Green Left

As the Prime Minister plays down the support flood-affected communities can expect, corporate spin doctors claim Harvey Norman and others are good corporate citizens for organising charities. Alex Bainbridge argues the corporations should be properly taxed to generate...

Julian Assange's fate will likely rest with British Home Secretary Priti Patel, following the Supreme Court's refusal to grant an appeal over his extradition to the United States, reports Binoy Kampmark.

Climate & Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents five new books for reds and greens.

School Strike 4 Climate organised a solidarity action with flood victims, criticising the federal government for ignoring the link between climate change and extreme weather events. Rachel Evans reports.

Irish author, Gavin McCrae has made a career of writing novels about Communist women. In The Sisters Mao he weaves together disparate characters, but can't illuminate why Maoism makes any sense to them, writes Barry Healy.

Australia’s ”defence and strategic policy think tank” ASPI finally has a new war, one that will be a financial boon for its murky weapons maker backers. Backed by Scott Morrison and Peter Dutton, this “independent” think tank is a key player in drumming up a...

When German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a €100 billion boost to defence spending and committing to take the defence spending up to 2% of GDP, he was continuing along a trajectory set in place more than a decade ago, writes Sibylle Kaczorek.

Outspoken former magistrate and Kuku Yalanji woman Pat O’Shane said the people of Yuendemu deserved better on International Day Against Police Brutality. Renee Lees reports.

Socialists and antiwar forces in the United States must oppose the United States-NATO economic sanctions against Russia, write Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard.

There’s a lot going on right now (life-changing floods, bushfires, war, the threat of nuclear catastrophe, an impending election where both major parties are committed to fossil fuels for decades to come), but still, it could be worse, writes Carlo Sands.

If you like sci-fi movies with a gentle, slightly mystical feel, this film is worth your time, as long as you don't expect any politics, writes Barry Healy.

The PM has announced a funding package to boost the koala's long-term protection and recovery efforts. But, as Binoy Kampmark argues this avoids the two major causes for its population dwindling: climate change and habitat destruction through other means.