This is a recording of a recent meeting of the Global Ecosocialist Network presenting the new book, 'Climate Change is a Class Issue', by Sarah Glynn and John Clarke. Find out more about the book and the authors here: https://climateandclass.net/the-authors/ This discussion is presented by Paul Le Blanc, an activist and acclaimed US historian who has written extensively on labour and social movements in the US and Europe. He is also a member of the Global Ecosocialist Network and Pittsburgh Gree...
Apr 04, 2025•50 min•Ep. 235
Residents of public housing estates in Waterloo and Waterloo South have been resisting the demolition of their homes for almost 10 years. Green Left spoke to Karyn Brown, a Waterloo public housing tenant and campaigner who has been leading the campaign to Save Waterloo and push for more public housing to address the housing crisis. Join the Save Waterloo protest on April 12: https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/save-waterloo-no-evictions-no-sell-no-demolitions Action for Public Housing: https://...
Apr 04, 2025•33 min•Ep. 234
Socialist Alliance national co-convenor Sam Wainwright explains why the Alliance is campaigning at this election to cut military spending in half. He spoke to Alex Bainbridge on the Green Left Show the day after treasurer Jim Chalmers presented the federal budget which is going in the exact opposite direction, promising to increase military spending both in absolute terms and as a proportion of GDP. They also discuss the Greens policy of repurposing $4 billion of existing military spending towar...
Mar 27, 2025•22 min•Ep. 233
John Tully, left-wing historian and long-time socialist, discusses how Austria's capital, Vienna, maintains a vast system of public and cooperative housing which accounts for more than 50% of the city's housing stock. This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 21. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and int...
Mar 25, 2025•19 min•Ep. 231
Suzanne James and David Shoebridge discuss the Greens latest initiative to progress the legalisation of recreational cannabis. They discuss the Greens Legalising Cannabis Bill, the projected billions in tax revenue from the cannabis industry, home grown and personal use provisions, drug-driving laws, affordability and equity of access and the Greens intention to put medicinal cannabis on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (BPS). Watch video online: Video: Greens press for legalised recreational ...
Mar 24, 2025•14 min•Ep. 232
Rachel Evans, Socialist Alliance federal election candidate for Sydney and public housing activist discusses the ongoing housing crisis and why we need to fight for 100% public housing. This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 21. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Listen to t...
Mar 23, 2025•16 min•Ep. 230
Ben, an Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union member, discusses the ongoing strike action fighting for better working conditions and wages at the Nestlé factory in Campbellfield. This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 14. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Listen to the fu...
Mar 19, 2025•9 min•Ep. 229
Jiselle Hanna, public servant and Community and Public Sector Union, discusses A Voice For Members, a group of rank-and-file CPSU SPSF members committed to fighting for grassroots democracy and empowering members within the CPSU. This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 14. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current aff...
Mar 19, 2025•20 min•Ep. 228
Sarah Hathway, former Socialist Alliance councillor for the City of Greater Geelong, trade unionist, social worker former City of Greater Geelong councillor and Socialist Alliance candidate for the Seat of Corio, discusses the political issues shaping the upcoming federal election This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 7. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better...
Mar 11, 2025•18 min•Ep. 227
Reihana Mohideen, long-time socialist and feminist activist and a leader of the Party of the Laboring Masses (PLM) in the Philippines, discusses issues impacting women within the Global South, the impact of rising millitarism on women and what genuinely internationalist feminism looks like. This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 7. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting fo...
Mar 10, 2025•20 min•Ep. 226
Nigel Bertram, Professor of Architecture at Monash University from not-for-profit architecture and research firm OFFICE, joins Green Left Radio to discuss the 44 public housing towers set for demolition by the Victorian state government. This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on February 28. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on ...
Mar 05, 2025•11 min•Ep. 225
Mary Merkenich, a member of Socialist Alliance and writer for Green Left with experience living in Germany, joins Green Left Radio to discuss the results of the February 23 elections in Germany, including the rise of the far-right AfD and the surprisingly high vote for left-wing party Die Linke. This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on February 28. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fi...
Mar 03, 2025•20 min•Ep. 224
United States President Donald Trump has used his first month in office to push through a whirlwind of changes on a range of fronts. Green Left spoke to US socialists Cyn Huang and Michaela Brangan, members of the Democratic Socialists of America Bread and Roses caucus, about Trump’s attacks on immigrants, workers and human rights. Huang and Brangan also discuss the shifting role of the US in world politics and the Trump administration’s position on Gaza and Ukraine. We acknowledge that this vid...
Mar 03, 2025•45 min•Ep. 223
The Green Left Show features Jackie Turner from the Trans Justice Project and Audrey Stringer from Rainbow Geelong discussing the implications of the Queensland government's decision to ban trans youth from accessing puberty blockers and hormone therapies from state run clinics. Watch this episode online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/video/green-left-show-51-protect-trans-youth See also: * Doctors, activists condemn Queensland LNP’s attack on trans youth * Thousands rally to protect trans kids, ...
Feb 26, 2025•31 min•Ep. 222
Matilda Lane-Rose, a young climate activist and member of Disrupt Burrup Hub, was fined $2000 and charged with unlawful damage and trespass for protesting gas giant Woodside. Lane-Rose joins the Green Left Show to discuss her court case, building the climate movement and why we must disrupt Burrup Hub. Find our more about Disrupt Burrup Hub: https://www.disruptburruphub.com/ Donate to help pay fines: https://chuffed.org/project/zyvlzgmp9oky We acknowledge that this video was produced on stolen A...
Feb 20, 2025•33 min•Ep. 221
This episode of the Green Left Show features Jonathan Strauss, Socialist Alliance candidate for the senate in Queensland. We cover the genocide in Gaza, the record of the Labor party in government, the threat of Peter Dutton and the role of campaigning for socialism in the election. Jonathan Strauss: https://socialist-alliance.org/candidates/jonathan-strauss-queensland-senate Watch online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/video/green-left-show-49-socialist-challenge-election We acknowledge that this...
Feb 09, 2025•26 min•Ep. 220
Shamikh Badra, a member of the international committee of the Palestinian People’s Party and founder of the Gaza Nippers program, spoke with Green Left’s Peter Boyle about the dire conditions in Gaza and resisting US President Donald Trump’s plan to clear Palestinians from their own land. We acknowledge that this video was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you l...
Feb 07, 2025•32 min•Ep. 219
Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen discuss the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas and what it will mean for Palestinians and the international Palestine solidarity movement. Invasion Day: Find your nearest rally Donate to website upgrade fund | Upcoming events We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a support...
Jan 21, 2025•43 min•Ep. 218
Djab Wurrung Gunnai Gundjitmara womand and independent Senator Lidia Thorpe spoke to Chloe DS on the Green Left Show about resisting racism, the importance of truth-telling and Labor and Liberal's refusal to deliver justice for First Nations people. 0:00 Introduction 1:40 Key issues impacting First Nations people 5:05 Blak Sovereign Movement 6:14 Peter Dutton's racism 11:03 Genocide bill 17:20 Truth-telling 20:13 Palestine 22:09 Opposing the 'law and order' push Read the write-up: https://www.gr...
Jan 20, 2025•29 min•Ep. 217
The first Green Left Show for 2025 features labour leader and socialist senate candidate Luke Espiritu and climate and labour activist Aleijn Reintegrado. The two were part of a national speaking tour of Australia at the end of last year. This episode features discussion about Philippine politics, fighting imperialism today and solidarity between the global north and south. Watch video online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/video/green-left-show-46-philippines-activist-we-cannot-resign-hopelessnes...
Jan 06, 2025•22 min•Ep. 216
Riley Breen spoke to Janet Parker from Jews for Palestine WA about the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the claims that the Palestine solidarity movement and criticisms of Israel are antisemitic. Get involved with Jews for Palestine WA Music by LittleArcherBeats . Donate to website upgrade fund | Upcoming events We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and pr...
Dec 20, 2024•29 min•Ep. 215
Isaac Nellist spoke with Green Left's Latin American correspondent Ben Radford about various grassroots struggles against mining and climate destruction, for workers' rights and access to education. Speaking from Peru, Ben also discusses the impact of the climate crisis on Latin American countries and the failures of the COP29 climate conference. Read Ben Radford's recent articles here . Music by LittleArcherBeats . Donate to website upgrade fund | Upcoming events We acknowledge that this was pr...
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 214
Climate campaigner, unionist and Socialist Alliance member Zane Alcorn is guest on the latest Green Left Show to discuss the People's Blockade of the world's largest coal port November 19-28. View this episode online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/video/green-left-show-45-rising-tide-blocks-newcastle-coal-port Read more: https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/peoples-blockade-2024 We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justi...
Dec 13, 2024•22 min•Ep. 213
Green Left's Suzanne James talks to president of Dying With Dignity Victoria, Jane Morris about defending the important human right of end-of-life choice through Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) now legal Australia wide except in the Northern Territory. They discuss the October 2024 international Right To Die Societies conference in Dublin, November’s Australia New Zealand VAD conference in Brisbane and the recent vote in the UK in favour of VAD by a traditionally conservative Westminster Parliame...
Dec 13, 2024•16 min•Ep. 212
Isaac Nellist talks to Socialist Alliance Merri-bek councillor Sue Bolton about the impact of the Woolworths warehouse strike and what it reveals about fighting for workers’ rights. Read more about the stories we discussed on this episode. Music by LittleArcherBeats . Donate to website upgrade fund | Upcoming events We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past...
Dec 10, 2024•41 min•Ep. 211
Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen discuss the 2024 People's Blockade of the world's largest coal port in Muloobinba/Newcastle. Read more about the stories we discussed on this episode. Music by LittleArcherBeats . Defend the CFMEU public meeting | Find rallies for Palestine and Lebanon We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work,...
Dec 02, 2024•53 min•Ep. 210
Jacob Andrewartha spoke to Cyn Huang and Daniil Sapunkov, members of the Young Democratic Socialists of America Bread and Roses Caucus, about the election of Donald Trump in the 2024 US Presidential elections.
Nov 28, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 209
Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen discuss the election of Donald Trump in the 2024 United States election and the repression and censorship of activists in Singapore. Read more about the stories we discussed on this episode. Music by LittleArcherBeats . Kokila Annamalai: Why I defied POFMA | Sam Wainwright on Trump's election | People's Blockade of the World's Largest Coal Port | Find rallies for Palestine and Lebanon We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solida...
Nov 10, 2024•48 min•Ep. 207
Aishik Saha is an activist with the All India Students’ Association and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)-Liberation. He is also a researcher on labour and the digital economy. In this interview with Green Left's Peter Boyle, he discusses Indian PM Narendra Modi's doubling down on his Hindu nationalist hate campaigns despite his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) losing ground in the last elections. He also discusses the role of the left in alliances to resist "BJP fascism", the intersec...
Nov 09, 2024•30 min•Ep. 206
Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen discuss the NSW Police’s attempt to block the Rising Tide People’s Blockade of the world’s largest coal port and talk to Green Left journalist Alex Bainbridge about the Queensland election results which saw the Liberal National Party form government. Read more about the stories we discussed on this episode. Music by LittleArcherBeats . People's Blockade of the World's Largest Coal Port | Find rallies for Palestine and Lebanon We acknowledge that this was produced on...
Nov 05, 2024•35 min•Ep. 205
