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US Supreme Court

The United States Supreme Court upheld, on June 30, a century-old Mississippi law used during the 鈥淛im Crow鈥 segregationist era to deny Black people in the state the right to vote, reports Malik Miah.

Addressing a demonstration against Israel's military attack on the Jenin Palestinian refugee camp, Greens Senator David Shoebridge called on Labor听to condemn the attack and to ban all military exports to Israel. Peter Boyle reports.

Unite unionists campaigning for fair pay. Photo: Unite Union/Facebook

Socialist activist Mike Treen, a founder of Aotearoa/New Zealand (NZ) Unite Union, spoke to Jackie Kriz about union struggle. Treen was a guest at Ecosocialism 2023.

US civil_rights_march_on_washington

A ruling by the far-right super majority on the US Supreme Court has听falsely asserted that the United States is and has always been a 鈥渃olour-blind鈥 country, writes Malik Miah.

Young forest activists

The problems with native forest logging go beyond the unviable economics: the injustice of the destruction of First Nations country听and the levelling of crucial habitat for koalas are some more. Leo Earle 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听

The Demerge NSW Alliance is asking Labor to amend the Local听Government Act to give residents in forcibly merged councils more say. Pip Hinman听spoke to听Brian Halstead from Save Our Councils and DNA听about why the changes are important.

Ecosocialism 2023: A World Beyond Capitalism conference, hosted by 91自拍论坛 and co-sponsored by Socialist Alliance, provided a platform for the voices of peace, justice and ecological sustainability听from across the region. Sue Bull reports.

Prigozhin

Russian socialist Ilya Matveev discusses the fallout of the recent armed rebellion led by Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin with Federico Fuentes.

Jenin raid

The July 2 attack on Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank was driven by the Israeli government鈥檚 need to satisfy the bloodlust of its settlers and to mete out revenge against Palestinians for resisting the theft of their land, writes Ali Abunimah.

Members of the Korean community and supporters gathered outside the Japanese Consulate to protest the plan听to release radioactive waste from the Fukushima nuclear reactor into the Pacific Ocean. Coral Wynter reports.

Fifty people protested outside the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation听in support of Dixtan 鈥婣rulruban, a Tamil refugee threatened with deportation to Sri Lanka. Chris Slee reports.

While concrete details remain patchy,听job security is not the only troubling aspect of Premier Peter Malinauskas'听decision to merge听the University of Adelaide and UniSA. Binoy Kampmark reports.