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Mariota Spens reviews Wicked, a technicolour fairytale and allegory for American politics, which shows us the mechanics of patriarchal capitalism.

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Outgoing United States president Joe Biden has blocked Japan’s Nippon Steel from acquiring US Steel, citing national security concerns., reports Malik Miah.

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Eleven historic days of popular struggle sealed President Yoon Suk-yeol’s fate, following his declaration of martial law. Yoon’s impeachment represents a tremendous triumph of people power, but the struggle is not over, writes Won Youngsu.

Grassroots Action Network Tasmania protested logging in the Huon Valley responding to Uncle Jimmy Everett’s call to protect Country. Kerry Smith reports.

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Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents seven new books on capitalist ecology myths, petroleum industry lies, forests, cities, incipient fascism, agribusiness and disease.

Firefighters can see that human-induced climate change is making fire seasons longer and more intense. Cam Walker argues that we all have to counter the right-wing conspiracy misinformation campaign.

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Coral Wynter reviews the recent documentary, Unbreakable, the story of tennis star Jelena Dokic’s courage and resilience after surviving years of abuse at the hands of her father.

Just days before the Republicans, headed by Donald Trump, take charge in the US, pro-Palestine protests across Australia continued to demand that Labor cut ties with Israel.

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Andrew Chuter reviews Cameron Murray's highly accessible and much-needed book about the persistent myths that prevent rational discussion and action to address the housing crisis in Australia.

Members of the Eritrean diaspora in Australia are campaigning to end the regime’s repression and have launched a new petition, reports Chloe DS.

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With the death of French fascist Jean-Marie Le Pen, in the midst of a political crisis in France, now is the time to re-explain and remobilise people against the fascist National Rally, which is closer to government than ever, writes John Mullen.

While expenditure on road transport is necessary, even urgent in some places, the climate emergency also urgently demands alternatives to road and air transportation for people and goods in a continent as vast as Australia, argues Pip Hinman.