Podcast

Âé¶¹´«Ã½ sits down with Fightback – Aotearoa/Australia activist Ani WhiteÌýto discuss the recent New Zealand elections and the meaning of NZ Labour'sÌýlandslide victoryÌýunder Jacinda Ardern.

United States socialist Paul Le Blanc ³Ù²¹±ô°ì²õÌý³Ù´Ç Âé¶¹´«Ã½ about the coming presidential elections and the threat of fascism in the US.

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ìýspeaks to Socialist Alliance member and local councillor Sue Bolton about the political context of theÌýupcoming council elections, her record on council and the importance of putting forward socialist politics at a local council level.

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ìý³ó´Ç²õ³Ù²õ Chloe Ds and Jacob Andrewartha speak to Black rights activist and revolutionary socialist Malik MiahÌýabout recentÌýdevelopments in the Black Lives Matter movement, what has been achieved to date, and the challenges ahead.

Filmmaker Zebedee ParkesÌýsits down with Markela Panegyres, a visual artist, to discuss the impact COVID-19 is having on the arts community.Ìý

The federal government is exertingÌýa lot of pressure on states to reopen schools. ButÌýwhat is the reality on the ground for school teachers working in the midst of a pandemic? This episode of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ features a roundtable discussion with school teachers Mary Merkenich, David Linden andÌýVivian Messimeris.

This episode of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ is a recording of an online forum with long-time US revolutionary socialist and historian Paul Le Blanc, in which heÌýaddresses the character of the COVID-19 disaster under late capitalism, Bernie Sanders' campaign for preselection as the Democratic presidential candidate and the future of socialism in the United States.Ìý
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Âé¶¹´«Ã½'s Jacob Andrewartha has a discussion with Socialist Alliance national executive memberÌýPeter BoyleÌýregarding the lessons socialists can draw from the COVID-19 crisis,Ìýthe limitations of the response byÌýcapitalist governmentsÌýand practical measures socialists should advocateÌýfor.

This episode of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ features an important discussion with National Tertiary Education Union branch presidents and Socialist Alliance members Jonathan Strauss and Helen Masterman-Smith on theÌýkind of politics and fight needed to save universities.