Culture

Corporate media and establishment politicians went into a frenzy when musicians performing at the iconic Glastonbury Festival in Britain over June 25–29 spoke out against Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, reports Isaac Nellist.

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In his latest book, Yanis Varoufakis, economist and former Greek finance minister in the leftist SYRIZA government, argues that with the advent of the internet and related technologies, we have now entered an era beyond capitalism technofeudalism. But is this really the case, asks Neville Spencer.

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Scholar and activist Marty Branagan examines how language, film, history, gender issues, the arts and religion “can contribute either to cultural violence or to cultures of peace” in his book, The Cultural Dimensions of Peacebuilding. Jim McIlroy reviews.

Protest albums from June 2025

Mat Ward looks back at June's political news and the best new music that related to it.

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Trade unionist, academic and socialist activist Alexis Vassiley tracks the rise and fall of union power in Western Australia’s mining region in his new book. Alex Salmon reviews.

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Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents five recent books on water, capitalism and nature, anti-environmentalism, the Amazon and Albert Einstein’s socialism.

Pike River, depicting the events surrounding one of Aotearoa’s worst industrial tragedies, is an inspiring portrait of two ordinary women’s fight for justice, writes Zara Lomas.

Kneecap's Mo Chara has been charged with terror offences by British police for displaying a Hezbollah flag at a concert, but that won't silence the group's support for Palestine, reports Isaac Nellist.

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Community Radio 3CR’s annual Radiothon is coming up, with a fundraising target of $275,000 by the end of June to keep the station operating, reports Stephanie.

Protest albums from May 2025

Mat Ward looks back at May's political news and the best new music that related to it.

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Sydney-based Palestinian activist Khaled Ghannam recently travelled to the occupied West Bank in Palestine and wrote an account of his visit for Green Left. This is the 5th and final part.

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Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents new books on the German peasants’ war, air, Amazonian struggles, climate history, class rule and Karl Marx’s later views on oppression and revolution.