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Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen discuss the 2024 People's Blockade of the world's largest coal port in Muloobinba/Newcastle. 

Nicolas Maduro and Venezuelan flag

Green Left’s Federico Fuentes sat down with Malfred Gerig, a sociologist from the Central University of Venezuela, to discuss what he calls Maduro’s “neoliberalism with patrimonialist characteristics”. This is the final in our three-part interview.

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Thousands protested across Peru against rising violence against women, police culpability and government inaction, reports Ben Radford. The marches were organised as part of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which is marked on November 25.

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Thousands took to the streets in Montreal over November 22‒24 in combined protests in solidarity with Palestine and against a NATO gathering being held in the city, reports Jeff Shantz.

Venezuelan flag and economic graph

In the second of our three-part interview, Green Left’s Federico Fuentes sat down with sociologist Malfred Gerig to discuss Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro’s economic policy response to what he terms the country’s “Long Depression”.

Frente Amplio candidates

Uruguayans went to the polls for the run-off presidential election on November 24, choosing to return the center-left Frente Amplio (Broad Front) coalition to government, by electing its candidate Yamandú Orsi, reports Pablo Meriguet.

While socialist and Green candidates received higher votes in the Victorian local government elections, Labor’s bid to reduce small party representation with single-member wards worked. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Protest albums from November 2024

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

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Peter Boyle reviews Sarah Glynn and John Clarke’s new book, Climate Change is a Class Issue, which explains the link between capitalism and the climate crisis and provides a short and down-to-earth primer on ecosocialism.

Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung independent Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe told a rally that First Nations and climate movements need to unite to win just demands for land and climate. Jim McIlroy reports.

The Australia West Papua Association and supporters raised the Morning Star flag at Leichhardt Town Hall to show solidarity with West Papuan’s struggle for self-determination. Isaac Nellist reports.

The dangerous impacts of Labor’s forcible administration of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union are being revealed, with some bosses flouting occupational health and safety laws more recklessly. Sue Bull reports.