Google workers get organised
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In November 2019, over 2300 cafeteria workers employed at dozens of Google campuses in the Bay Area, California – including the tech giant’s main …
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Ireland: General election delivers historic result
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General Election 2020 in Ireland was historic. It was only the second time that the combined vote of the two major parties, Fianna Fáil …
China’s dictatorship ignites massive coronavirus backlash
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“They are lying, we know they are lying. They also know that we know they are lying, and yet they are still lying.” This …
Indonesia cracks down on West Papuan protest movement
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In August and September last year, thousands of Papuans demonstrated across Indonesia to oppose the occupation of West Papua. Protests were planned for the …
Will capitalism make us go hungry?
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Every year around the same time, the Southeast of the US gets pummelled by hurricanes and the West Coast bursts into a fit of …
Pill testing necessary to save lives
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As the summer season of music festivals begins, the push for pill testing is more urgent than ever. While most state governments continue to …
NSW: Police abuse strip searching powers
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NSW police have sparked outrage after revelations of frequent and unlawful strip searches being conducted on minors. Recent inquiries by the Law Enforcement Conduct …
Heat or eat: The issues facing many retired workers
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In issue 154, The Socialist exposed one of the horrors facing older people, aged care. But aged care is only one of the minefields …
What do socialists say about the police?
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A reader recently commented: “I’m so sick of reading about police violence. The way they beat people at the IMARC protests made me so …
Capitalism: Inadequate in the face of bushfire disaster
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Australia is facing longer periods of fire danger. Catastrophic fires are becoming more likely as the climate changes due to global warming. The capitalist …
Metro dispute: Court says no right to strike
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In early December the Federal Court ruled in favour of Metro Trains, upholding a decision stopping the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) from …
Invasion Day protests draw tens of thousands across the country
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Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following article contains names and descriptions of people who have died. Major cities …
