Philippines: Liberals Cry Foul After Crushing Defeat
Philippines: Liberals Cry Foul After Crushing Defeat 25-05-2019 – The May 13 midterm elections in the Philippines delivered an unprecedented victory for the overwhelmingly popular President Rodrigo Duterte and his allies. At the time of writing, it is likely that allies of President Duterte will sweep all 12 Senate seats which were up for election[1], which represents a history making effort. Virtually all mid-term elections … Continue reading Philippines: Liberals Cry Foul After Crushing Defeat
Palestine: Eurovision Marred by 71 Years of Al Nakba
Palestine: Eurovision Marred by 71 Years of Al Nakba 20-05-2019: This year, the annual Eurovision song contest coincides with the 71st anniversary of Al Nakba (The Catastrophe), when 750 000 Palestinians were expelled from their lands in 1948 to enable the violent founding of the colonial setter state which became Israel. The awarding of Eurovision to Israel took place after the Israeli entrant Netta Barzilai … Continue reading Palestine: Eurovision Marred by 71 Years of Al Nakba
Liberalism at a Dead End: ALP Loses the “Unlosable” Election
Liberalism at a Dead End: ALP Loses the “Unlosable” Election 19-05-2019 – It’s a cliché to put forward the “Don’t mourn, organise” aphorism after a significant defeat for workers. After the victory of the Coalition (Liberal Party, National Party, Liberal National Party in Queensland – collectively the L/NP) in the 2019 Federal Elections, the working class will certainly need to double down on its organising … Continue reading Liberalism at a Dead End: ALP Loses the “Unlosable” Election
Federal Elections 2019: No Options for Working People
Federal Elections 2019: No Options for Working People – For a Workers’ Government! 04-05-2019 – The Australian Federal Elections will take place on May 18. As was the case for previous elections, the cast of candidates are largely uninspiring from a working class point of view. In fact, of all the parties and candidates running, no one is taking a consistent and across-the-board position of … Continue reading Federal Elections 2019: No Options for Working People
Free Julian Assange! Defend Basic Democratic Rights!
Free Julian Assange! Defend Basic Democratic Rights! 03-05-2019 – On April 11, Julian Assange – the founder of Wikileaks – was arrested inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London by British Police, and dragged away to Belmarsh Prison. He awaits likely extradition to the United States of America, where he is likely to face a kangaroo court which could imprison him for life. He has committed … Continue reading Free Julian Assange! Defend Basic Democratic Rights!
West Papua: Independence Movement Spreads More False Claims
West Papua: Independence Movement Spreads More False Claims 26-04-2019 – When a political movement distributes distorted facts and false claims, its legitimacy is necessarily brought into question. In the case of the independence movement in West Papua, this is a shame, for there may be a genuine case for the achievement of independence, which could potentially resolve historic injustices. Yet today, the current leadership of … Continue reading West Papua: Independence Movement Spreads More False Claims
Algeria: US Foments Destabilisation in Africa
Algeria: US Foments Destabilisation in Africa 17-04-2019 – Algeria was one of the foremost countries of the wave of anti-colonialist liberation struggles which followed the Second World War, winning its independence from France in 1962. Today, there are both hidden and barely hidden attempts to bring Algeria back within the vice-like grip of Western imperialism. The US Empire, desperate after being defeated in Syria, and … Continue reading Algeria: US Foments Destabilisation in Africa
New Zealand Terror Attacks: Circumstances Demand Answers
New Zealand Terror Attacks: Circumstances Demand Answers Statement of the Workers League 17-03-2019 – The circumstances surrounding the terror attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday remain murky. The corporate media claim that 50 people were shot dead, in coordinated attacks on mosques at around 1.30 in the afternoon. At the time of writing, the names, ages and occupations of those that perished have not … Continue reading New Zealand Terror Attacks: Circumstances Demand Answers
For Real Climate Action: Expropriate Capital!
For Real Climate Action: Expropriate Capital! 15-03-2019 – The 2018 report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued yet another dire warning: the world has until 2030 to limit the rise in pre-industrial temperatures to an average of 1.5 degrees.[1] Failure to do so will risk drought, floods, hurricanes, storms and poverty for hundreds of millions of people. Vast climate distortion, with … Continue reading For Real Climate Action: Expropriate Capital!
International Working Women’s Day 2019
International Working Women’s Day 2019: Workers Must Fight for Women’s Liberation 08-03-2019 – Despite all the technological and scientific advances that drive the 21st century, women in Australia in 2019 have yet to attain full equality. Just a few examples will demonstrate this graphically. The Australian government’s own figures from 2018 reveal that the gender pay gap averages at 14.6% overall, and is up to … Continue reading International Working Women’s Day 2019
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