Tag: prisons
Report: How to defund the police – strategies for abolition
Jiaqi Kang reports on East London rs21's meeting on police abolition.
We will strike and we will win!
Thousands of people gathered in front of the Bank of England for the Women's Strike on International Women's Day 2019.
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
#GE2017: More police and prison officers won’t make us safer
Socialism requires a belief that building a world without punishment and incarceration is possible.
H.M. Prison Holloway is closed. What will become of the space?
Samuel Agbamu tells the story of North London's H.M. Prison Holloway and explains why it is a key site of struggle in the fight against...
Review: Orange is the New Black
With Christmas fast approaching, Shanice McBean looks at the politics behind an obvious stocking filler: Orange is the New Black.
Orange is the New Black (OITNB)...
Break Prison: a look at incarceration
Mitch Mitchell shares his experience of prison in the 1970s, and looks at the way the system continues to be used as a method of oppression against the working class and people of colour.
Film review: Starred Up
What gives the prison film its tension is a dynamic between trapped, animalistic energy and the dream of liberty.
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Resist the crackdown on demonstrations
The lockdown has ended but the crackdown on protests goes on and on. We need to share skills and solidarity to resist police repression.
‘The fight of our lives’ | Interview with Marian Mayer
Marian Mayer, candidate for Vice President of UCU, spoke to rs21 about the fightback in the higher and further education sectors
Review: The Covid-19 Catastrophe
Stacey Williams reviews The Covid-19 Catastrophe, by leading UK medical writer Richard Horton
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.
Fascism beyond Trump
Historical comparisons can lead to unhelpful conclusions if not used carefully
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.
Reopening schools is bad science
Mike Downham explains the poor science behind the government plans for schools reopening.
Interview: Neighbourhood organising in Edinburgh
Activists in Edinburgh share their experiences of fighting to save lives, save jobs, and save the planet within a local community hit by Covid-19.
Review: Radical Happiness
Lynne Segal’s most recent work, Radical Happiness, addresses the relationship between political action and personal fulfilment.
Tik Tok: is time running out for Tory style education?
Ava, a sixth form student, describes how she helped to instigate the protests last weekend which led to the government U-turn.
Highlights
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.
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’.