Coral Wynter reviews Chris Gilbert’s 2023 book, Commune or Nothing: Venezuela’s communal movement and its socialist project, one of the best available accounts of Venezuela’s communal movement.
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Earth’s Greatest Enemy, directed by radical journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin and ex-GI Mike Prysner, reveals a hidden truth behind the climate crisis, writes Jim McIlroy.
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Unruly WA, a three-day multimedia exhibition which promoted our democratic right to protest, reminded us of the power movements have to create profound change. Cas Smith reports.
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Bill Nevins attended the Santa Fe International Literary Festival, which drew about 20,000 attendees to the Santa Fe Community Convention Center in New Mexico, from May 15–17.
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Suzanne James sat down with Melbourne musician Les Thomas and got a history lesson in colonialism, feminism, trade unionism and making music in defense of the working class.
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Cold War Kid: Resisting the Vietnam War is a lively and compelling account of a young man's journey from Sydney suburban larrikin to activist in the historic struggle against conscription and Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War. Jim McIlroy reviews.
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Zara Lomas pays tribute to Jools Topp, one half of Aotearoa New Zealand’s iconic duo The Topp Twins, who died last month.
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Mat Ward looks back at May's political news and the best new music that related to it.
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Transgender Marxism is a series of short essays written by 15 trans activists and scholars. In a time of rising transphobia and fascism, it is an important work, in spite of its shortcomings, writes Rachel Evans.
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Unruly WA, a multi-media exhibition, at the Kidogo Arthouse in Walyalup, brings together artists, photographers and other storytellers to “celebrate political dissent while it is still legal”. Cas Smith reports.
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Author Mark Whitaker was the first African American editor of Newsweek. Malik Miah reviews his 2025 book, The Afterlife of Malcolm X, where he sets out to explore Malcolm’s legacy and impact in the decades since his assassination nearly 60 years ago.
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After 40 years, The Pursuit of Happiness is being relaunched. Originally screened across the country and on the ABC, this feature film is about the ties that bind couples and nations. Kerry Smith reports.