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'Never Again' must mean 'Free Palestine'

Daniel Taylor

Rabbi Meir Kahane taught the world the phrase “never again” when he published his book, Never Again: A Program for Survival, in the early 1970s. For Kahane and his followers, the phrase wasn’t the liberal cliche it is today.

Cracks emerge in Israeli apartheid: now is the time to make our voices heard

Nakba: understanding the Palestinian catastrophe

Israel is an apartheid state

India’s vaccine disaster shows priorities of the rich

‘Duque out!’ A youth-led rebellion in Colombia

Introduction to Marxism Discussion Groups

The COVID-19 Crisis

India’s vaccine disaster shows priorities of the rich

Priya De

The Indian government’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout could have been world-leading. Instead, vaccination clinics are running out of supplies, and just 3 percent of the population is fully immunised.

Australia

Calling bullshit on the budget

Ben Hillier

If neoliberalism has died (yet again), no-one told Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.

Debate, comment and reviews

Brazen Hussies and the weaknesses of the women’s liberation movement

Diane Fieldes

Brazen Hussies, a documentary about the women’s liberation movement in Australia, gets off to a promising start.

Gender and sexuality

Brazen Hussies and the weaknesses of the women’s liberation movement

Diane Fieldes

Brazen Hussies, a documentary about the women’s liberation movement in Australia, gets off to a promising start.

History

'Never Again' must mean 'Free Palestine'

Daniel Taylor

Introduction to socialism

The classes of capitalism

Daniel Taylor

Capitalist society is divided into different classes, and the relationships between those classes shape the production of wealth, the dissemination of ideas and the nature of politics.

Marxist theory

The classes of capitalism

Daniel Taylor

Capitalist society is divided into different classes, and the relationships between those classes shape the production of wealth, the dissemination of ideas and the nature of politics.