Most of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Already Promised to Richest, Campaigners Warn
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, still yet to be released, has already been bought up by the world’s richest, Morning Star reports.
St John Ambulance Staff Set to Strike
St John, registered charity and largest provider of ambulance services in the country, have backtracked on promises for pay increases. But why are medics fighting a NGO instead of the Ministry of Health? James Morgan explains.
Film Review: White Tiger
James Morgan reviews Karen Shakhnazarov’s “White Tiger” and finds it a refreshingly effective model for how fascism should be portrayed in films.
Spotify’s New Payola Scheme
Spotify, in an attempt to return to illegal payola strategies of the radio, has announced a new scheme intended to expand the dominance of the largest music monopolies, Hector McLachlan explains.
German Bid to Cut Anti-Fascist Paragraph From UN WWII Resolution Succeeds
The UN resolution marking the end of World War Two has been edited to remove a paragraph calling anti-fascism the “common legacy” of all UN member states.
The NZ Union Movement and Its Prospects Under the New Government: An Interview With Ben Peterson
Zebedee Schrader interviews Unions Wellington co-convenor Ben Peterson on the prospects of the union movement in NZ under the new government.
Hope For Effective Cannabis Policy Goes Up In Smoke
The cannabis legalisation referendum appears to have failed. James Morgan writes that this matter of public health shouldn’t have been a referendum at all.
SIS Raid on Iranian Embassy a Crime Against Sovereignty
It has been revealed that in the late 80s and early 90s, the NZ SIS broke into the Embassy of Iran in collaboration with the CIA. Hector McLachlan expounds the situation and the history surrounding it.
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The Communist Party: Forging New Tools for an Old Cause
The following article is a resolution of the Communist Party Central Committee passed on 3 November 2020. While a longer read than most articles written for the Workers’ Star, it … Read More