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The power of discontented youth could place on the back foot a Modi regime that has seemed unstoppable. Indian progressives had despaired for years about the steady erosion of democracy and bemoaned the failure of the mainstream opposition parties to resist. Now, there's hope.
In centuries past, “conspiracy to raise the rate of wages” was a criminal offence, punishable by imprisonment and hard labour. It seems like not much has changed, judging by the early days of the royal commission into Victoria’s “big build” projects.
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Young people everywhere are facing a dire future, and revolt is rightly spreading. It’s clear even to some in the establishment that what’s happening in France is part of a global wave of protest with deep roots.
By Odessa Bishop-McMurray redflag.org.au/article/if-th…
We’re told there’s no choice except brutal cuts to health, education, and other government spending. This is a powerful narrative, but a false one. redflag.org.au/article/debt-…
Hospital doctors strike for wages, safe hours and public health 👇redflag.org.au/article/hospi…
Eugene Debs—the socialist who won a million votes. Debs was a committed and radical socialist, and his life was dedicated to the struggle of workers. redflag.org.au/article/eugen…
Our side needs to rise to the challenge. This serious situation demands both concerted mass resistance and the building of a revolutionary socialist movement that is determined to take the struggle against capitalism all the way.
By the Editors 👉 redflag.org.au/article/turmo…
'Hate campaign against Andrews indicates right-wing can’t tolerate even tepid social democracy' writes
Mick Armstrong redflag.org.au/article/hate-…
Repressive one day, strike-breaking the next: Queensland workers under attack.
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Sexist behaviour is contributing to the burn-out of teachers in a profession already facing shortages due to poor pay and unmanageable workloads. redflag.org.au/article/manos…
Since Donald Trump’s arrival on the scene more than a decade ago, lying in politics has become ever more shameless. It’s the “post-truth politics” era, apparently.
Ben Hillier writes redflag.org.au/article/post-…
Seventy years ago, Hungarian workers and students rose up against a brutal dictatorship and built organs of working-class democracy, giving future generations a chance to discover the essence of revolutionary politics. Read: 👇 redflag.org.au/article/hunga…
Europe’s youth and workers in revolt
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At the start of the century, US power was at its peak. Today it's weaker, the result of an imperial crisis in the Middle East, economic crises, the challenge from China and a political crisis that reflects and exacerbates these three trends. redflag.org.au/article/us-im…
