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Under the Shadow is a forthcoming podcast series hosted by journalist and producer Michael Fox, which delves into the history of rebellions and interventions by the United States in Latin America. Green Left’s Federico Fuentes spoke to Fox about the upcoming first season.

Antony Loewenstein discusses his new book, The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel exports the technology of occupation around the world.

Protest albums from September 2023

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

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Activist and author Micheal Euade has traced the history of the struggle for Catalonian nationhood and its intersection with class struggle from the medieval period to the present in his 2022 book, A People’s History of Catalonia. Alex Salmon reviews.

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Bill Nevins reviews Fintan O’Toole's 2022 book, We Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland.

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Water, farming, nuclear tests, copper mining, new biology, and sugar. Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents six books to help understand and change the world.

Dick Gaughan

Bill Nevins’ interviewed the great Scottish socialist activist-bard Dick Gaughan back in 1996, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he played a sold-out concert.

Jake Lynch at Hiroshima Day protest

Jim McIlroy introduces Sydney academic and writer Jake Lynch's new poetry collection, Pommy Granita.

Bernie Sanders

Alex Salmon reviews Bernie Sanders' new book, It’s Ok to be Angry about Capitalism.

Justice Enough photo exhibition

Justice | Enough! is a new photographic exhibition by Rebecca Hosking that documents the “Women’s March for Justice: Enough is Enough!” protests that took place on Victoria’s Surf Coast, in March 2021. Chris Cherry attended the launch on August 26 at Ballarat Trades Hall.

Spanish women's football team

The #ItsOver (#SeAcabó) movement has erupted in Spain to demand the resignation of national football chief Luis Rubiales, over his sexist behaviour following the Spanish women's team's World Cup victory, reports Dick Nichols.

Second International

Federico Fuentes reviews Mike Taber's new collection, which brings to life the discussions and debates that helped shape the Second International in the early 20th Century.