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Article by Bruce A Dickson, reprinted from Black Agenda Report (USA). Spoiler alert: we have seen the Bernie Sanders show before, and we know exactly how it ends. Bernie has zero likelihood of winning the Democratic nomination for president over Hillary Clinton. Bernie will lose, Hillary will win. When Bernie folds his tent in the summer
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In 20 years, China has gone from the most equal country in Asia in terms of income distribution to the least equal country. While the transformation has proven profitable for a minority, tens of thousands of workers have taken strike action against paltry wages and conditions. This restructuring has also meant increased vulnerability to fluctuations in the
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Guest article by Val Morse for upcoming Fightback international issue. In George Orwell’s novel 1984, the Ministry of Truth is responsible for the continual updating of historical records so that they always accord with the official party line. Original documents are incinerated in a “memory hole” and disgraced people are “unpersoned,” all traces of them
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by Ian Anderson and Thomas Inwod(Fightback). Recent weeks in Aotearoa / New Zealand have seen further housing crisis controversy, triggered by Labour housing spokesman Phil Twyford’s comments about people with “Chinese surnames” buying houses. Unfortunately many on the left have come to Twyford’s defence, for example John Minto in a recent Daily Blog article: “What
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Session from Fightback Conference 2015. With the housing bubble set to burst (when rather than if), the National government selling state housing, and homelessness on the rise, housing and homelessness are key concerns for anyone concerned with social and economic justice. A discussion facilitated by Fightback. Joel Cosgrove (Fightback) spoke on the political economy of the
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Session from Fightback Conference 2015. A look at tertiary education, capitalism and resistance. What is the purpose of education? What needs to change? How can we get there? Speakers: Sandra Grey, Tertiary Education Union President Ian Anderson, VUW student and communist Trigger warning: Contains mentions of depression and suicidal ideation. Audio: Text of Ian’s contribution: Since
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Session from Fightback Conference 2015. Public pressure in the wake of the Roastbusters case resulted in some small concessions – reallocation of funding to sexual violence support services, advice that schools should include consent education. This is far from enough. Sexual violence prevention and support initiatives continue to be dangerously underfunded, and consent education in
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Opening session of Fightback Conference 2015. In the wake of another crushing electoral defeat for the left, in a period with record-low strikes and record-low voter turnout, how do we begin again? Where next for the Left? A discussion facilitated by Fightback. Daphne Lawless is an indexer, translator, editor, electronic musician and goalkeeper based in
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Fightback’s annual educational conference, held on July 3 and 4 in Wellington, gave around 80 attendants an opportunity for political discussion and debate around topics ranging from the housing crisis to combating rape culture. The opening session, “Where next for the Left?” featured a frank but constructive look at the state of left-wing politics in
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Asia-Pacific solidarity statement signed by Fightback (Aotearoa / New Zealand), originally published on Green Left Weekly. We, the undersigned, stand in solidarity with the people of Greece and the SYRIZA-led government as they prepare for a referendum on July 5, 2015, on whether to accept the continuation of the program of neoliberal austerity or chart
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