the country went to the polls for the first round of voting
Care, consent and coercion under capitalism
The #metoo movement and the Brett Kavanaugh case in the US have highlighted the pervasiveness of sexual violence in capitalist society. In the run-up...
AUDIO: The Fire Last Time – 1968
Marxist historian Neil Davidson talks on 1968 and the broader period of uprisings and reprisals of which it became the most visible example
Maternity Care in Crisis
The number of cases of mother and baby deaths and injuries being investigated at NHS hospitals in Shropshire has risen dramatically. Shropshire Defend Our...
‘Legitimate Concerns’: the Language of Division
The importance of political language is hard to underestimate. Language is used not only in the most practical sense, as a verbal or written...
The Looming Massacre in Idlib
The regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is threatening to carry out a massive assault on the province of Idlib, including a potential chemical...
US prison strike: the slaves rebel
The heroic strike action of prisoners in the United States highlights the potential for revolt among America's modern-day slave population
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Care, consent and coercion under capitalism
The #metoo movement and the Brett Kavanaugh case in the US have highlighted the pervasiveness of sexual violence in capitalist society. In the run-up...
Repeal: A fight against misogyny and the legacy of imperialism
Today voters in the Republic of Ireland go to the polls to decide whether or not to repeal the 8th Amendment to the Irish...
Syria is not exceptional: interview with Joseph Daher | Part 1
Syrian socialist author Joseph Daher discusses the nature of the Assad regime and the social basis of the uprising against it which began in 2011
No community without politics
The mirage of a "mainstream Jewish community", often weaponised against the left, hides the fact that "community" itself is always a site of struggle and contestation
Capitalism’s life source: the domestic and social basis for exploitation
Tithi Bhattacharya responds to questions about her new book on social reproduction theory.