An ‘International Conference Against War’ is taking place in London on 20 June, billed as the biggest of its kind in years. This follows a similar anti-war conference held in Paris last October, which attracted some 4,000 people. The organisers of the Paris event claimed that they brought together “all the democratic forces”, so as to “raise […]
Read MoreBy Sione M A few weeks ago, Michael, the 2026 musical biopic about the early life of Michael Jackson, hit cinemas. It is showing in NZ cinemas throughout the month of May. Newspaper critics gave it terrible reviews. The film opened with a 27% rating on the review website rottentomatoes.com, although its score has since climbed to […]
Read MoreLeon Trotsky’s Transitional Programme is a masterpiece of Marxism, the lessons of which have never been more relevant. Written in a turbulent time of capitalist crisis like our own, Trotsky demonstrates the tactics and method of Marxism in connecting with the living class struggle. We publish here an extract from Fred Weston’s introduction to the second edition of volume […]
Read More– Against the Stream, 23 April 2026 Against the Stream is back! Since our last episode, the world has been plunged deeper into crisis. With no end in sight for the Iran War, with energy prices and inflation rising, the global economy is teetering ever more precariously on the brink of a historic slump. With […]
Read More– Jorge Martín 17 April 2026 The war in Iran, which started as a reckless gamble on the part of Trump, is developing into a significant strategic defeat for US imperialism, which can have important consequences for the world economy, the position of America as a world power, and world relations in general. We are […]
Read More– Oliver Brotherton 16 April 2026 The economic and social consequences of US and Israeli imperialism’s war on Iran continue to rip through Asia and the Pacific. Australia, formerly a bastion of stability in the region, is facing its worst economic crisis in years, and the ruling class is becoming increasingly desperate. What for […]
Read Moreby Jack Michael Pinkney Both during and after his death Leon Trotsky has come under attack from both the bourgeoisie and Stalinists. In this article we examine some of the more common accusations against Trotsky and address them. “Trotsky came from an aristocratic family”¹ Leon Trotsky was born Lev Bronstein in 1879 in the rural […]
Read MoreOliver Brotherton – 04 March 2026 In December, two gunmen carried out the deadliest mass shooting Australia has seen in decades. This vile, antisemitic attack, inspired by Islamic State, took place during Hanukkah celebrations at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. In its aftermath, the Labor government initiated a brutal wave of repression, cynically using the attack to […]
Read MoreAlan Woods – 28 February 2026 In the morning of Saturday 28 February, Tehran was shaken by a series of loud explosions as US and Israeli missiles struck the capital of Iran. Clouds of smoke were also seen rising from Tehran, Qom and other Iranian cities, announcing the commencement of war. At a stroke, the […]
Read More-Roman Kröger, 09 February 2026 When we look around at the decaying Capitalist society we see many things: Rising unemployment, crime, homelessness, inflation and poverty, a coming economic crisis and tens of thousands of New Zealanders leaving for a better life elsewhere. The economy is in ruins, and yet the largest corporations are recording record […]
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