Washington returns to Cold War tactics
Richard Stone looks at the ‘Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism’ jamboree in Washington aimed at perceived enemies at home and abroad.
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Why Labor’s National Conference is so tame
Labor Tribune has obtained a detailed list of conference delegates. Its contents help explain the nature of Labor’s internal life, writes Martin Greenfield.
Party without a program: founding conference leaves socialists adrift
Socialist Alternative delegates split over whether the party should have a democratic roadmap to power. Simon Kenning reports.
Cockroaches get under Modi’s skin
David Lockwood looks at the remarkable transformation of a tweet into a mass movement that removed India’s education minister.
New ‘feudalism’, or capitalism renewed
Sally Ly from the Vietnam Marxists group looks at Yanis Varoufakis’s compelling thesis but finds it wanting.
Can AI save capitalism?
Michael Roberts looks at the investment boom in artificial intelligence and examines if it is sustainable or heading towards a bubble burst.
Left unions abandon Husic on Palestine
Ed Husic took a moral stand at National Conference on the Israeli genocide against Gaza only to have the rug pulled from under him.
NSW Labor cracks down on dissent
At the NSW state conference, Ed Husic warned the ALP is in danger of drifting the way of the US Democrats. Marcus Strom reports.
No cops in conference!
Mark Powell was ripped from his seat at state conference by police. He has provided this statement to Labor Tribune.
War is peace: Pat Conroy on ‘patriotism’
Pat Conroy delivered a pompous but largely empty speech on ‘progressive patriotism’. David Lockwood looks for some meaning in it.
UWU election winners prepare to take all
With national secretary Jo Schofield failing to win election, Bob Sparks assesses the fallout of the factional fracas in the United Workers Union.
Jack Franklyn: wharfie, seaman, anti-fascist
Ninety years ago, Franco unleashed the dogs of war on the Spanish Republic. Men like Jack Franklyn heard the call to fight, writes Michael Samaras.