“One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.”… Go to Article

Jeffrey Sachs’s Historical Narrative: From 1750 to the Rise of BRICS

A summary of Sachs’s historical account in his interview with Glenn Diesen

In his interview with Glenn Diesen, economist Jeffrey Sachs offers a broad historical narrative extending from approximately 1750 to the present.… Go to Article

The communist delegates walked out of the Socialist Party Congress at the Teatro Goldoni and made their way through the rain to this abandoned theatre (pictured below) .… Go to Article

Very positive vibe at Kurilpa Derby yesterday. Cafes, people and info stalls all took the leaflets about the Justice for Palestine Magan-djin 🇵🇸  Not Our Laws campaign.… Go to Article

I met some members of Ananda Marga at the Kurilpa Derby today and at the West End markets yesterday, and they told me about a great fundraising event they’ve organised through AMURT — the Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team — in support of Gaza.… Go to Article

Khalil’s story

Mr Justice Tom Sullivan has ruled this week that the Brisbane City Council’s Ethics Committee misread the ethics provisions of the relevant legislation when it ruled against Greens Councillor for the Gabba Ward, Trina Massey.… Go to Article

“(Foco Nuevo) is about keeping the connections of community and friendship alive” and “hope knocking at our door” – Sue Monk, Jumping Fences at September Foco Nuevo.… Go to Article

‘The uprising (1936-39) itself arose only after non-violent resistance through petitions, protests, strikes, and boycotts was met with violent punishments.’… Go to Article

Robert E. Stripling, HUAC’s chief investigator, asked Lawson:

“Mr. Lawson, are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist Party of the United States?”… Go to Article

In January 2025, Chris Hedges interviewed MIT PhD students Prahlad Lyengar and Richard Solomon about MIT’s documented links to Israeli military research, including work involving mathematical compression algorithms, artificial intelligence and Elbit Systems.… Go to Article

Australian Government provides military support for US ”act of war” against Iran

The United States has insisted that the UAE impose sanctions on Iran.… Go to Article

When the Fraser Island Defenders Organisation (FIDO) was formed in 1971, I was working on Fraser Island (K’gari) as a yardman at the Orchid Beach Resort.… Go to Article

Today I completed the Brisbane to Gold Coast bike ride with around 3,500 other riders.

I finished the ride in 3 hours and 13 minutes, averaging 31 kilometres an hour, with around 900 metres of climbing over the course of the ride.… Go to Article

A big thank you to ICRR in Read Street, Woolloongabba, for putting on the film Ningla A-Na La — Hungry for Our Land.… Go to Article

The genocide in Palestine grinds on. Palestinians are killed daily. The siege continues. The theft of Palestinian land accelerates.

In the occupied West Bank, Israeli soldiers and settlers terrorise Palestinians and seize their land with impunity.… Go to Article

In this coverage of the Tour de Samoa, we include some commentary on the various stages of the race by a local bike rider, Lachlan Hurse.… Go to Article

Hard Hat* article by Bec Barrigos, QTU rank and file and co-convenor of QLD Teachers’ Fightback

Union representation for teachers, nurses and others on the board of Workplace Health and Safety have been unceremoniously stripped by the Crisafulli government.… Go to Article

Two important actions for our readers!

1. Sign & share the e-petition to qld parliament:

https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-Assembly/Petitions/petition-details/4656-26

This petition was created by Justice for Palestine Magan-djin (JFP) and is sponsored by Greens members for Maiwar, Michael Berkman.… Go to Article