Chapter One of Rob Pyne’s Struggle and Resistance in the Far North, is a glimpse into Far North Queensland politics, history and culture. It is an account of the region’s hidden stories and prominent identities. Rob gives his account in concert with his own personal story. Entitled "Far North Queensland" Chapter 1 looks at historical ties to Far North Queensland, including Rob's childhood in the 1970's growing up in the sugar township of Edmonton Queensland.  Support the showChampion of the...

UFOs Forever was written by Robert Hunziker and published in Counterpunch. #aliens #ovnis #flyingsaucer #ufosightings #ufologia #extraterrestrials #ufos #ufology #extraterrestrial #ufosighting  Support the showChampion of the Underdog shares ways to survive and fight back! Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne Website: https://www.robpyne.com.au/ #recyclingwaste #recycling #waste #RobPyne​ #ChampionoftheUnderdog #cotu

Owen Bennett is the founding president of the Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union. He is currently writing a book for Interventions on trade unions and unemployment in Australia. Published in Jacobin. Support the show

Socialist Economist Paul Oboohov talks elections and the left struggle!  Support the show

Did you miss “Australia’s Conservatives Are Cynically Courting the Far Right — and It’s Starting to Backfire Lisbeth Latham in Jacobin? Great article, so listen now. Lisbeth can be found @ revitalisinglabour.blogspot.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/robpyne)

On His Way to Theoretically Colonize Mars, Elon Musk Is Actually Colonizing South Texas By Abe AsherPublished in Jacobin Rob Pyne: Champion of the Underdog! w: http://www.robpyne.com.au   t: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne       f: https://www.facebook.com/RobJPyne/   I: https://www.instagram.com/robjpyne/   Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/robpyne)

As Long as Capitalism Exists, the Threat of Fascism Exists, By Pete Dolack. Published on 16 January , 2022 in CounterPunch.  Episode 1  Season 2 Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/robpyne)

Socialist Alliance Keeps Up The Fight 20/1 Episode 20 - Season 1 Rob Pyne - Champion of the Underdog reads "Socialist Alliance Keeps Up The Fight' by Peter Boyle from Green Left. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/robpyne)

If We Don’t Get Climate Justice, Shut it Down Published in Counterpunch on 28/-9/21 by PATRICK MAZZA https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/09/28/if-we-dont-get-climate-justice-shut-it-down/ #ClimateChange #climateemergency #climatecrises #auspol #qldpol #SDGs #GlobalGoals #SDG13 #SDG7 #ClimateAction Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/robpyne)

Capitalism is making us Lonely and Sick! Yet more evidence of this is provided from the article Capitalism Is Making You Lonely BY COLETTE SHADE.  Long before the coronavirus pandemic, we were amid a growing crisis of loneliness. The problem isn’t social media, popular culture, or city living — it’s capitalism. Source: https://jacobinmag.com/2021/08/capitalism-lonliness-social-evaluation-health-socializing-time?mc_cid=5439cb98be&mc_eid=861e0528cf Bookmark and Support Jacobin...

Climate change- What we can learn from our reaction to AstraZeneca by Alan Kohler. Alan Kohler writes twice a week for The New Daily. He is also editor in chief of Eureka Report and finance presenter on ABC news. #ClimateChange #climateemergency #climatecrises #auspol #qldpol #SDGs #GlobalGoals #SDG13 #SDG7 #ClimateAction

Six Love, Naomi Osaka: Defying Capitalist Decadence in Sport 17/1 By  Lekgantshi Console Tleane and published in Counterpunch https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/06/14/six-love-naomi-osaka-defying-capitalist-decadence-in-sport/ Lekgantshi Console Tleane works for the University of South Africa. He can be reached at [email protected]

Earth Abuse and the Next PandemicBY STAN COX This article was originally published by The Land Institute’s Land Report. Stan Cox is the author of The Green New Deal and Beyond : Ending the Climate Emergency While We Still Can (City Lights, May, 2020) and one of the editors of Green Social Thought, where this piece first ran.

This week's progressive reading is The Stockton Experiment: How a Guaranteed Income Can Actually Solve Inequality by Sonali Kolhatkar. Published in CounterPunch. Sonali Kolhatkar is the founder, host and executive producer of “Rising Up With Sonali,” a...

This article by Sonali Kolhatkar was published in CounterPunch on Feb 15, 2021. It was originally produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute.Sonali Kolhatkar is the founder, host and executive producer of “Rising Up With...

Doughnut Economics Boots Capitalism Out by Robert Hunziker as published in Counterpunch @ https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/01/31/doughnut-economics-boots-capitalism-out/Enjoy this reading Comrades - positive and hopeful. 

JANUARY 20, 2021The Nazification of the Republican PartyBY LORETTA J. ROSSPublished in Counterpunch:https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/01/20/the-nazification-of-the-republican-party/

Absence of Abortion Rights is Depriving Latin America of Agency and the Right to ThriveBY TAMARA PEARSONTamara Pearson is a long time journalist based in Latin America, and author of The Butterfly Prison. Her writings can be found at her blog.

Raise a Fist of Solidarity!The time has come for all social progressives to reclaim the fist of solidarity on every occasion we can by Yohuru Williams, Michael G. LongVisit https://progressive.org/

Hoping for a return to normal after Trump? That's the last thing we needYanis Varoufakis published in The Guardian. 

Talking Marx with My Mate Mick: I talk about Karl Marx and marxist theory, in a down to earth way, with my good mate Mick.Rob Pyne: Champion of the Underdog is committed to policies that help people in poverty and save the planet from destructive...

How the rich are burning our future: How the super-rich are exhausting our global carbon budget. Article by Peter Boyle in the "Green Left" October 1, 2020Issue 1283.(Episode 7 - Season 1)

Revolutionary Reading of the week, "John Pilger: The Stalinist Trial of Julian Assange".

New climate modelling suggests planetary crisis is coming much sooner than previously thought.