National question remains unresolved
The war between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan government’s armed forces has come to an end. It went on for close to 30 years and originated from the unresolved national question in relation to the minority Tamil population. Government forces were able to defeat the ‘Tigers’, [...]

Before joining the Socialist Party I had some dealings with a few other left groups in Melbourne. While they were well meaning, I was not impressed by their rhetoric and inaction.
By Corey Snoek, Socialist Party Melbourne

Still an inspiration
Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in US politics, was brought to wide attention this year by the biopic Milk starring Sean Penn. This attention includes the belated DVD release of The Times of Harvey Milk, a 1984 documentary. Like the biopic it won an Oscar, in this case for best [...]

Two new members of the Socialist Party, Jacinta Chavulak and Sue Fuller, explain why they decided to join the party and get involved in politics.

By Shannon Briggs, Socialist Party Melbourne
Plato once wisely stated “one of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors”.

Reviewed by Stephen Jolly, Socialist Party
The new book, “China, Sweatshop of the World – The Coming Revolt”, is a vital resource for all socialists and trade unionists.

What is the relationship between art, revolution, capitalism and class struggle? This year was the first time there was a commission on ‘art and revolution’ at the annual summer school of the Committee for a Workers’ International, the world socialist organisation to which the Socialist Party is affiliated.

Although Steve McQueen’s film Hunger is often without spoken word the story of the IRA (Irish Republican Army) hunger strikers, the back drop of ‘the Troubles’ in Northern Ireland is loud and clear.
By Denise Dudley, Socialist Party

Letter to Green Left Weekly editors
Dear GLW editors,
In last weeks ‘Our Common Cause’ column Karl Miller wrote a letter to the ACT Greens congratulating them on behalf of the Socialist Alliance for recently winning four seats in the ACT Legislative Assembly.

Reviewed by Sarah Sachs-Eldridge
Based on a graphic novel memoir written by Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis is a treat. An animated film, it is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before, mainly, but not entirely, in black and white and very simply drawn.