Democracy

Obituary: Sidi Ahmed Eddia Moussa — 1948–2017
Philippines: Students protest repression, demand university official’s ouster
Malaysia: Indigenous people attacked for protecting forests
The unlikley rise of Jeremy Corbyn: interview with The Candidate author Alex Nunns

Alex Nunns’ new book, The Candidate, charts the improbable rise of the socialist Jeremy Corbyn from a long-time backbencher to the leader of the Labour Party.
Huge protests hit US airports in support of migrants and refugees, NY taxi drivers take action in solidarity
‘Gender justice is racial and economic justice’: Women’s March guiding vision

The Women’s March Guiding Vision and Definition of Principles was released by the organisers of the Women’s March on Washington, which drew 500,000 people onto the streets.
The Australian Unemployed Workers Union: helping the vulnerable
Basque Country: Renewed Sortu sets target date for independent republic
Centrelink robo-debt: The government’s war on the poor
TrumpWatch: Protests greet wide-ranging attacks
Protests greet Trump’s pipelines order, Sioux pledge resistance
The deepening crisis of capitalism

In the six months since the federal election we have seen an acceleration of the ruling class’s neo-liberal agenda. The continuing cuts and privatisations are rationalised by Turnbull’s three-word slogan, “Jobs and Growth”, but the effect seems to be quite the opposite.