Economy

A聽bill to enshrine 10 days of paid family violence leave is the result of more than a decade of campaigns by women, unions and activists.听Adele Welsh reports.

The catastrophe in Afghanistan is聽an indictment of imperialism and the United States鈥 vengeful approach to its聽withdrawal a year ago, writes聽William Briggs.

Capitalism is in crisis and new Labor Treasurer Jim Chalmers has offered little by way of analysis and even less optimism, argues William Briggs.听

Matanzas

The intensification of the US blockade聽of Cuba, combined with the downturn in tourism as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, has caused big shortages of food, medicine, fuel and electricity, reports Ian Ellis-Jones.

It is abundantly clear that billionaires run parliament. To take them on, we must build a party and movement capable of improving people鈥檚 lives outside the cycle of electoral politics, argues聽Max Chandler-Mather.听

Despite the Treasurer聽saying workers鈥櫬爓ages are聽not聽to blame for inflation, the government is not coming up with solutions to address wage stagnation, argues Jacob Andrewartha.

Government inaction in the face of a warming climate, developer greed and poor planning are to blame for the catastrophic impacts of recent floods in New South Wales, argues Ben Radford.

Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi's tour of Asia has deliberately and in a calculated manner heightened tensions in the region, writes William Briggs. It was designed to be provocative and has succeeded.

Jonathan Sriranganathan discusses what聽it mean for a political party to follow the principle of 鈥済rassroots participatory democracy鈥.

Massai resist land grabs

For decades, the Maasai have been resisting displacement by mining, tourism and conservation, reports Hibist Kassa.

Panama protest

Tens of thousands of workers, students聽and members of social movements and Indigenous organisations have been mobilising across Panama to protest聽the high cost of living, reports People's Dispatch.

Tens of thousands of Panamanians have been mobilising across the country, protesting the high cost of living and demanding support from the national government to face the growing economic and social crisis, reports People's Dispatch.