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  • Colonisation, capitalism and the housing crisis

    Ben Jacobs, Fightback (Wellington). Housing is in crisis. Decades of market-based policies have decimated the social housing stock, and the market is failing to provide affordable housing. After all, housing is a necessity, not a luxury good – letting the intersection of supply and demand determine prices serves only to deny housing to those who Read more

  • September 2013 issue of Fightback online

    Welcome to the September 2013 issue of Fightback. Fightback is a socialist organisation in Aotearoa/NZ, and this is our monthly magazine. With the 2013 local body elections coming up, Fightback will be involved in electoral work alongside community struggles on the ground. Fightback does not believe socialism can be simply voted in, however electoral work Read more

  • Gender diversity is a working-class issue

    by Daphne Lawless, Fightback Anne Russell’s article reprinted here clearly shows how the left have dropped the ball on defence of Chelsea Manning. Her 35-year sentence for the crime of letting people know exactly what the global hegemons have been up to in their war zones is a shocking travesty of justice.But perhaps even more Read more

  • Christchurch event: Socialists in the struggle for queer liberation + Tauiwi in the struggle for tino rangatiratanga

    4pm-5-30pm: Presentation by Kassie Hartendorp & Ian Anderson on socialists in the struggle for queer liberation 5:30-6:30pm: dinner 6:30-8pm: Facilitated discussion on the role of Tauiwi in the struggle for Tino Rangatiratanga A gold coin donation for Room Four would be greatly appreciated, and some loose change towards shared dinner if you’re able. The talks Read more

  • Fijian sugar workers face threats, intimidation

    Workers at the state owned Fijian Sugar Corporation (FSC) have voted to take strike action after they were offered a 5.3% pay rise. This equates to just $7.10 a week after tax, or in terms of purchasing power, enough to buy half a chicken. The bigger issue though is that wages for sugar workers in Read more

  • The roots of Labour’s leadership crisis

    This article, by Fightback member Jared Phillips, was originally written for The Socialist, the monthly magazine of The Socialist Party (Australia). In late August David Shearer resigned as leader of the opposition New Zealand Labour Party. Labour has suffered from poor poll results since it lost the 2008 election. Since then Shearer has been the Read more