Chris is a labour law researcher, specialising in China and the right to strike. He spent 27 years in the SA union movement. Chris now lives in Canberra. More →
Project for a 21st Century Democratic Ecological Socialism What follows is an essay developed collaboratively by SEARCH foundation members. SEARCH stands for ‘Social Education and Research Concerning Humanity’. Australians together with the whole global community are faced with very big challenges. We need a new approach that looks for the common good rather than narrow [...]
Bolivia: Between Mother Earth and an ‘extraction economy’ Federico Fuentes The tremendous success of the April 19-22 World People’s Summit on Climate Change and Mother Earth Rights held in Cochabamba, Bolivia, has confirmed the well-deserved role of its initiator — Bolivian President Evo Morales — as one of the world’s leading environmental advocates. Since being [...]
Public debate can be about socialism. On this blog I have posted Michael A. Lebowitz. Here is a political conversation presented to members of communal councils, oil workers, and state legislators, among others, at the Legislative Assembly building in Barcelona, Venezuela on December 15, 2007, shortly after the defeat of the referendum on constitutional reform [...]
Put the mouse on any country, you can see the number of persons being born and dying, and the C02 emitted in that country. http://breathingearth.net/
Rudd’s climate betrayal is now the object of an international petition from Avaaz. ‘Dear friends across Australia, Kevin Rudd and the opposition want to sweep the issue of climate change under the rug this election. We can’t let that happen — sign the petition to vote for party with the best climate policy: No action [...]
Union climate connectors to PM Rudd: It’s not good enough – take action! Other countries, like China, the EU, and Japan are acting on climate change and investing at scale in the clean energy economy. Why can’t Australia get on with it? It’s an election year, and we’ll get a chance to make ourselves heard. [...]
The left magazine Australian Options powers along and still at $5. Autumn 2010 edition has articles by Peter Davidson, Australian Council of Social Service on the Henry Tax review; Wendy Varney on Howard and cricket; Cam Walker Friends of the Earth on “After Copenhagen”; Arthur Rorris, Secretary of the South Coast Labour Council on “A [...]
Kim Sattler Unions ACT Secretary is presenting her experiences of APHEDA Palestine. In Canberra, at Unions ACT – corner Flemington Rd and Lysght St Mitchell – on wednesday 21st April 6pm. Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA study tour to the Middle East Report by Peter Jennings. ABC news http://www.abc.net.au/rn/breakfast/stories/2010/2845497.htm Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA, the overseas humanitarian aid agency [...]
A talk by Marxist ecologist & Monthly Review editor John Bellamy Foster to the Climate Change Social Change conference held by Green Left Weekly in Sydney April 11-13, 2008. Go to http://www.surplusvalue.org.au/ Also, access 4th April 2010 Julia Gradgrind an audio interview with Humphrey McQueen on 3CR Community Radio about the current ALP government, with [...]
