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IWD: Fight the system that breeds sexism and inequality
International Women’s Day (IWD) falls on March 8 every year. The first IWD was organised in 1909 by the Socialist Party of America, in …
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US: Airport protests push back immigration bans
Late January saw a series of mass protests across the US in response to President Trump’s immigration bans. The executive order he signed banned …
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Women take to the streets to fight against Trump
Demonstrating the worldwide hatred of Donald Trump and his policies, millions of women occupied streets around the world in late January demanding an end …
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New approach vital to address climate change
2016 set new global temperature records, showing that the Earth is continuing to warm as a result of the burning of fossil fuels for …
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US-China tensions add to Australian instability
Tensions between the United States and China, already high, are growing as the brash and unpredictable Trump moves into the White House. Australia’s ruling …
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Gig economy: A push by employers to increase exploitation
The nature of work is undergoing a global shift. In late 2016, a report by the McKinsey Global Institute revealed that 30% of people …
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A socialist strategy to defeat Trump
Donald Trump and his bigoted, billionaires-club administration have ignited a social explosion unlike any that has ever greeted an incoming US president. The White …
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Taiwan: Fighting for marriage equality
More than 100,000 people marched in Taiwan to demand marriage equality in December last year. The massive protest, and solidarity rallies around the world, …
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Universal basic income demand gains ground
The idea of welfare benefits being replaced by a ‘universal basic income’ (UBI) has resurfaced in recent years – a welcome discussion because it …
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2016 hottest year on record
There is strong evidence that 2016 was the hottest year on record from the US space agency NASA. The Earth is now, on average, …
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Trump prepares vicious attacks – Massive resistance needed
Trump’s victory in the presidential election was a profound shock to tens of millions of progressive workers, young people, immigrants, women, people of colour, …
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2017: Upheaval and fightback will continue
2016 was the year when the pent-up anger of the masses worldwide finally spilled over in a series of political earthquakes – a delayed …
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The struggle for peace in Colombia
Since the 9th of April 1948 when the leader of the Partido Liberal, Jorge Eliezer Gaitan, was assassinated in Bogota, the struggle between the …
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Turnbull’s breathtaking hypocrisy on refugees
At the recent United Nations summit on refugees, Malcolm Turnbull announced that Australia will accept some Central American refugees, mainly people who have fled …
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US: Historic victory at Standing Rock
For the last eight months, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has led a historic campaign against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), uniting hundreds of …
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US: We need mass resistance to Trump and a new party of the 99%
People in the U.S. and around the world awoke today to one of the most shocking political upsets in living memory with the election …
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US: Trump wins presidency
The victory of Donald Trump is being met with shock, fear, and anger. Especially for immigrants, Muslims, people of colour, women, and other oppressed …
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Spain: Historic student general strike
Below we publish a translation of the Spanish School Students union, Sindicato de Estudiantes’s, first report of the historic general strike of students throughout …
