The gospel of the field
A growing army of canvassers isn’t enough. Greg C says socialists need deeper roots in the working class to build a lasting constituency.
International
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.
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.
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.
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.
The loneliness of the middle power
David Lockwood searches the foreign policy section of the proposed ALP National Platform – but finds almost nothing there.
A tale of two communist congresses
Bob Sparks assesses the politics of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and the Communist Party of Australia (CPA).
Global balance shifting as the east continues to rise
After the Trump-Xi summit, Yassamine Mather examines the nature of China and its rivalry with the US.
Iran: a US war of imperial decline
Yassamine Mather examines the US war on Iran through the lens of American decline, warning that our enemy’s enemy is not our friend.
What does it mean to oppose the Iran war?
Ali Keshtkar continues his polemic with Reza Akbari on organisation, force and the limits of third-camp politics.
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.
Why the war on Iran was no accident
Ali Keshtkar challenges the idea that Trump was ‘tricked’ into the war with Iran by Israel.