A coordinated string of political strikes brought Finland to a standstill from February 12‒16, when more than 130,000 workers took rolling strike action in response to an array of neoliberal reforms proposed by conservative prime minister Petteri Orpo’s National Coalition government, reports Clive Tillman.
Workers & unions
Nancy Fraser is the author of, among other works, Cannibal Capitalism: How Our System Is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planet — and What We Can Do About It. She spoke with Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Federico Fuentes about the need to incorporate natural wealth and care work within our understanding of modern imperialism.
Darren Saffin reviews Ken Loach's film The Old Oak, which is set in a dying northern English village following the arrival of Syrian refugee families.
Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Federico Fuentes interviewed Viktoriia Pihul, a council member of Ukrainian democratic socialist organisation Social Movement, regarding the situation in Ukraine two years after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
The NSW United Services Union has launched a campaign to ensure school cleaners are properly paid and their work conditions improved. Jim McIlroy reports.
Kristin O’Connell, spokesperson for The Antipoverty Centre,Ìýspoke toÌýIsaac NellistÌýabout the need for government investment in public housing as oneÌýsolutionÌýto counter worsening poverty.
Community organisations and unions have demonstrated their support for the Hunter Offshore Wind Farm wind power project, with more than 800 people turning out to the Hunter Workers’ action. Zane Alcorn reports.
The Frontline Socialist Party actively contributed to the 2022 popular uprising in Sri Lanka. Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Janaka Biyanwila interviewed Pubudu Jayagoda, who is the FSP’s educational secretary and central committee member about the party's organising work.
Essential Research found support for a democratic economic system and for proportional representation, which would make the electoral system fairer for minor parties.ÌýDaniel Mundës reports.
Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Federico Fuentes sat down with Mariana Riscali, a leader of the Socialist Left Movement tendency inside Brazil’s radical left Socialism and Freedom Party.
As the Reserve Bank of Australia andÌýLabor and the Coalition continue to supress wages, living costs continue to rise. Peter Boyle reports.
Neal Meyer a national leader of Bread & Roses (B&R), a caucus of Marxist activists in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) speaks to Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Federico Fuentes about the recent rise in labour activism in the United States.
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