Rival Ideas: Technofeudalism
It’s frustrating to take stock of the 2020s and see that capitalism is alive and well. Tempting, certainly, to wish capitalism dead, and then to pen that wish as a declaration as if the wish were real. But wanting something, or even claiming something, does not magically make it so. Capitalism has turned out to […]
The Case for a Revolutionary Socialist Party
Today, the working class stands divided. Contemporary democratic politics has failed. So has any union movement with a genuine interest in going beyond tinkering at the edges of a broken capitalist system. There is a desperate need for a leftist force with the capacity to threaten capitalist hegemony and provide a legitimate way to fight […]
Party Profiles: The New Zealand Greens – A Marxist Critique
This piece is one in a series of profiles of electoral parties in the lead up to the 2026 General Election. The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is currently the most left-wing it has ever been. It is the largest pole of attraction for radicals and even socialists in the New Zealand political landscape. […]
The Coalition and the Climate: Counting the Crimes
Editor’s note: This piece was penned in April 2026, prior to large-scale flooding in the North Island, and the 2026 Budget The consequences of environmental destruction and climate inaction are becoming clear. So-called “one-in-a-generation” weather events and extreme weather more broadly are becoming increasingly common. The extreme rainfall that recently devastated North Island communities and […]
International Declaration: Long Live the Workers’, Peasants’, and Indigenous Rebellion in Bolivia! Down with the Austerity Government of Rodrigo Paz!
The below is a republication of a declaration from Current for Permanent Revolution – Fourth International (CPR-FI), originally published in Spanish on June 6 in La Izquierda Diario, and translated for Left Voice The popular rebellion against the government of Rodrigo Paz has lasted for over a month, with tens of thousands of workers, residents, union members, transport […]
The Economy, the War, and a Coming Employers’ Offensive
The world economy was already in trouble before the US and Israel attack on Iran commencing February 2026. Writing in May, the nature of the conflict may well have changed by the time these words are read. In any event, however, the restrictions so far on shipping through the Straits of Hormuz will have effects […]
Against the “Definitions of Woman and Man” Bill
Following in the footsteps of innumerable waves of anti-trans legislature in the US and the UK’s Supreme Court decision last year, the coalition government ensured that, on 20 May, “Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill” passed its first reading. It is now with the Select Committee and submissions on this Bill will be […]
Class and Struggle in Aotearoa Today
Are you a “blue-collar hard-working Kiwi” or a “weirdo with purple hair?” New Zealand First, Winston Peters claimed in his March State of the Nation speech, is the only party that “understands what a worker is.” Colour, of collar and of fringe, has a lot to do with it in Peters’ claimed dichotomy. Heaven knows […]
An Introduction to Class Society
Today, people commonly talk about “classes” in society through the notion of a spectrum of wealth: those with very little money are “lower class,” while the filthy rich belong to the “upper class.” Those of the ambiguous “middle class” aspire to climb this class ladder, while they fear sinking into the lower classes. Clearly, the […]
Keyword: Security
When the US and Israel began airstrikes on Iran in February, our government’s cookie-cutter response was to applaud the aggressors for protecting “international peace and security” – copying the exact words used by Canadian prime minister Mark Carney and Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese in their statements. This language of security captures almost every part […]
