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Front cover of Issue #2060

Battle against book bans

NEW YORK: Bans on books centring LGBTQ+ people and people of colour are sweeping the country. Led by far-right parents and politicians claiming books dealing...

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Front cover Reader in Marxist Philosophy: From the Writings of Marx, Engels, and Lenin Issue #2103

Worth reading – philosophy/ideas

Plekhanov – Collected Works Plekhanov (1856 - 1918) something of a footnote to communism. One of the first Russian Marxists, Plekhanov joined with fellow Marxists including Lenin,...

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Issue #2043

Book Banning American Style

For anyone who is a book lover what is happening across the USA will be shocking. Over the past year, a nationwide campaign has removed...

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Issue #2081

Worth Reading: Australia

The Split: Australian Labor in the Fifties Robert Murray Robert Murray’s The Split: Australian Labor in the Fifties concerns the split in the Labor Party...

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Boy reading. Issue #2123

Israeli settlers, Lebanon and weaponising children’s literature

The Israeli settler movement has been looking to establish itself in southern Lebanon, after Israel clears the population. The Israeli military is planning to occupy...

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Cold tea for Brandy – A Tale of Protest, Painting and Politics book cover (cropped) Issue #2084

Vale Joan Marjorie Coxsedge

Joan Coxsedge was born in Ballarat, Victoria. She was a driving force in the Save Our Sons Movement which opposed conscription for the Vietnam War,...

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Fidel's Centre, SA Issue #2106

Fidel’s Centre

Fidel’s Centre was officially opened on 13 August 2016 to commemorate Fidel’s birthday with comrade Hannah Middleton as the guest speaker. Prior to that, it...

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Issue #2188

EDITORIAL

There’s a long line from a children’s book about a river to you and your cost of living.  Bear with us, it’s there. We’ll start...

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