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US: Justice for Breonna Taylor – The Whole System Is Guilty

EditorSeptember 25, 2020

The below is the text of a leaflet distributed at protests the night of the non-indictment in Breonna Taylor’s murder by Socialist Action's US co-thinkers, Socialist Alternative. Under intense pressure...

International

US: Revolt for Black Lives in Kenosha

EditorSeptember 7, 2020September 7, 2020

This article was first published by Socialist Action's co-thinkers in the United States, Socialist Alternative. Jacob Blake: unarmed, Black, father, and paralyzed from the waist down. Seven shots in...

International

The role of the working class in fighting racism

EditorAugust 10, 2020July 27, 2020

This article was published by Socialist Action’s sister organisation in the U.S. While it focuses on the specifics of the racist, violent history of the U.S. ruling class analogies, parallels...

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...

National

Indigenous deaths in custody continue

EditorJuly 29, 2020July 27, 2020

Readers are advised that the following article contains names and descriptions of people who have died. At least 437 First Nations people have died in custody since the 1991 Royal...

International

Who are the real looters?

EditorJuly 9, 2020

During the recent Black Lives Matter protests, following the murder of George Floyd, the mainstream media has been guilty of sensationalism, focusing on limited instances of ‘looting’ to discredit the...

International News & Analysis

How to end racist policing?

EditorJune 20, 2020June 19, 2020

The nature of policing in the United States is inseparable from the violent, racist history of capitalism in this country. From slave patrols; to Bull Connor’s unleashing dogs and fire...

International

Mass, coordinated action needed to win #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd

EditorJune 2, 2020June 2, 2020

George Floyd gasped “I can’t breathe,” again and again, for nine long minutes. This is murder. It is murder at the hands of the Minneapolis Police. Yet the recent racist...

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US: Justice for Breonna Taylor – The Whole System Is Guilty

US: Revolt for Black Lives in Kenosha

The role of the working class in fighting racism

Australian capitalism built on forced labour

Indigenous deaths in custody continue

Who are the real looters?

How to end racist policing?

Mass, coordinated action needed to win #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd

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