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  • Why socialists oppose GST

    We publish below a talk given by Philip Ferguson at a recent Christchurch Workers Party forum.  It is an expanded and updated version of an article originally published in the Spark in 2005 available here. Most of the parliamentary parties favour tax cuts both for individuals and companies. Indeed, under Labour there has been a Read more

  • Spark Audio: The mass movement in the Philippines

    In this talk Dennis Maga from the KMU (May 1st union movement) talks about the issues facing the oppressed workers and peasants in in the Philippines and the mass movement for change in that country. Record at Marxism 2008. Download the MP3 here. Read more

  • No ties to capitalism

    This election year the Workers Party is standing candidates in the main centres of the country. Discussing his candidacy with workmates at smoko time, one of our comrades was challenged: “If you get into parliament and you’re walking down the road with a suit and tie on and we see you, you might not want Read more

  • Abortion: whose choice is it?

    – Daphna Whitmore A High Court judge has sparked debate about abortion rights in New Zealand. Reviewing the committee that oversees abortions, Justice Miller has announced that many abortions are simply not lawful. His sponsors, the Right to Life organisation, are thrilled to have him championing their cause. It may just turn out that Justice Read more

  • Armed cops no solution

    – Alastair Reith The recent series of killings in South Auckland has led to a frenzy of  politician’s calls to “get tough on crime”, and for increased powers for the police and the state in general. While such “law and order” orgies come and go, there are some disturbing concrete proposals emerging from this one, Read more

  • Obama: image and reality

    – Eli Boulton Much has been made about Barack Obama’s victory over Hillary Clinton in the last remaining Democratic primaries of the United States election year. Numerous capitalist media outlets hailed the outcome as a “tremendous step” for civil rights, while right-wing smear attacks centred on his supposed links with communism or radical Islam (due Read more