Three months in, the numbers emerging from the latest war waged by Israel and the US are harrowing. More than 1,600 civilians have been killed in Iran since 28 February, and 3.2 million people are internally displaced.
As we take stock of our forces on May Day, working-class power, international solidarity and socialist politics are still forces that can move the whole world. In fact, they are the only true sources of realistic hope.
Liam Parry was arrested last month for using a Palestinian liberation slogan at a student protest. Now, he is standing in Brisbane’s Stafford byelection for the Queensland Socialists.