Alex Salmon

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Activist and author Micheal Euade has traced the history of the struggle for Catalonian nationhood and its intersection with class struggle from the medieval period to the present in his 2022 book, A People鈥檚 History of Catalonia. Alex Salmon reviews.

Bernie Sanders

Alex Salmon reviews Bernie Sanders' new book, It鈥檚 Ok to be Angry about Capitalism.

Anti-war students and others protested a听two-day master class on nuclear submarines at the University of WA. Alex Salmon reports.

One hundred people protested outside Woodside's WA headquarters, calling on it to stop exploration for a听new gas field at Burrup Hub off the Pilbara coast. Alex Salmon reports.

Shon Faye The Transgender Issue

Alex Salmon reviews Shon Faye鈥檚 debut book, The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice.

Protesters demanded听Labor end immigration detention and offshore processing听and provide permanent safety for all refugees. It also called for an end to boat turn-backs. Alex Salmon reports.

Stop AUKUS WA and Walyalup Climate Action protested听the Labor government鈥檚 enormous AUKUS military spending. Alex Salmon听and Leonie Lundie report.听

Tongerlongeter

In Tongerlongeter: First Nations Leader and Tasmanian war hero, historians Henry Reynolds and Nicolas Clements revive the history of Tasmania's First Nations peoples' resistance to invasion and colonisation. Alex Salmon reviews.

The United Professional Firefighters Union听Western Australia is demanding that WA Labor negotiate, not dictate, on a new enterprise agreement. Alex Salmon reports.

British Empire

Richard Gott's 2011 book focuses on the revolutionaries and rebels who stood up to the British Empire. Alex Salmon reviews.

Two hundred people protested for climate action听 as part of Extinction Rebellion WA鈥檚 鈥淧erth stops for climate鈥. Alex Salmon reports.

The British Labour Party鈥檚 National Executive Committee (NEC) has voted to bar former leader Jeremy Corbyn from standing as a Labour candidate in the 2024 general election, reports Alex Salmon.