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The national question in Wales
International Theory & History

The national question in Wales

EditorJanuary 25, 2021
Below we publish an interview between our sister section in Greece, Xekinima, and Glyn Matthews, a member of our sister section in England, Wales and Scotland about recent developments in...
Neoliberalism: demise or adaptation?
International Theory & History

Neoliberalism: demise or adaptation?

EditorJanuary 23, 2021January 23, 2021
Below we publish a contribution to the discussion surrounding neoliberalism and the world economy in the 2020s by Vlad Bortun from our sister section in the Spanish State - Socialismo...
Veganism, Farming and Climate Change – What Socialists Say
Theory & History

Veganism, Farming and Climate Change – What Socialists Say

EditorNovember 18, 2020November 17, 2020
Animal agriculture is the second largest contributor to climate change. Combined with the health effects of meat eating, and cruel treatment of animals, it’s no wonder many people become vegetarian...
US: Remembering the Stolen 2000 Presidential Election
International Theory & History

US: Remembering the Stolen 2000 Presidential Election

EditorNovember 4, 2020November 4, 2020
[caption id="attachment_20674" align="alignleft" width="2560"] Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash.[/caption]   Donald Trump has made open threats to steal the 2020 US Presidential election if the result does not go...
US: Fighting Trump and the Far Right
International Theory & History

US: Fighting Trump and the Far Right

EditorOctober 2, 2020October 2, 2020
In the US Presidential debate two days ago, Donald Trump refused to condemn white supremacy and called on the Proud Boys, a violent white nationalist group, to "stand back and...
History: The Haitian Revolution and the abolition of slavery
Theory & History

History: The Haitian Revolution and the abolition of slavery

EditorSeptember 16, 2020September 16, 2020
[caption id="attachment_20571" align="alignleft" width="1395"] A depiction of fighting between Haitian and French soldiers during the Haitian Revolution.From Histoire de Napoléon, by M. De Norvins, 1839[/caption] Review of ‘The Black Jacobins’...
Revolutionary History: 100 years since Italy’s “Two Red Years”
Theory & History

Revolutionary History: 100 years since Italy’s “Two Red Years”

EditorSeptember 2, 2020September 2, 2020
One hundred years ago, Italy was shaken by the Biennio Rosso (“Two Red Years”), a revolutionary period in which armed workers took over the factories. Although much has been written...
Have women always been oppressed?
National Theory & History

Have women always been oppressed?

EditorAugust 7, 2020July 27, 2020
Nine out of ten nurses are women. They also make up more than two thirds of fast food workers and supermarket workers. On top of this women still bear the...
The Great Depression and the rise of the Communist Party Australia
National Theory & History

The Great Depression and the rise of the Communist Party Australia

EditorAugust 5, 2020July 27, 2020
The Great Depression created a palpable crisis throughout Australia. Gross Domestic Production declined by 10% between 1929 and 1931 and one in three people were unemployed by 1932. Workers wages...
Australian capitalism built on forced labour
National Theory & History

Australian capitalism built on forced labour

EditorJuly 31, 2020July 27, 2020
Prime Minister Scott Morrison tried to cut across the Black Lives Matter demonstrations in June by claiming there was no slavery in Australia. He was quickly forced to retreat. Australia’s...
Governments seize on COVID-19 to extend repressive powers
International Theory & History

Governments seize on COVID-19 to extend repressive powers

EditorJune 17, 2020May 29, 2020
The Economist has described it as “the most dramatic extension of state powers since the second world war.” Across the globe governments have implemented draconian legislation akin to that of...
Planning and democratic control needed more than ever
International Theory & History

Planning and democratic control needed more than ever

EditorJune 13, 2020May 29, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing all the more clearly the fundamental failings of the capitalist economic system that we live under. Even before the pandemic, capitalist states have allowed for...
How would socialists distribute goods?
National Theory & History

How would socialists distribute goods?

EditorJune 9, 2020May 29, 2020
Recently someone commented, "The bare supermarket shelves we've seen recently show that capitalism isn't really equipped to deal with pandemics. How would socialists go about doing things differently?" We answer...
Jack Mundey, giant of the Australian labour movement
National Theory & History

Jack Mundey, giant of the Australian labour movement

EditorMay 12, 2020May 11, 2020
Jack Mundey – a giant of the Australian labour movement – has died at the age of 90. Mundey rose to prominence in the 1970s as a leader of the...
Lenin: 150 years since his birth
Theory & History

Lenin: 150 years since his birth

EditorApril 25, 2020January 4, 2021
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known by his revolutionary alias, Vladimir Lenin, was born in the city of Simbirsk, now known as Ulyanovsk, on Russia’s Volga river a century and a...
Could we have a shorter work week?
National Theory & History

Could we have a shorter work week?

EditorApril 12, 2020April 8, 2020
Microsoft recently granted its workers in Japan five Friday’s off in a row, resulting in a 40% productivity jump. Similar recent experiments have resulted in healthier, happier more efficient workers....
What do socialists say about the police?
Theory & History

What do socialists say about the police?

EditorFebruary 2, 2020January 20, 2020
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 angry. I feel that the cops...
The roots of racism against Aboriginal people
National Theory & History

The roots of racism against Aboriginal people

EditorDecember 23, 2019December 20, 2019
For more than two centuries, Indigenous people in Australia have been resisting attacks on their lives, land and culture. Aboriginal people continually have their working rights, land rights, and welfare...

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The rich get richer whilst the rest of us suffer under Covid-19

Healthcare workers need proper PPE!

Covid-19 and the housing crisis

Growing support for recognising Invasion Day

The national question in Wales

Neoliberalism: demise or adaptation?

Australia part of a global rise in gender based violence

Ombudsman: ‘Hard Lockdown’ of Melbourne Public Housing Estates Violated Human Rights

RCEP: World’s Biggest Anti-Worker Trade Deal Signed

Greece: Activists Defeat Authoritarian Protest Ban

Reserve Bank Props Up Capitalism, But Can’t Solve Underlying Problems

Veganism, Farming and Climate Change – What Socialists Say

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