Iran war exposes capitalism’s fossil-fuel addiction
The US-Israeli assault on Iran has revealed the thin veneer of ‘green capitalism’, writes Marcus Strom.
Author: Marcus Strom
Suspended for appearing on a podcast
Marcus Strom stood to represent Sydney ALP at National Conference as a socialist anti-AUKUS, pro-Palestine candidate.
SA election and the rise of One Nation
What looks like a landslide win for Labor could spell trouble down the track. Marcus Strom looks at the South Australian election.
No support for Trump’s war: withdraw Australian troops from the Gulf
Australia is trying to have it both ways – placate Trump while offering ‘minimal’ support for his war. Marcus Strom argues this won’t wash.
Abolish the Australian monarchy system
Not just one bad apple, overthrowing the monarchy system must be central to our socialist project argues Marcus Strom.
Back the rebel Labor MPs
Chris Minns and the Zionist movement tried to silence protests against genocide and failed. Marcus Strom and Clarrie Lewis examine the politics.
Treading water ahead of a tsunami
Managerialism, not ambition, is the order of the day as the ALP top brass looks ahead to the next election, writes Marcus Strom
We won’t be silenced
Zionists continue to politicise the Bondi attack in efforts to silence the Palestine solidarity movement, writes Marcus Strom. We must make sure they fail.
Heroes amid the antisemitic horror at Bondi
Zionists are cynically trying to use the Bondi massacre to discredit the Palestine movement, writes Marcus Strom.
Peace is union business – but only if members make it so
The conference to put peace at the top of the union agenda was an important step forward, but an opportunity was missed.
Defence procurement: reshuffling deckchairs
Defence insider tells Labor Tribune the new Defence Delivery Agency will ‘do nothing’. Marcus Strom argues it reveals much that’s rotten within the military.
COP30: capitalism’s climate dead end
The road to Belem was paved with good intentions, but capitalism can’t solve the climate crisis, argues Marcus Strom.