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.
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Labour movement can break Cassandra’s curse on AUKUS
Marcus Strom delivered this address at the Peace is Union Business conference.
Ukraine at Christmas faces more grinding bloodshed
David Lockwood says both Russia and the NATO-backed regime in Kyiv are reactionary.
US decline: is it cyclical or structural?
Abraham David examines the global faultlines as the sun sets on another global empire.
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.
Behind the ‘Mamdani moment’: a report from New York City
The global left is rightly celebrating Zohran Mamdani’s victory but will he be seduced by the Democrat Party machine? Joseph P. reports from NYC.
Nepal’s youth achieve change without change
David Lockwood celebrates the brave Gen Z protests of the Global South but asks what is needed to actually win.
Rare-earths deal: Trump locks Albo in
Pragmatism trumps any principle as the US ties Australia into its ongoing trade war with China, writes Marcus Strom.
Gaza’s fragile ‘peace’: forward to the past
David Lockwood looks at the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ‘peace’ deal forced through by Donald Trump. The killing is continuing.
Europe’s debt, war and decline
Australia’s ruling elite seems hopelessly tied to London and Washington. Abe David argues its time to cut the apron strings.
Gaza plan a continuation of colonisation
Hamish McPherson says the end to daily slaughter is a relief but we must keep the pressure on the government to sanction Israel.
Indonesia: popular expectations meet capitalist reality
Abe David argues that understanding Indonesia’s contradictions is not optional. For Marxists in Australia, it is essential.