Some very nitty-gritty facts. However “diverse,” just how likely is Biden’s cabinet to really take on social justice and equality?
Civil liberties
Students in Thailand wage epic protests against the monarchy
Thailand’s year-long protests expose the thorough corruption of its “untouchable” monarchy, its military dictatorship, and the desperate conditions of its workers and refugees.
Political Snooping: Don’t Let Them Get Away With It!
Governments regularly invoke the “public interest” as the reason for increased police budgets and expanded police powers.
Organising Against Intimidation at Northern TAFE: Support Swells for Union/Community Campaign
Former union leaders from the Australian Education Union (AEU) sub-branch at Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) are prepared to campaign for as long as it takes to bring the union busting management at the Institute to heel. The No More Intimidation of Teacher (NMIT) Unionists Campaign Committee, established at an AEU sub-branch stopwork meeting… Read more »
Election madness in the U.S. – symptom of a world in crisis
Working people all over the world are in an end-game fight for democratic rights.
Big money sports — profit trumps safety
Reopen or not? With fans or not? Owners care about the money. Players and their unions care about their health and about fighting racism.
Julian Assange, the free press, and whistleblowers
The U.S.’ zealous pursuit of Assange is really an attempt to bully, intimidate and threaten” those who expose and protest governments’ war crimes and corruption.
The lucrative business of “fighting hate”
In-house bigotry rocks the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Your Say
Pensioners demand a say DSP Australia Inc, an organisation representing invalid pensioners, is very concerned about proposed changes to the Disability Support Pension (DSP) and its effects on pensioners who are vulnerable and open to abuse. We advocate that the “Welfare Reform” process in Australia is itself reformed. The consumer at the grassroots level must… Read more »
The Republic Debate: Capitalism vs Democracy
For the first time, the whole population – including women and Indigenous people – has the opportunity to shape the country’s political future. This calls for the widest possible debate. The many injustices of this society will only begin to be redressed when we have a government of the people, for the people and by the people – all of the people. Here’s to a Socialist Republic of Australia.
