Issue 29 — Winter 2025

Omar Hassan analyses the domestic and global impact of Trump’s second term, the resistance so far and the potential for further struggle.

Mick Armstrong examines the record of the left in relation to national liberation struggles, showing how the class-collaborationist politics of nationalism and Stalinism have betrayed colonised peoples, and been an obstacle in the struggle for Palestinian liberation.

Vashti Fox looks at the history and deeply flawed politics of the Palestinian left, in particular the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and argues that a new revolutionary left needs to be built across the region.

Emma Norton argues that sex work, far from being “empowering”, or “just a job like any other”, is a manifestation of women’s oppression that reinforces sexist stereotypes and the sexual objectification of women.

Jordan Humphreys interviews Pakistani socialist Imran Kamyana, who explains the history of conflict between Pakistan and India in the light of the most recent manifestation.

Luke Hocking explores the origins and history of liberalism, demonstrating how it was developed and utilised by the rising bourgeoisie, and eventually situated itself against both reactionary conservatism and radicalism.

Liz Ross reviews a new book on the proud history of union organising in the Pilbara, and the subsequent government and employer attacks that have seriously weakened union power.

Jasmine Duff reviews a book on the history of the police, a violent instrument of class rule whose purpose is to discipline the working class.