The RCO and “Putting the Cart before the Horse”
05-05-2025: There have been a series of exchanges between the Revolutionary Communist Organisation (RCO) and the Spartacist League (SL) over the question of how to build the party that the working class, in Australia and elsewhere, vitally needs. In its article Party first, then split the class[1] the RCO chide the SL for “putting the cart before the horse” with its calls to enter the … Continue reading The RCO and “Putting the Cart before the Horse”
On May 3, Vote Against War, the Cost of Living Assault and Censorship!
27-03-2025: As Australia heads to the polls in a federal election on May 3, the dark shadow of world war hangs over a decidedly lacklustre campaign from the Labor (Australian Labor Party – ALP) and Liberal (Liberal Party of Australia – LPA) “uniparty”. The grey clouds of a horrendous cost of living crisis hitting working people the hardest loom large. On top of this, Australian … Continue reading On May 3, Vote Against War, the Cost of Living Assault and Censorship!
“Dark Indonesia” and Astroturfed Subversion
21-04-2025: Since February, Indonesia has been beset by protests largely led by students, so-called civil society organisations, some labour unions and K-pop fans. Protests emerged in many cities throughout the Indonesian archipelago including Jakarta, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Bandung, Solo, Semarang, Bali, Samarinda, Banjarmasin and South Sumatra. The protestors were reportedly delivering a “red report card” on the first 100 days of President Prabowo Subianto’s administration. They … Continue reading “Dark Indonesia” and Astroturfed Subversion
Tariff Madness: Burning Down The House
(Article was current at the time of writing. Since then, the US government has dramatically increased tariffs on imported goods from China, and China has increased tariffs on imported goods from the US.) 13-04-2025: US President Donald Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” triggered immediate stock market slumps across Asia, Europe and America itself.[1] These markets may stabilise in weeks to come, but international turbulence will … Continue reading Tariff Madness: Burning Down The House
Australia: Mock Budget for a Mock Election
06-04-2025: The Australian Labor Party (ALP) federal government handed down a budget in late March, in the run up to the federal election called for May 3. The centrepiece of the budget is a five dollar a week tax cut – to supposedly be delivered in 15 months’ time.[1] Needless to say, this risible tax cut for average wage earners – which would barely cover … Continue reading Australia: Mock Budget for a Mock Election
Türkiye: Who is behind the protests over the arrest of Imamoğlu?
(The following comments are relayed from Erke Behcet, Red Fire’s correspondent based in Türkiye, in relation to the protests which began in Istanbul on March 19, 2025). I think both the protests and what the government is doing are suspicious. I cannot know what is happening for certain. The protests started after Erdoğan decided to release Abdullah Öcalan (the founder of the PKK, the misnamed Kurdistan … Continue reading Türkiye: Who is behind the protests over the arrest of Imamoğlu?
Philippines: ICC Kidnaps former President
29-03-2025: Former President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in Manila on March 11 after flying in from Hong Kong, where the 79-year-old was seeking medical treatment. He was immediately flown to The Hague in the Netherlands to face allegations of murder, torture and rape – part of the 15 forms of crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute which established the International Criminal … Continue reading Philippines: ICC Kidnaps former President
Syria: Al Qaeda’s “Kristallnacht” On Alawites and Christians
24-03-2025: Massacres of unspeakable horror have taken place in Syria, by the very forces Western governments want us to believe form a new government. Author Dan Kovalik estimates that the numbers killed are between 7000 to 10 000 people,[1] mainly Alawites, but also Christians and other minorities. Previously, religious minorities had been protected by the Syrian Arab Republic, which was finally overthrown by Al Qaeda … Continue reading Syria: Al Qaeda’s “Kristallnacht” On Alawites and Christians
No To Cyclone Hysteria!
16-03-2025: People in the Australian states of Queensland (QLD) and New South Wales (NSW) are cleaning up from the effects of Cyclone Alfred, which led to widespread flooding and many uprooted trees over the first week of March. Yet this cyclone never actually crossed the coastline, and was downgraded to a tropical low by the time it made landfall.[1] While one person very unfortunately lost … Continue reading No To Cyclone Hysteria!
DR Congo: The West’s Fingerprints on the Kasanga Massacre
10-03-2025: In February the shocking news broke that 70 Christians had been executed after they were found in a church in the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It was reported that the victims had been kidnapped by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists, who are linked to local affiliates of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The attack … Continue reading DR Congo: The West’s Fingerprints on the Kasanga Massacre
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