Culture

George Mann and his supporting artists

United States singer-songwriter George Mann — a former union organiser and activist based in New York — is touring Australia, reports Kerry Smith.

Newcastle and the Hunter region in New South Wales are the focus of the Monumental Imaginaries exhibition. Cathy Peters reviews the works of artists commenting on the magnitude of the transformation required for a rapid energy transition.

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Dmitry Pozhidaev reviews Capitalism in the Twenty-first Century Through the Prism of Value, by Guglielmo Carchedi and Michael Roberts, which aims to explain 21st-century capitalism through Karl Marx’s value theory.

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Israel has faced little condemnation from Western political elites and mainstream media for its genocidal war on the Palestinians because they uncritically accept the Zionist myths used to justify Israel’s ongoing colonisation and genocide. Ben Radford reviews Ilan Pappe's 10 Myths About Israel.

Chinese Olympic swimmer Pan Zhanle

To protect its economic, military and sporting hegemony, the United States is using the Olympics as part of its multi-layered, cultural cold war against China, writes Coral Wynter.

Protest albums from September 2024

Mat Ward looks back at September's political news and the best new music that related to it.

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Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens reflects contemporary Australia's migrant experience — the sadness, tragedy, but also solidarity, compassion and humanity, writes Coral Wynter.

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In War Game, a bipartisan group of real-life defense, intelligence and elected policymakers in the United States confront a political coup scenario in the wake of a contested presidential election. Bill Nevins reviews.

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Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents six new books for ecosocialists, including a new translation of Marx’s Capital, the role of animal poo in Earth’s life support systems, and more.

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It's often said that housing is a human right. Kevin Bell's new book takes some first steps towards making it a reality in the Australian context, writes Andrew Chuter.

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The myth that native forest timber harvesting does not increase the risk of devastating wildfires is blown apart in The Forest Wars, writes Philippa Skinner.

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Bill Nevins reviews Kneecap, a semi-autobiographical film about the West Belfast rap/hip-hop trio of the same name.