Welfare

Protest in France

John Mullen describes the escalating revolt against pensions attacks in France and argues for an indefinite strike to defeat Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron's attack on workers.

Cuban Family Code

Natalia Marques spoke to young activists in Cuba to find out how the new law was won through grassroots dialogue.

French president Emmanuel Macron鈥檚聽government narrowly survived a no-confidence motion over his decree enforcing the attack on pensions, reports John Mullen.

French President Emmanuel Macron has decided at the last moment to impose his pension聽bill by decree, reports John Mullen.

French strikes

After a three-week period of relative calm, all trade union federations in France called on workers 鈥渢o bring France to a standstill鈥 on March 7. Key workers鈥 sectors promised ongoing strikes, reports John Mullen.

GL News

麻豆传媒 journalists Ben Radford and Isaac Nellist round up the latest news from Australia and around the world in this new podcast.

Colombia rally 2023

Tens of thousands of Colombians took to the streets to support progressive social and economic reforms proposed by President Gustavo Petro, reports Ana Zorita.

Strike in France Feb 11, 2023

The dynamism of the movement to defend pensions is inspiring, but even many strikers think that the government will never back down. John Mullen asks, can Macron be beaten, and if so, how?

Robotic hand with centrelink logo. Background is a pile of gold coins

It seems like no government official or senior public servant realised the Robodebt scheme was illegal, but the idea that the Coalition government didn鈥檛 know exactly what it was doing is preposterous, argues Zane Alcorn.

Protesting attack on pensions in France

Millions of workers and youth in France mobilised on January 19 against the government's latest attack on pensions. John Mullen explains the background.

Pakistan floods

While floodwaters have receded across much of Pakistan, relief efforts continue to support flood-affected communities, reports Farooq Tariq.

Omali Yeshitela APSP

African People鈥檚 Socialist Party chairperson Omali Yeshitela discusses the FBI raid on his home and the continuing US government war on the movement for Black liberation and reparations.