Economic, political and social revolution

  • Gustavo Petro

    Gustavo Petro to UN: ‘Humanity must stop the genocide in Gaza’

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York, on September 23, calling for an international intervention to stop the genocide in Palestine and slamming the actions of the Donald Trump administration, reports Pablo Meriguet.

  • Bernie Sanders' election platform applies to Australia too

    During the early days of his campaign to be US president, Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders wondered if the crowds that he saw on the street were headed to a baseball game, only to be told: “Actually they are on the way to hear you”. This story illustrates how the Sanders message of free education, affordable health care, a $15 minimum wage, taxing the mega-rich and support for renewable energy has taken off. Young Americans — the millennials — facing unpayable student debts, unaffordable health care, low wages and climate change inaction, are flocking to his campaign.

  • The global struggle of students and youth

    For young people today, the international situation can seem hopeless. The world seems increasingly filled with chaos and crisis, as austerity and war impoverish and immiserate increasing numbers of people around the globe. The situation facing young people today, in Australia and around the world, is difficult to say the least, and it is important to confront such a situation seriously and with determination.