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Christchurch Socialism, Labour and the First World War
Martin Crick looks to lessons from early Socialists in New Zealand and their resistance to the First World War. First published in The Commonweal Issue…
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Robert Tressell of Mugsborough: ‘The Man Who Made A Million Socialists’
Martin Crick writes on author Robert Tressell. First published in Commonweal Volume 6, May 2025.
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When politics and sport did mix: Garth Carsley Ballantyne and Comrades FC
Craig Stephen examines the history of a socialist leaning football club from Auckland in the early 1920s, "Comrades FC". First published in issue 7 of…
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The Alliance Party is back in the fight – here’s why
Submitted by the Regroupment Committee of the Alliance Party for distribution on our substack, we share the article as a "Not The Commonweal" piece to…
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Why I Am a Socialist
Hayden Taylor, founding member of the Wellington Socialist Society, writes from exile in Britain on our perennial topic "Why I am a Socialist" for The…
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Commonweal Issue #8
Delayed printing...
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Breaking Fallow Ground
The Return of the Alliance Party with Victor Billot and Tom Roud
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A response to the general theme of purpose.
The Canterbury Socialist Society recently organised a members’ forum to discuss where we are now and where we want to be, to develop a ‘general sense of…
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For Austerity’s Sake
A panel event on the attempted sale of the Wellington Airport
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The Shaming State
How Democracies Erode Public Solidarity with Shame with Sara Salman
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Editorial - May 2025
Martin Crick reflects on the state of the world, and the socialist left, for the 7th edition of The Commonweal
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Pay Equity Snap Panel hosted by the Wellington Socialist Society
The National-led coalition’s shock gutting of pay equity legislation, passed under urgency just days after being announced, has taken woman workers back…
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The Life and Death (and Rebirth?) of Fair Pay Agreements w/ Ben Peterson
The Ernie Abbott Memorial Lecture 2025
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The Oppressed Become the Oppressor: the Demise of the Jewish Radical Tradition in Israel
Andrew Tait explores the decline of radical political traditions and rise of Zionist reaction in Israel. First published in The Commonweal Volume 6…
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