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  • Why the Internet Party is resonating

    By Byron Clark (Fightback). In the March issue of Fightback we examined the politics at the then new Internet Party. The verdict at that time was that “there is no sign that it represents a progressive force”. There have been some developments since then, Kim Dotcom has dispelled the idea that he is a libertarian, Read more

  • Dean Parker: Let’s remember the martyrs on May Day

    By Dean Parker, originally published by the NZ Herald. The fight for workers’ rights has been a long and bloody one, with deaths on both sides of the political divide. Go down to the Queen’s Wharf on the waterfront and you’ll see the beginnings of a heritage trail with cut-out effigies of figures from the Read more

  • China: Capitalism and resistance

    By Ian Anderson and Wenchan Cao (Fightback). The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the largest political party in the world with a membership of 82.6 million. The CCP claims to run a system of ‘socialism with Chinese characteristics.’ In fact, it’s closer to a system of ‘capitalism with Chinese characteristics.’ Although China is ‘developing,’ this Read more

  • CHCH: Socialist-Feminist Day School

    2-3pm: Socialist Feminism 101 Kassie Hartendorp, Fightback. 3:15-4:15pm: Ecofeminism and the Gendered Politics of ConsumptionSionainn Byrnes, UC Femsoc. 4:30-5:30pm: Intersecting Oppressions and the road to liberation Wei Sun, Fightback. 5:30pm: Dinner Saturday April 26th WEA (56 Gloucester St) Christchurch [Facebook event] Read more

  • April 2014 issue of Fightback now online

    Welcome to the April 2014 issue of Fightback (Aotearoa/NZ). Fightback stands for struggle, solidarity and socialism. In the last issue, Fightback covered the formation of the Internet Party. This party is more or less a front for millionaire Kim Dotcom, who has faced repression for breaching copyright law with his online service Megaupload. The Internet Party’s politics are Read more

  • Tino Rangatiratanga: What’s it got to do with Pākehā?

    Talk by Grant Brookes, 7 April 2014 – No.4 in Fightback’s weekly “Introduction to Marxism” series Perhaps more than the first three topics in Fightback’s “Introduction to Marxism” series, this one is loaded with questions. Most people probably had some idea about why a socialist group like Fightback supports trade unions, for instance, or what Read more