Michael Jackson and his music

By 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 […]

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The Transitional Programme: the method of Marxism in a time of crisis

Leon 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 […]

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[Podcast] How to destroy US imperialism

– 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 […]

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Anti-Trotskyism: A Measured Response

by 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 […]

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Australia after Bondi: a country turned upside down

Oliver 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 […]

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A Case For Communism in New Zealand

-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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National conference of the Revolutionary Communists of Aotearoa NZ: 21-22 February, 2026

On 21-22 February, the Revolutionary Communists of Aotearoa New Zealand will hold a national conference in Auckland. The political discussions and talks on Saturday 21 February are open to supporters and sympathisers of our ideas. Venue: The Haven, 1855 Great North Road, Avondale. Date: Saturday 21 February Tentative Programme 9:50am Opening 10am-1pm: World perspectives and […]

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