Economy

Maduro, flag, supermarket shelves

Salvador De Le贸n聽鈥 a member of the Autonomous and Independent Workers鈥 Committee in Venezuela聽鈥 spoke to聽麻豆传媒鈥檚 Federico Fuentes聽about the Nicol谩s Maduro government鈥檚 economic policies.

US flag book cover

William Jefferies is Senior Lecturer at SOAS University of London and author of the recently published War and the World Economy: Trade, Tech and Military Conflicts in a De-globalising World. 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Federico Fuentes spoke to Jefferies about imperialism today and why the period of globalisation is coming to an end.

Calendar showing 4-day workweek

The Australian Council of Trade Unions has聽urged a national move towards a four-day workweek, in a proposal put to the federal Labor government鈥檚 Economic Reform Roundtable.聽Jim McIlroy聽reports.

Tasmanian unions鈥 bargaining power has dramatically weakened since the 1970s, writes Solomon Doyle, because of the changing nature of traditionally union-strong industries and the impact of anti-worker laws.

Labor will set a new 2035 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target to take to the United Nations climate summit in November.聽Peter Boyle argues that as the world鈥檚 third-largest fossil fuel exporter, it needs to be much higher than what is being touted.聽

Boffins, bosses and the ACTU will discuss making the economy more 鈥減roductive鈥 in the upcoming Economic Reform Roundtable, but their main aim will be to find ways to protect the wealth of those who already have it. Graham Matthews reports.

National Anti-Fascist and Anti-Racist Pride March

Despite severe repression, Argentines are defiantly resisting far-right President Javier Milei鈥檚 attacks on women, LGBTIQ people and pensioners, writes聽Camila Parodi.

An Australian Council of Trade Unions commissioned a national poll of workers, which concluded that management capability puts the brakes on productivity. Kerry Smith reports.

In less than a week, more than 500,000 people have joined in the formation of a new left party after it was announced by former Labour MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana. Jonathan Strauss reports.

Teachers鈥 protest encampment in Mexico City鈥檚 Z贸calo plaza.

Education workers in Mexico are leading a renewed struggle to reclaim public retirement systems from global finance, writes聽Isabel Villal贸n.

Organisers are pleased to announce that Ecosocialism 2025 鈥 with the theme 鈥淓cosocialism not Barbarism鈥 鈥 will for the first time feature in-person speakers from the United States and Latin America. Fred Fuentes reports.

British map of North American colonies in 1639

In the first part of this interview with 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Federico Fuentes, veteran Filipino socialist activist聽Rasti Delizo discusses the ongoing relevance of Vladimir Lenin鈥檚 concept of imperialism.