BOOK REVIEWS: Russia and Belarus in the post-Soviet era
By VICTOR OSPREY Secondhand Time: The Last of the SovietsSvetlana AlexievichText Publishing, 2016 Belarus: The Last Soviet RepublicStewart ParkerLulu, 2012 ‘The tradition of all dead generations weighs...
View ArticleFor a new internationalism
Existing forms of left internationalism are inadequate, we need a new form.
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Notes on the international question
by TYLER WEST. From the latest issue of Fightback on internationalism – subscribe today to get your copy. Reworked from a post on the Notes from South of Nowhere blog. Ukrainian solidarity...
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Left Populism at the dead end: where to after Corbyn and Sanders?
by DAPHNE LAWLESS. From Fightback‘s upcoming issue on Electoral Politics. To subscribe, please visit https://fightback.zoob.net/payment.html What’s wrong with this picture? Introduction: the dream is...
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Syrian revolution pamphlet successfully crowdfunded
Fightback are pleased to announce we have successfully met our goal of raising $1,000 for our upcoming pamphlet Syria: Revolution and Counter-Revolution. The pamphlet will be published in both...
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It’s not about ‘regime change’: A brief history of US intervention in Syria
By Ani White. Chomsky’s criticism of US withdrawal from Kurdish-held territory poses a strange contradiction; why have so many on the left accused Syrian Arab rebels of being US proxies, while either...
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Singapore: The unseen migrant workers behind those skyscrapers
Photo: Reuters By Sangeetha Thanapal. This article will be published in Fightback’s upcoming magazine issue on migrant and refugee rights. To subscribe, click here. Many migrant workers come to...
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New Zealand First and the global far-right
By Daphne Lawless. This article will appear in Fightback’s upcoming issue on Migrant and Refugee Rights. To support our work, please consider subscribing to our e-publication ($NZ20 annually) or print...
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Migrant and Refugee Rights Issue Editorial + Contents
This is excerpted from the latest issue of Fightback magazine. To subscribe, click here. Ani White is a Pākehā postgraduate student/tutor in Media Studies, a member of Fightback, and the coordinating...
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Pasefika Issue Editorial + Contents
Editorial by Leilani Viseisio, coordinating editor. Tena koutou, Talofa lava O lo’u ingoa o Leilani Angela Visesio. O lo’u tina o Antonina Sasafala Visesio. O le tina o lo’u tina o Vitolia Tomaniko...
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The reality of Winston Peters
Article by Ben Peterson, reprinted from Leftwin. After 8 years of Prime Minister John Key has stepped down. Bill English will be the new PM but an election is due next year. The sudden departure of Key...
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5 Myths about the Syrian revolution
“The start of solidarity is correcting the narrative.” -Leila Al-Shami and Robin Yassin-Kassab, Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and Civil War. Since the Syrian revolution began in 2011, a...
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Syria Solidarity: National day of action 29th October
Civilians in Aleppo and across Syria are being intensively bombed by Russia with bunker bombs, phosphorous bombs, napalm, thermobaric and cluster bombs; and by the Syrian regime with chlorine...
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Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War – A clear perspective shining...
artwork from denisebeaudet.com Book title: Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and Civil War Authors: Robin Yassin-Kassab, Leila Al-Shami Publisher: Pluto Press Released: 2016 Review by: Ian...
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Reports: Aotearoa stands in solidarity with Palestine
Fightback supports the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement as a tactic to show solidarity with Palestinian resistance. The following reports are from demonstrations over the weekend from...
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Istanbul to Brazil: neoliberalism, democracy and resistance
From a talk given by Andrew Tait. Originally printed by the International Socialist Organisation (Aotearoa). Three weeks ago, police moved in to clear a protest camp out of an inner-city park, to make...
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Iceland: Become Part of the Heard
This article by Jessica Ward was submitted to Fightback, in response to an article published in the April issue (Iceland’s “peaceful revolution” – myth and reality, http://tinyurl.com/cu694hy). A reply...
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“Up with workers, down with the government”– largest strike in world history
Al Jazeera reports on mass strike in India (video).
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Seasonal exploitation by Kiwi capitalists
Yesterday marked 5 years of Vanuatu’s participation in the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme. The RSE scheme allows New Zealand employers in the horticulture and viticulture industries to bring in...
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Filipino progressive leaders to tour NZ Oct/Nov
JUSTICE AND LIBERATION: THE ROAD TO PEACE – Luis Jaladoni and Coni Ledesma Luis Jalandoni is the International Representative of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDF,...
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