‘Sinners’ Review – Just for a few hours, we were free
This review contains spoilers for ‘Sinners’ (2025) Why do oppressed peoples create the greatest art? Because they’re forced into conditions which aim to dehumanise them – and persevering through these conditions necessitates the righteous re-assertion of their humanity in its most raw and potent forms. This raw humanity transcends cultural barriers, and indeed opens portals […]
The Manosphere Goes Mainstream
“I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers” – Rebecca Shaw Recently, I saw people questioning why there was any focus on the “tech-bro” identities of US oligarchs Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos. The implication was that […]
The Health Crisis, Privatisation Threat and Resistance
Everyone knows that we are in a health funding crisis. We know it because we experience it. Everyone has their horror stories of waiting, waiting, and waiting: for doctor’s appointments, for specialist referrals, for medical procedures. If it was bad under the last Labour government, it is even worse under Christopher Luxon. A key policy […]
The United States of America – On the Road to Fascism?
The ISO has not yet adopted a position on whether the USA can be labelled fascist. This personal contribution, written on 11 April 2025, sets out an argument that the USA has not crossed that threshold, but that the conditions for its emergence are in place. In recent years, I’ve been skeptical of claims that […]
A Socialist Response to USA Fascism
The ISO has not yet adopted a position on whether the USA can be labelled fascist. This personal contribution sets out an argument that the USA has crossed that threshold. This article was first given as a short introductory talk at ISO Whanganui-a-Tara branch meeting, a recording of which is on our YouTube channel. What’s […]
Tesla Takedown in Pōneke
On the morning of Wednesday 9th April 2025, a modest crowd of around 30 people gathered in an industrial zone on the outskirts of Pōneke Wellington. On a footpath outside a Tesla showroom, the crowd held a ‘Tesla Takedown’ rally, one of many such-named protests happening globally. The rally, called by the Pōneke Anti-Fascist Coalition […]
People Power Trumps the Government
Confronted today with dismal Right Wing governments at home and overseas, it’s easy to feel powerless. But mass popular movements can beat back governments – especially when these are backed up by active support from workers and unions. In fact, we’ve beaten the government in Aotearoa many times before. Sometimes we scored quick victories. Other […]
No More Gold Stars: The Death of Corporate DEI
That’s it. No more accolades for progressive aesthetics, no more corporations at Pride, no more “support ethical businesses.” We need to be absolutely clear who we can rely on and who we can’t. Trump’s war on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has sent ripples through US government, businesses and the global capitalist class. He has […]
G for Gravediggers
“We see no difference between the aspirations of Māori people and the desire of workers in their struggles. We seek the support of workers and organisations, as the only viable bodies which have sympathy and understanding of the Māori people and their desires. The people who are oppressing the workers are the same who are […]
Solidarity with Rotokākahi
Full solidarity with the land protectors of Rotokākahi! The International Socialist Organisation of Aotearoa expresses its unconditional solidarity with the mana whenua of Tūhourangi and Ngati Tūmatawera as they oppose the construction of a sewage pipe through this tapu burial site. While local whānau, hapū and iwi are connected to the wai and whenua through […]
