Australian government backpaddles on cosmetic tax changes
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers fronted a media conference on Thursday to outline backflips on Labor’s minimal capital gains tax tweaks.
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Australia: Protester arrested in Sydney as Labor government starts demolition of public housing
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Burnham wins Makerfield by-election, clearing path for Labour leadership challenge
Burnham’s remaining rhetoric will be discarded the instant he crosses the threshold of Downing Street.
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Sri Lanka: Residents in Colombo housing complex protest dilapidated conditions
As with all other social problems, the experiences of workers and the poor have demonstrated that the housing crisis cannot be resolved by appealing to capitalist governments.
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May Day 2022: Finance capital and the deepening crisis of global capitalism
This is the report delivered by Nick Beams to the 2022 International May Day Online Rally held on May 1. Beams is a longstanding leader of the International Committee of the Fourth International and an expert on Marxist economics.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee: The end of the “New Elizabethan Age”
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The Uvalde massacre and the pathological violence of American life
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The US baby formula crisis and capitalism’s indifference to the lives of children
In the wealthiest country in the world, store shelves are empty and millions of families are now facing a desperate struggle to find essential nutrition products for their babies and toddlers.
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