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Drew Pendergrass, climate scientist, ecosocialist and co-author of Half-Earth Socialism: A Plan to Save the Future From Extinction discusses the main ideas of his book and how we can win a democratic future that sustains the earth. 

This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on May 16.

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Muayad Ali, a Palestinian activist, reflects on the 77 years of al Nakba (Catastrophe), it's legacy and why the right of return is such an important demand for Palestinians around the world.

This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on May 16.

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As Israel continues its genocide in Gaza, threatening to take over the Strip and complete its ethnic cleansing campaign, Labor has consistently repeated the lie that 'Australia does not supply weapons to Israel'.

Anti-Zionist researcher and journalist Yaakov Aharon joined Isaac Nellist on the Green Left Show to discuss the key relationships between Australian arms manufacturers, the Israeli Defense Forces, Zionist lobbyists and the...

Ammar Ali Jan of the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party (HKP) speaks to Green Left's Isaac Nellist about the risk of further confrontations between India and Pakistan and the pathway to justice for Kashmir, Pakistan and India.

Ammar Ali Jan will be speaking via zoom at this May 30 forum: https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/forum-no-new-india-pakistan-war

And in person at the Ecosocialism 2025 conference: https://ecosocialism.org.au/

We acknowle...

Peter Boyle, Socialist Alliance candidate for the NSW Senate, joins the Green Left Show to discuss the result of the May 3 federal election, in which Labor won a landslide victory after a disastrous result for Peter Dutton and the Coalition.

0:00 Intro 1:06 What is behind the result? 8:26 The Greens 9:49 Socialist vote rises 12:26 What demands on Labor 15:52 Final comments 16:46 Outro

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Victorian senate candidate Jordan van dem Lamb, also known as Purple Pingers, speaks to Green Left about: how he got involved in housing activism; what are the solutions to the housing crisis; answering the scaremongering about squatting; and the benefits of having a socialist voice in parliament.

We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nati...

This is a recording of a recent meeting of the Global Ecosocialist Network presenting the new book, 'Climate Change is a Class Issue', by Sarah Glynn and John Clarke.

Find out more about the book and the authors here: https://climateandclass.net/the-authors/

This discussion is presented by Paul Le Blanc, an activist and acclaimed US historian who has written extensively on labour and social movements in the US and Europe. He is al...

Residents of public housing estates in Waterloo and Waterloo South have been resisting the demolition of their homes for almost 10 years.

Green Left spoke to Karyn Brown, a Waterloo public housing tenant and campaigner who has been leading the campaign to Save Waterloo and push for more public housing to address the housing crisis.

Join the Save Waterloo protest on April 12: https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/save-waterloo-no-evi...

Socialist Alliance national co-convenor Sam Wainwright explains why the Alliance is campaigning at this election to cut military spending in half.

He spoke to Alex Bainbridge on the Green Left Show the day after treasurer Jim Chalmers presented the federal budget which is going in the exact opposite direction, promising to increase military spending both in absolute terms and as a proportion of GDP.

They also discuss the Greens pol...

John Tully, left-wing historian and long-time socialist, discusses how Austria's capital, Vienna, maintains a vast system of public and cooperative housing which accounts for more than 50% of the city's housing stock. 

This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 21.

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Suzanne James and David Shoebridge discuss the Greens latest initiative to progress the legalisation of recreational cannabis.

They discuss the Greens Legalising Cannabis Bill, the projected billions in tax revenue from the cannabis industry, home grown and personal use provisions, drug-driving laws, affordability and equity of access and the Greens intention to put medicinal cannabis on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (BPS).

Wa...

Rachel Evans, Socialist Alliance federal election candidate for Sydney and public housing activist discusses the ongoing housing crisis and why we need to fight for 100% public housing.

This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 21.

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Ben, an Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union member, discusses the ongoing strike action fighting for better working conditions and wages at the Nestlé factory in Campbellfield.

This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 14.

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Jiselle Hanna, public servant and Community and Public Sector Union, discusses A Voice For Members, a group of rank-and-file CPSU SPSF members committed to fighting for grassroots democracy and empowering members within the CPSU.

This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 14.

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Sarah Hathway, former Socialist Alliance councillor for the City of Greater Geelong, trade unionist, social worker former City of Greater Geelong councillor and Socialist Alliance candidate for the Seat of Corio, discusses the political issues shaping the upcoming federal election

This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 7.

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Reihana Mohideen, long-time socialist and feminist activist and a leader of the Party of the Laboring Masses (PLM) in the Philippines, discusses issues impacting women within the Global South, the impact of rising millitarism on women and what genuinely internationalist feminism looks like.

This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 7.

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Nigel Bertram, Professor of Architecture at Monash University from not-for-profit architecture and research firm OFFICE, joins Green Left Radio to discuss the 44 public housing towers set for demolition by the Victorian state government.

This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on February 28. 

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Mary Merkenich, a member of Socialist Alliance and writer for Green Left with experience living in Germany, joins  Green Left Radio to discuss the results of the February 23 elections in Germany, including the rise of the far-right AfD and the surprisingly high vote for left-wing party Die Linke. 

This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on February 28. 

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United States President Donald Trump has used his first month in office to push through a whirlwind of changes on a range of fronts.

Green Left spoke to US socialists Cyn Huang and Michaela Brangan, members of the Democratic Socialists of America Bread and Roses caucus, about Trump’s attacks on immigrants, workers and human rights.

Huang and Brangan also discuss the shifting role of the US in world politics and the Trump administra...