Green Left

Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents reading matter for reds and greens.

Following Origin Energy's decision to close Eraring coal-fired power station early, calls are growing for a federal transition plan. Niko Leka reports.

Unionists and their families rallied for secure jobs on February 19. Steve O'Brien reports

Livestream of the Latin America rises forum

Alex Salmon reviews Thomas Picketty's new book, which argues for a world beyond capitalism.

The Rail, Tram and Bus Union described the NSW government’s unilateral shut-down of the Sydney train network on February 21 as “a huge dummy spit”. Jim McIlroy reports.

When former and current ASIO chiefs feel impelled to contradict Peter Dutton’s war mongering, you know the wannabe Australian general has overstepped the mark. Pip Hinman argues that a khaki election campaign could swing it for the Coalition.

Whatever the outcome of the standoff involving thousands of Russian troops at the border, arms dealers will be circling for opportunities to profit, argues Jake Lynch.

Seventy-three-year-old former Sandinista leader Hugo Torres died in Nicaragua's capital on February 12. Dick Nichols pays tribute and looks at the circumstances leading to Torres's arrest and imprisonment eight months ago.

The family of a 16-year-old Aboriginal boy who was killed in an altercation with an unmarked police car have called for an independent investigation into his death. Isaac Nellist reports.

Among protesters the meaning of the panacea slogan “freedom” is diverse. Stuart Rees argues that reasoning and persuading are needed to combat the pandemic of intolerant dogma.

Twenty Indigenous Nahua communities in Mexico, together with hundreds of other organisations, are calling for a boycott of water bottling companies like France’s Danone, reports Tamara Pearson.