The surge of support for One Nation has shaken up Australian politics and blown apart the idea that we are immune to the advance of the far right. In this editorial Tom Bramble looks at how changes in Australian politics over decades has laid the basis for One Nation's rise.
In this important article, Mick Armstrong compares the rise of Pauline Hanson in the 1990s and the surge for One Nation today.
The feeling that migrants are the cause of the housing crisis is widespread. Right-wing politicians frequently blame “unsustainable immigration” for the lack of affordable housing. In this article Jordan Humphreys debunks this racist myth...
In June last year a unanimous decision was made by the Victorian Socialists’ conference to establish a nationwide organisation known as the Socialist Party. The enthusiastic welcome that this new party has received has exceeded many expectations.
In an interview with Marxist Left Review, Anderson Bean, provides an account of recent Venezuelan politics that cuts against both the lies of the US government and the uncritical approach of sections of the international socialist left.
Clara da Costa-Reidel reviews a two volume book series on the evolution of Chilean politics after the vicious coup of 1973.
Long time socialist and radical anti-Zionist Janey Stone reviews a new book on Jewish anti-Zionism but finds it disappointing.
Owen Marsden-Readford reviews a new book on revolutionary movements in Poland, South Africa, Iran and Brazil in the late 20th century.
Priya De reviews a new book looking at the rampant conspiracism on the Australian far right.
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.
