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What socialist feminists owe each other

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In this adapted speech from Festival of the Oppressed 2026, Sylvia M asks what feminist strategy and mobilisation should look like for revolutionary socialists, and what it would take to build a socialist feminism that liberates all. 

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In this opening speech for rs21’s Festival of the Oppressed event in London on June 20th, Harry Holmes lays out the grim future ahead, the alternatives we must build, and the politics of freedom we must reclaim. 

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A Communist anticipates … Health Communism

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In this talk, given at rs21’s Festival of the Oppressed event in London, DK Renton explores the possibilities of Health Communism as imagined by Alexandra Kollontai. 

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The Far Right’s Embrace of Neurodivergence

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Robert Chapman writes on the cynical use of neurodivergence by the Far Right, laying out how it happened and how to fight it. 

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The British left has little to lose, but where should it go?

Should the British left build its own DSA? Two views from rs21

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The evolution of democratic centralism in the SWP

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We must never again allow organisational structures to remain unchanged, unchallenged and unreviewed, as the world around us changes. 

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Solidarity through football

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Charlie W recounts the history of football as a radical sport of the masses and argues for its subversive potential even in the face of FIFA corruption and geopolitical manipulation. 

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An updated version of rs21’s Fighting Transphobia pamphlet is now available. 

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Sí, ya puede hablar: The UFW and Abuse

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Earlier this year, United Farm Workers founder César Chávez was accused of sexual abuse. But this problem goes beyond one man, as Mara writes. 

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The right tells us that certain ways of life are natural. Yet capitalism makes big money selling the surgeries and pills that make these “natural” lives possible, as Colin Wilson explains. 

Maleness, femaleness, heterosexuality – sold to us by capitalism

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Farage in Clacton– Socialists need to build resistance everywhere

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An in depth look at Clacton’s history and fighting back against Farage and the far right. 

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Teamsters: The Ghost of Jackie Presser

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Joe Allen reports on the recent Teamsters union congress in Las Vegas and considers the possibilities for a revival of the rank and file. 

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Ashley Smith reviews the state of the American resistance against Trump and argues that only mass working-class struggle and a new workers’ party, not reliance on Democrats, can defeat him and the system that produced him. 

The State of the Resistance in Trump’s America 

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A New Era in UNISON?

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An rs21 Unison member reports back on the recent Unison conference.

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On strike at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel

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Ish Tominey-Nevado spoke to Unite members at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in Manchester out on strike against their employer InterContinental Hotels Group UK (IHG) over union-busting activities, last minute rotas, sick pay and conditions. 

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Support the strikers at the Institute of Cancer Research

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James B reports from the picket line at the Institute of Cancer Research. 

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Andy Burnham is papering over the cracks

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Starmer will be remembered for his repressive law-and-order agenda if he is remembered at all. Socialists must be ready for new challenges under a government led by Andy Burnham – but our tasks remain the same.