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  • Obama: Surveillance, Secrecy and State Terror

    Ciaran Doolin, Fightback. Obama came to power in 2009 after a campaign replete with pledges to return the US to being a nation that respected the civil liberties of its citizens and the human rights of its enemies. Those who assessed Obama’s rhetoric as simply vacuous politicking have since been vindicated. Obama has dramatically expanded Read more

  • Christchurch event: Mental health and Marxism

    6pm, Sunday July 21st WEA Rooms, 59 Gloucester St, Christchurch [Facebook event] Read more

  • Wellington event: What is work? Wage labour, unpaid work and feminism

    A significant amount of unpaid work (housework, care for children, the sick and elderly) is performed mainly by women. Understanding unpaid work is necessary to both socialist and feminist organising. Presented by Marika Pratley, Fightback member. 6pm, Wednesday July 24th 19 Tory St [Facebook event] Read more

  • Zimmerman acquittal: The verdict on American racism

    On February the 6th, 2012, vigilante George Zimmerman killed African American teenager Trayvon Martin. It took 44 days and mass protests to initiate prosecution against Zimmerman. On the 15th of July 2013, George Zimmerman was acquitted. In a piece reprinted from Socialist Worker, (US) Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor analyses the racism underlying the killing and the verdict. SHOCK, HORROR and Read more

  • Pakeha Party founder tells striking McDonalds workers to “get another job”

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  • July issue of Fightback online

    Welcome to the July 2013 issue of Fightback, publication of Fightback (Aotearoa/NZ). Fightback is a socialist organisation with branches in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch. Labour, or work, is at the centre of a historical materialist (or Marxist) view of social relations. Ian Anderson, Fightback coordinating editor, considers the nature of unpaid labour such as Read more