
International round-up: Unions in France call new strikes against Macron
A march of strikers in April (Picture: Phototheque Rouge /Martin Noda / Hans Lucas) French workers are preparing for another day of national strikes and
A march of strikers in April (Picture: Phototheque Rouge /Martin Noda / Hans Lucas) French workers are preparing for another day of national strikes and
Outside the Shell meeting protesting climate destruction (picture: Fossil Free London) I applaud the protesters that turned a general meeting of the climate-killing company Shell
St Mungos workers on the picket line in Westminster, London St Mungo’s homeless charity workers began a month-long strike on Tuesday against bosses who are
Twelve years have passed since the Arab Spring, and both Egypt and Tunisia are facing a stark economic crisis. Both are currently under the mercy
Police officers in London (Picture: Luke McKernan) The Metropolitan Police says from September it will only attend 999 calls linked to mental health where there
Lord Soames of Fletching Equality is really driving through society. Pratt’s, an exclusive private members’ club near to the Ritz in St James’s, central London,
No more new oil and gas developments in the North Sea under Labour The GMB union is turning up the heat on Labour leader Keir
Heathrow airport workers struck earlier in May, now more are set to join in the action Some 600 security officers at Heathrow airport are set
All Points East festival closes large sections of Victoria Park, east London during the schools Summer break (Picture: David Jones) Desperate councils and profiteering event
The Disney version of the fairy tale Bambi takes out much of the book’s detail (Picture: Wikicommons) Jack Zipes has been bringing back to life,
The world will soon cross 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming beyond preindustrial levels, meaning serious destabilization of the earth’s ecosystem. But we can still
Oil drilling platform in the North Sea (Picture: Chumlee10/Flickr) The wage revolt in the North Sea is set to escalate this week. Around 1,650 UK
In the debt ceiling standoff, Republicans have held the global economy hostage, demanding a ransom payment that consists of cuts to the US social safety
On this day in 1381, the lower classes of southern England began a titanic class struggle against the aristocracy – to demand justice for those
Aslef strikers in Leeds earlier this year (Picture: Neil Terry). Strikes were set to halt rail services across Britain this week as workers in the
Confronting the bigots at a drag queen event (Picture: Jo Holland) For the fourth time, Turning Point UK (TPUK) and its fascist mates targeted the
Active picketing backed strikes in Coventry last week (Picture: David Kersey) Workers at an Amazon fulfilment centre in Coventry are standing firm with strikes on
Pedro Sanchez (left) wasn’t smiling after the Spanish election results (Picture: Pedro Sanchez on Twitter) Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez has called an early general
Canadian politicians are destroying Canada’s greatest accomplishment — its health care system. The country is sliding toward health care privatization due to weak federal leadership
rs21 member Shiraz Hussain reviews Health Communism (Verso, 2022), a new book written by longtime disability justice and healthcare activists Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie Vierkant.
The writers of your favorite movies and shows are workers just like you. They deserve your solidarity. Writers Guild of America (WGA) East members participate
A new film offers a visually attractive, fair-minded, and substantial introduction to the lost world of Irish Communism, and the vision of a more just
The re-elected president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Picture: NATO/Flickr) Turkey’s president Recep Recep Tayyip Erdogan won re-election on Sunday, extending his 20-year rule. He took
Workers at Soas university in central London on strike last week (Picture: Guy Smallman) University workers in the UCU union voted to censure their general
Succession, the HBO drama about a Rupert Murdoch–esque billionaire and his dysfunctional family, is ending this weekend. Executive producer Frank Rich discusses the show’s critique
The Blair-era Labour Party introduced a raft of policies hostile to civil liberties. The British government continues to push legislation to clamp down on protesters
rs21 member Kate Bradley writes on the suppression, repression and oppression that increasingly characterise British ‘democracy’. TUC Right to Strike rally at Parliament Square, London
With the Welsh constituency once represented by Keir Hardie to be restored, we should honour the former Labour leader’s legacy in Merthyr Tydfil by continuing
Tourist hot spot San Sebastián has Spain’s highest house prices, pushing out many locals. Ahead of today’s elections, Basque left party EH Bildu is calling
Today’s Turkish election will test whether President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan can hold on to power. His opponent, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, has made a pact with ultranationalists
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