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

EditorDecember 18, 2020December 22, 2020

[caption id="attachment_20724" align="alignleft" width="2560"] Public housing towers in North Melbourne and Flemington. Photo by Chris McLay via Unsplash[/caption] An investigation by the Victorian Ombudsman has found that the July lockdown...

International

Greece: Anti-Fascist Campaign Leads to Guilty Verdict Against Golden Dawn

EditorOctober 15, 2020October 16, 2020

Last week, an Athens court handed down a guilty verdict in a historic trial over the Greek fascist organisation Golden Dawn. On October 15, its neo-Nazi leaders were given 13-year...

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...

International

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...

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’...

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 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...

National Socialist Action News

COVID-19 crisis: What Socialist Action fights for

EditorJune 5, 2020May 29, 2020

Healthcare for all -An end to all funding cuts, closures and privatisations in healthcare. -For huge investment into pubic healthcare to significantly increase capacity and prepare for future shocks. -For...

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...

International

Justice for George Floyd!

EditorMay 30, 2020June 1, 2020

George Floyd suffocated to death with a Minneapolis Police Officer’s knee to his neck on May 25th, 2020. Video of Floyd’s murder released by the Washington Post clearly shows the...

National

COVID-19: Migrants left behind

EditorApril 30, 2020April 30, 2020

More than one million migrant workers and international students have been left behind in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The shut down of huge parts of the Australian economy...

National

Conservatives attack ‘Dark Emu’ author

EditorApril 20, 2020April 14, 2020

Indigenous author Bruce Pascoe came under attack early this year, with right-wing campaigner Josephine Cashman making a complaint about him to the Minister for Home Affairs, Peter Dutton. Dutton referred...

International

Germany: Violent attacks in Chemnitz

EditorSeptember 8, 2018September 7, 2018

The 27 August pictures from Chemnitz, in the German state of Saxony, were shocking: over 5,000 far-right protesters moving through the city centre. Some of the crowd beat migrants, throw...

National

Racism in sport runs deeper than a booing crowd

EditorSeptember 8, 2015September 5, 2018

The fallout from Adam Goodes’ ‘war-cry’ celebration continued last month when the two-time Brownlow medallist was forced from the field, citing stress leave. Since drawing attention to racial abuse during...

National

AFL: Why do racist prejudices persist?

EditorAugust 2, 2015September 5, 2018

For the past couple of months the Australian Football League (AFL) has been marred by racist attacks on Sydney star Adam Goodes. After slotting a goal against Carlton at the...

Tag: Racism

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

Greece: Anti-Fascist Campaign Leads to Guilty Verdict Against Golden Dawn

US: Fighting Trump and the Far Right

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

History: The Haitian Revolution and the abolition of slavery

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

How to end racist policing?

COVID-19 crisis: What Socialist Action fights for

Mass, coordinated action needed to win #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd

Justice for George Floyd!

COVID-19: Migrants left behind

Conservatives attack ‘Dark Emu’ author

Germany: Violent attacks in Chemnitz

Racism in sport runs deeper than a booing crowd

AFL: Why do racist prejudices persist?

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