Racism is not fundamentally about individual behaviour – although often that’s how people experience it. Lavanya Thavaraja argues that it is central to the institutions of Australian capitalism.

Chris Slee reports on a protest calling on the United Nations Human Rights Council to refer Sri Lanka to the International Criminal Court for committing genocide against the Tamil people.

As the NSW deputy coroner delivers a finding that Anaiwan-Dunghutti man Nathan Reynolds’ death was by ‘natural causes’, three more First Nations people died in custody. Pip Hinman reports.

Residents called an emergency action on March 10 to stop the auction of a home in Glebe, reports Kerry Smith.

The weaponisation of our economy, police, politics and society is becoming normalised, argues Wage Peace, which is organising to disrupt the Land Forces expo in Brisbane from June 1-3.

Conspiracy theories are increasingly touted as a simple explanation to complex problems. Dakota Tait argues that we need to keep talking up good policy, guided by science, and reach out to those heading for conspiracy territory.

Warming is already set on course to reach dangerous levels. But, if we do next to nothing — the course we are on — it could get a lot worse, writes Peter Boyle.

Women’s rights activists called for an end to family violence, saying “Enough is enough”, at International Women’s Day on March 8. Chloe de Silva reports.

David Brophy argues Clive Hamilton’s stance on China has led him to make common cause with the hard right. What we need instead is to combine solidarity with victims of repression in China with opposition to racism at home.

Australia must cut all military and business ties with the Myanmar/Burma military coup regime, a Burmese community leader told Peter Boyle at a recent protest.

Clive Hamilton argues that those who interpret the China question, including the question of Chinese state interference in Australia, as a question of race are like the man with a hammer who, wherever he looks, can see only nails.

The Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) is calling on the NSW Police to release its internal operating procedures on steps to apply when beginning an investigation into an alleged sexual assault, writes Kerry Smith.

Pride In Protest organised a colourful and successful Mardi Gras march down Oxford Street, taking the event back to its protest roots, reports Rachel Evans and Oscar Bray.

Sam Wainwright argues that a vote for the Socialist Alliance it is not a wasted vote. Leaving aside the preferential system, voting socialist also sends a signal you agree that only mobilised communities can defeat capitalism.

In yet another example of democracy taking a hiding, Bathurst Council is trampling Aboriginal rights and heritage in its rush to set up a go kart track, writes Charles Boag.

A new ticket, Community Need Not Corporate Greed, will field a team in the Parramatta local government election, writes Kerry Smith.

Alex Bainbridge and Kamala Emanuel interviewed Angela Lynch from the Queensland Women’s Legal Service about the impact on victims and survivors of domestic violence of the merger of the Family Court and the Federal Circuit Court.

NSW needs to adopt a communicative model of consent, replacing a law which is convoluted and open to interpretation, writes Chloe de Silva.

Suzanne James looks into Crown’s financial deed with the NSW government and asks why any government would sign a compensation deal indemnifying an entity it is supposed to be regulating.

Monir Hossein, who fled political violence in Bangladesh spoke to Green Left’s Chloe de Silva from the Kangaroo Point hotel detention in February. He was one of 15 refugees released on March 1.

The upsurge in organising against sexual violence shows how far we have come but also how far we need to go, writes Pip Hinman.

The upsurge in organising against sexual violence shows how far we have come but also how far we need to go, writes Pip Hinman.

Residents concerned about the Inner West Council’s pending rate rise — the result of the forced amalgamations of three councils — organised a bicycle ride protest, reports Peter Boyle.

Sarah Ellyard, a member of the nurses and midwives union, said climate action is urgent.

The link between gender inequality and women’s experiences of violence at work needs to be broken, argues Sarah Hathway.

John Shipton has started an eight-city speaking tour in defence of his son Julian Assange who is still languishing in Belmarsh Prison, reports Kerry Smith.

Everybody knows that the gambling industry feeds on desperation and misery. We need to hold the individual fat cats accountable, but we also have to shine a spotlight on the pathway out of the systemic mess, argues Alex Bainbridge.

Facebook’s “Zucker” punch successfully forced the federal government’s hand. It is another reason why the fouth estate needs us to fight for real public interest journalism, argues Zebedee Parkes.

Western imperialism, led by the United States, is waging a cold war campaign against China. Dave Holmes argues we cannot be neutral and must strongly oppose the US-led campaign — notwithstanding the repressive capitalist nature of the Chinese regime.

Geelong Sustainability says the city can be a renewable energy hub because it has the infrastructure, skilled workforce and proud manufacturing heritage, reports Kerry Smith.