Alex Salmon

‘Meltdown’: The story of how Three Mile Island almost became the US’ Chernobyl

Meltdown: Three Mile Isl²¹²Ô»åÌýshows just how close the 1979 accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant came to being a calamity on the scale of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, writes Alex Salmon.

Hong Kong citizen’s long struggle to maintain their city’s identity

Indelible City, writes Alex Salmon, looks at the struggles of the people of Hong Kong to maintain their city’s identity while caught between British colonialism and Stalinist China.

Protesters say: 'Don’t frack the Kimberley!'

Frack Free Kimberley and supporters rallied outside the inaugural AGM of Texan fracking company Black Mountain. Alex Salmon reports.

Elections: Progressive advance shows there’s a mood for change

The federal election result shows that through grassroots community activism and outreach, socialist and progressive ideas can win popular support. Alex Salmon ²¹²Ô»åÌýSue BoltonÌý°ù±ð±è´Ç°ù³Ù.Ìý

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Incompetence and leadership failure in the ADF

Alex Salmon reviews Failures of Command, a book about a family's search for truth about their son's death just two months after his deployment to Afghanistan in 2012.

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The crimes and connections of Jimmy Savile

Netflix documentary Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story attempts to explain how TV celebrity Jimmy Savile's ties to the British ruling class enabled him to get away with sexual abuse for decades, writes Alex Salmon.

Photos: Australia says 'No war in Ukraine'

Anti-war networks called protests against the war in Ukraine, and against NATO expansionism, in several Australian cities on March 6, a global day of action.

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Thomas Piketty: 'Time for socialism'

Alex Salmon reviews Thomas Piketty's new book, which argues for a world beyond capitalism.

Kanak labourers in a Qld sugarcane plantation. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The British Empire’s dirty secret

Alex Salmon reviews a new book by historian and author Graham Seal that documents how the British government shipped more than 376,000 men, women and children across the oceans to provide slave labour in its colonies.

Banksia Hill Detention Centre cruelty exposed

A protest outside the David Malcolm Justice Centre was part of the campaign in support of the National Suicide Prevention and Recovery Project. Alex Salmon reports.

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Organising to defeat union busting

Alex Salmon reviews an inspiring memoir of the fight against union busting inside a North Carolina carpet mill.

Solidarity shown to Sudanese people resisting the coup

The United Sudanese Youth of Western Australia and supporters protested against the military coup that tried to overthrow Sudan's transitional government. Alex Salmon reports.