Students and Radical Politics
For as long as there have been calls for radical change, students have been involved in a big way. In the past decade alone, we’ve seen the rise of massive movements led by young people around the world. From global calls to combat climate change and campaigns for a free Palestine to mass protests against […]
Against War: Keep Fighting!
The following is a lightly edited transcript of a speech given at a Peace Action Wellington vigil on 2 March 2026, within days of attacks on Iran by Israel and the USA. A video recording of this speech is available here: https://youtu.be/6LMDO3QA–M Ko Serah tōku ingoa. I’m a member of the International Socialist Organisation and […]
No War with Iran!
The International Socialist Organisation of Aotearoa condemns absolutely the disgusting, warmongering, imperialist aggression against Iran by the genocidal US-Israel alliance. This latest assault, led by an increasingly overtly fascist Trump and wanted war criminal Netanyahu, is being touted by ruling classes across the West-aligned empire as “preventive” or “pre-emptive”. This farce is not only transparent, […]
Hope is the Fire and Solidarity is the Fuel
The following is the transcript of a speech given by ISO member Josiah Fresnel at a Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa rally in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) on 3 January 2026. Kia Ora koutou, ko Josiah tōku ingoa. I am Josiah. I am a student, a communist, an activist, and a member of the International Socialist Organisation […]
The Socialist Approach to General Elections
The following was presented as an introduction to a discussion session during the ISO hui-ā-tau in January 2026. An audio recording of this talk is available here. Hopefully through this introduction and subsequent discussion, we’ll orient ourselves toward tomorrow’s consideration of motions relating to the upcoming 2026 New Zealand General Election. The goal today isn’t […]
D mo te Democracy
Nau mai, whakatau mai e te tī, e te tā ki ngā taihuringa āhuatanga o te wā, ā, ki te puna kōrero nei o A E I O U: Hei Hanga Ao mo te Kai Mahi. I te pānui kotahi kua pahure, kua whakataki ngā korero mo ngā ahuatanga o te pūrawa, ā, tēnā pānui […]
Freedom of Speech
The Left has long fought for the right to freely share ideas. Being able to criticise a government and powerful institutions without fear of reprisal is critical for social progress. Being able to freely access a range of analyses for educational purposes can be personally nourishing as well as help develop the capability of society […]
When Freedom isn’t Free
For centuries, capitalists have claimed that the working class need capitalism because it guarantees our freedom from tyranny and from encroachment into our personal liberties. The capitalist free market is promoted as being our sole means of attaining political and economic freedom because of the way it channels individual workers into consensual relationships of exchange […]
Striking: The Basics
This article was originally published 4 August 2025 in Salient under the title “It’s Right to Strike!”. It has since been edited and updated. On 30 June more than 36,000 nurses, midwives, health care assistants and kaimahi hauora went on strike for 24 hours after an insulting offer from the government. That offer for their […]
Iran: The Struggle, the Shah’s Son, and the Screaming Economy
Under the veil of an almost complete Internet blackout, the situation on the ground in Iran is impossible to meaningfully engage with at this moment. The mass protests seem to have quietened, though they will surely be sparked again in the near future, as the conditions that triggered them remain. The exact number of the […]
