Socialist parties in race for electoral territory
Amid a flurry of competing socialist candidate announcements, there is talk of possible electoral collaboration. Bob Sparks takes a look.
Non-ALP Left
Palestine movement needs democracy
The self-apppointed leadership must open up to democracy to ensure the movement can become a mass force. Martin Greenfield reports.
NSW Socialists forced to register under different name
Bob Sparks looks at ongoing barriers to socialist unity outside the ALP.
NSW Socialists founding conference
A NSW Socialists member asks if the group offers a new hope for left unity or whether old sect tensions will destroy the project?
Can Socialist Alliance + Vic Socialists unite?
There is much talk of socialist unity but on the ground sectarian competition is the game. Bob Sparks offers a potential way forward.
Sectarianism: not in front of the children
Most on the left think criticising others is a form of ‘sectarianism’. But David Lockwood says taking the Marxist left seriously means engaging with its ideas.
Socialists’ election registration at an impasse
The Socialist Alliance and Vic Socialists are at loggerheads over federal registration for ‘The Socialists’. Only politics can fix this.
NSW Socialists: impressive launch, wide of the mark
Recreating left Laborism with a ‘socialist’ and activist coloration won’t get the job done.
SAlt v Soli: why splits on the Marxist left matter
Annoying to some, irrelevant to others, David Lockwood argues we need to take splits seriously to build something worthwhile.
‘March for Australia’ a rotten rightwing bloc
The left must be the radical alternative to the establishment, writes Hamish McPherson.
Build a mass democratic movement for Palestine
In the wake of the historic Sydney Harbour Bridge ‘March for Humanity’ we can build a truly mass solidarity movement with a strong working-class character.
Dear comrades: Comintern to CPA in 1922
Comintern wrote to the early CPA insisting Marxists organise inside the ALP, despite its racism and support for Empire.