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The stolen revolution: Iran in 1979

Priya De

Minoo Jalali was among those who resisted Ayatollah Khomeini’s rise to power in Iran. In the early months of 1979, she joined a mass women’s protest against the compulsory wearing of the hijab in public.

‘We are all Mahsa’: riots shake Iran

The strategic importance of students

Reformasi! The Indonesian student movement that toppled Suharto

When students sparked a general strike: May ’68 in Paris

Students in the anti-Vietnam-war movement in Australia

Introduction to Marxism Discussion Groups

The COVID-19 Crisis

Labor’s pandemic

Jerome Small

Australia is being engulfed by a fourth wave of COVID-19 in a year. Hospitalisations hit 5,133 on 19 July—a surge of more than 50 percent since the start of the month. Ambulance services are overwhelmed.

Australia

The PC has gone mad in public education

Tim Arnot

The Productivity Commission’s interim report into Australian schools confirms what those of us working in the system have known for years: the education gap is widening for students from disadvantaged and diverse backgrounds, students are falling behind their

Debate, comment and reviews

How should revolutionaries view parliamentary elections?

Jerome Small

The federal election has sparked some discussion around what position the radical left in this country should take on electoral activity.

Gender and sexuality

Will we learn the lessons from the defeat of Roe?

Jordan Humphreys

When Sydney Harper, producer of the New York Times’ podcast the Daily, went to the Supreme Court of the United States in the wake of the overturning of Roe vs.

History

The stolen revolution: Iran in 1979

Priya De

Introduction to socialism

The stolen revolution: Iran in 1979

Priya De

Marxist theory

Trotsky’s theory of permanent revolution

Luca Tavan

Trotsky began outlining his theory of permanent revolution from a prison cell while awaiting trial for his participation in the 1905 revolution.

Oppression and liberation

Women’s oppression and capitalism

Diane Fieldes

Women’s oppression looks quite different today than 60 years ago. Women’s rights are more accepted now, women are a bigger part of the workforce, contraception and abortion are legal in much of the world.

Racism

Student union backs down on support for Palestine

Emma Dynes

The University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU) student council on 26 May voted to rescind a historic pro-Palestine motion after receiving a threat of a class-action lawsuit.

Revolts and uprisings

The stolen revolution: Iran in 1979

Priya De