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.
Nick Everett unpacks the Australian Labor Party's long history of support for the state of Israel.
Tom Bramble explains why the post-apartheid government has failed to deliver justice for the people of South Africa.
Owen Marsden-Readford reviews the dismal record of the United Nations on Palestine and concludes that the UN, dominated as it is by the imperialist powers, can never offer any solutions.
April Holcombe discusses the destructive influence of Maoism in the West, and how it derailed the development of a genuinely revolutionary anti-Stalinist left. In the 1960s and ’70s.
Matt Laidlaw interviews a Kenyan socialist in the wake of weeks of militant anti-government protests, including the storming of parliament.
April Holcombe reviews an important new book that discusses the development and character of the imperialist rivalry between China and the US, a rivalry that threatens to erupt in war.
