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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.

Dances With Empty Prams

Graham Matthews reviews Dancing with Empty Prams, the second book published by Tasmanian-based poet and ecosocialist Susan Austin.

Russian folk-punk outfit Arkadiy Kots Band have released a new track to mark the 65th birthday of political prisoner Boris Kagarlitsky, reports Federico Fuentes.

Protest albums from August 2023

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

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In his latest work, Simon Hannah sketches out China’s development into “one of the most powerful capitalist and emerging imperialist countries in the world”. Federico Fuentes reviews.