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Trump’s Golden Age of racism and corporate greed fuels the far right
Donald Trump’s inauguration speech was a rallying call for the far right across the globe. He railed against climate change, ramped up anti-immigrant racism and fuelled transphobia.
More Black kids locked up as racist imprisonment surges
The failure of the Voice referendum left racists and the right emboldened. There has been a particularly racist panic about “youth crime”.
Joyce Clague: a life of service and solidarity
Joyce Caroline Clague (nee Mercy), an incredible warrior for Aboriginal rights and justice for all oppressed peoples, died peacefully on 25 September, aged 86.
Union democracy summit discusses Labor’s attack on CFMEU
Officials from nine unions met in Canberra in early December for the “Trade Unions for Democracy” summit, held in response to the Labor government’s union busting attack on the CFMEU.
Resistance helps stop coup attempt in South Korea
Mass resistance and the threat of workers’ strikes stopped a half-baked coup attempt in South Korea in early December.
Elon Musk promotes fascism and the far right
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has embraced the far right and fascist forces in the US and abroad. He even gave a fascist salute in a speech following Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Revolution, civil war and Assad’s fall in Syria
After the toppling of the Assad regime in Syria, Maeve Larkins looks at key questions on the legacy of the 2011 revolution and what his fall means for Syria and the region
Honour the Treaty—mass protests and the fight for Maori rights
The government is waging a major attack on Treaty principles in Aotearoa-New Zealand, writes Jayden Rivers, but gains for Maori did not come from the Treaty itself
What’s so special about the working class?
Erima Dall explains why the working class is still the only force with the power to bring fundamental change—and a world run in the interests of people and planet
Trump inauguration a horror show of reaction
Donald Trump used his inauguration as US President to unleash a barrage of attacks—on migrants, trans rights, climate action, public services and more.
Gaza ceasefire at last, but Israel’s still not done killing
Israel has finally agreed to a ceasefire after 15 months of genocide in Gaza, following its killing of 46,700 people.
LA fires are an unnatural disaster
The catastrophic wildfires that have engulfed Los Angeles are the city’s worst ever fires—and potentially its worst ever disaster of any kind.
