Russia鈥檚 lower house of parliament passed a bill to outlaw the promotion of 鈥渘on-traditional sexual relations鈥 on October 27. Not one of the 400 MPs opposed it, reports Dick Nichols.
Russia's war on Ukraine
Speaking from Kyiv, Denys Pilash 鈥 a political scientist and activist with the Ukrainian democratic socialist organisation Social Movement 鈥 addressed 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Ecosocialism 2022 conference.
Anti-war activists and workers should view with suspicion and be very wary of any further Australian military intervention in the war in Ukraine, argue Alex Bainbridge and Peter Boyle.
Sydney Stop the War Coalition released a statement opposing the deployment of Australian Defence Force trainers and raising concerns about the lack of parliamentary oversight, reports Kerry Smith.
Socialist Taras Bilous argues that calls for diplomacy mean nothing unless they take account of negotiating positions, concrete concessions, and the willingness of the parties to adhere to any signed agreement.
There are grave fears for the safety of Ukrainian anti-fascist and human rights activist Maksym Butkevych, following his capture by Russians troops, reports Federico Fuentes.
Since Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine, European left parties have been debating their anti-war positions. Die Linke, Germany鈥檚 left party, is about to launch a new round of discussion ahead of its 2023 national congress, reports Sibylle Kaczorek.
Some claim the fighting in Ukraine is nothing more than a 鈥減roxy war鈥 between Washington and Moscow. On this basis, they deny Ukrainians their right to self-determination and self-defence. This view is mistaken, argue聽Geoff Mirelowitz and Argiris Malapanis.
US President Joe Biden is attempting to recreate a unipolar world dominated by the US, first by defeating Russia and then China. Anti-war forces should be demanding a negotiated settlement with Russia now, thwarting Biden鈥檚 imperial goals, argues Barry Sheppard.听
If war were not such a profitable enterprise for capitalism, the arms industries would not be so huge, writes William Briggs.
Backed聽by Scott Morrison and Peter Dutton, the "defence and strategic policy think tank" ASPI is a key player in drumming up a pre-election China threat, writes聽Marcus Reubenstein.
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