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This article first appeared in The Anvil, Vol 9 No 6, published 31 Dec 2020. The Brereton report about allegations of war crimes against Afghan civilians by Australian troops, mainly the Special Air Service Regiment, was met in November with … Continue reading →

The following statement was released by the Melbourne Anarchist Communist Group on 10 January 2021. It is important to call the events of Tuesday 6 January in Washington DC in the US by their proper name. It was an attempted … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in The Anvil, Vol 9 No 6, published 31 Dec 2020. The US Presidential election is over and Donald Trump has lost. While he has convinced his hard core supporters than the election has been stolen … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in The Anvil Vol 9 No 5, published on 31/10/2020. As we go to press, the US Presidential election is fast approaching. Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate, is further ahead in the polls than Hillary Clinton … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in The Anvil Vol 9 No 4, published on 31 August 2020. The capitalist media in Australia are full of news and opinion designed to create fear and suspicion of China and its so-called “communist” government. … Continue reading →

This article is republished by agreement from the blog of the Aotearoa* Workers Solidarity Movement. We think they’re AWSM: CHOCOLATE FISH, RED HERRINGS AND BILLIONAIRES The rich become that way because they work hard to provide the everyday things that … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in The Anvil Vol 9 No 3, published on 7 June 2020. Adam Berry/Getty Images The United States is aflame with rage over the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on 25 May. A cop … Continue reading →

Origins In 1886, workers in Chicago in the US kicked off a campaign to win the eight hour day, starting with a strike on 1 May. Police started breaking up a peaceful workers’ demonstration, then an unknown person threw a … Continue reading →

The MACG’s annual Anzac Day statement for this year was published on 25 April 2020. Gallipoli Churchill had a bright idea in 1915 about helping Russia, Britain’s World War I ally: to secure a passage through the Dardanelles and knock … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in The Anvil, Vol 9 No 2, published on 10th April 2020. The coronavirus pandemic started in a market in Wuhan late last year. It grew into a crisis through bureaucratic suppression of bad news by … Continue reading →