Trump ally prosecutions
Trump and his government are facing a fresh crisis. First his election campaign manager, Paul Manafort, was found guilty of financial crimes including tax …
International
Book review: Ahed Tamimi – A girl who fought back
On the morning of the last Sunday in July, Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi was released from an Israeli prison, where she had been for …
Inspiring CWI school held in Barcelona
The annual European summer school, organised by the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI), was attended by around 400 people in July. The CWI …
Capitalism oversees sluggish response to climate change
The latest figures on renewable energy use show that it is being rolled out far too slowly to help us avoid dangerous changes to …
Czechoslovakia 1968: Russian invasion crushes hopes of workers’ democracy
The year 1968 was tumultuous with workers’ accumulated frustrations igniting rebellion against capitalism and non-capitalist Stalinist regimes alike. Brewing discontent in France spilled over …
China: Solidarity with the Jasic Technology workers!
Since July 18 workers at Jasic Technology, a factory in Shenzhen employing 1,000 workers making machines and robots, have been campaigning to set up …
Book review: The Real Lenin
The global capitalist crisis is intensifying. Wars are raging, immigrant children are being torn from their parent’s arms and put in cages, while billions …
The quiet before the storm
This document was debated and agreed upon at our 2018 National Conference, held in Melbourne on August 11. It builds upon the statement agreed …
The new world disorder
Donald Trump’s brazen unilateralist ‘America First’ foreign policy is straining to the limits the architecture of international relations that has mediated the different interests …
Cuba: Raúl Castro stands down as President
For the first time in more than forty years, the Presidency of Cuba is held by someone whose surname isn’t Castro. On 19th April, …
Alt-right on tour in Australia
Lauren Southern, a far-right YouTuber from Canada, will be in Australia for a speaking tour in July along with fellow alt-right misfit Stefan Molyneux. …
Marx the capitalist?
Elon Musk, the capitalist and engineer behind Tesla and SpaceX, has claimed he is a socialist – unlike Karl Marx who is apparently a …
What’s fuelling the global revolt against misogyny & sexism?
A deep understanding of the need for solidarity is part of young people’s mentality and it permeates into the new global feminist wave that …
Manus Island: Looming health crisis and immigration limbo
Countless asylum seekers on Manus Island are stuck in immigration limbo. Around 600 refugees remain on the island, many have been held there for …
Global survey: 50% support socialist ideals
In April, an Ipsos Global Advisor survey was carried out looking at people’s attitudes towards “socialist ideals in the 21st century”. More than 20,000 …
Ireland: Historic victory won by grassroots movement
On 25 May, Irish citizens voted decisively to repeal the 8th Amendment, a resounding rejection of the abortion ban and misogynistic ideas about women …
Gun control and the causes of violence
The debate over gun control has risen to a new level in the United States, with hundreds of thousands of people rallying for greater …
Gaza: “The more they kill us, the more the anger increases”
The Gaza Strip in recent weeks has seen one of the most important waves of Palestinian protests against the ongoing brutal siege enforced by …
