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In the era of Occupy, the Arab Spring, and the global financial crisis, the need for fundamental change is obvious to many. However this post-Soviet generation is understandably skeptical of many “Old Left” ideas and approaches. Does Marxism serve a useful purpose, or is it an outdated label? How do we identify the wheat and
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Ian Anderson Climate change hits different regions in different ways. An area scattered with low-lying atolls, the Pacific is particularly vulnerable to sea-level rise. Environmental migration must be a key consideration for socialists in this region. Nations such as Tuvalu and Kiribati are already affected. Coastal erosion in Tuvalu, a nation comprised of atolls and
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Previous coverage of asset sales and fightback: WSWS left-sect slanders genuine socialist participation in the campaign against asset sales Thousands say: “John Key, you’ve got mail, Aotearoa is not for sale” Workers Party leaflet: Aotearoa Not For Sale – to local or foreign capitalists! State-owned assets: No to confiscation, yes to collective control
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This report on NY Gay Pride was irst published on the Kasama Project blog. Ish also writes at The Cahokian. June 24, this last Sunday was the 42nd annual gay pride parade in New York City. The event commemorates the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall uprising in which lesbian, gay and transgender New Yorkers fought back against a
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Annette Sykes, Mana President: asset sales and tangata whenua Ian Anderson, Chair of Mana Rangatahi ki Poneke: public control of assets Asset sales legislation has passed despite opposition from some 80% of those polled, and up to 88% of tangata whenua. Kai and korero on the fightback at Wellington Library Mezzanine.
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Editorial, Byron Clark The cover of every issue of The Spark contains the slogan ‘For workers power and international socialism’ this issue contains several articles that show how the class struggle is unfolding today. New Zealand has been condemned for the seaborne sweatshops that fish in New Zealand waters. It’s not much better for migrant
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Mike Kay In the first half of 2012 we have seen the bosses attack New Zealand workers in some of their strongest bastions: the Ports of Auckland and the freezing works. In this talk I want to focus on a single aspect of both disputes, namely, the role of iwi in assisting the workers. This
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In this follow-up to “Science under Capitalism” published in the June issue of The Spark, laboratory technician and Workers Party member Josh Glue considers the possibilities for scientific progress in a future run along socialist lines. Socialism is the period of movement toward a classless stateless society run through democratic workers control of the means
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Byron Clark The recent Australian census revealed that 483,000 New Zealanders are currently living in Australia. 130,000 of them are Maori. The figures have provoked some coverage in the media, including a number of articles quoting William Bourke, the founder and director of the Stable Population Party, which wants an end to the Trans-Tasman Travel
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