Malaysia got its second unelected government in a row on August 20, when the king appointed Ismail Sabri Yaakob prime minister. The new PM is from the United Malaysia National Organisation (UMNO), which lost the last general election in 2018 after monopolising power since 1957, when British colonial rule ended.

Peter Boyle spoke to Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) deputy chairperson S. Arutchelvan (better known as Arul) via Zoom on September 7.

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Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has hailed the new Taliban rulers of Afghanistan as having "broken the chains of slavery". Green Left's Peter Boyle spoke to veteran Pakistani socialist Farooq Tariq about the attitudes of the Pakistani state and ruling elite to the Taliban. This interview was conducted on September 4, 2021.

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Audio recording of the public forum held August 28, 2021 featuring Riz Wakil (former Hazara refugee), Malik Miah (US socialist, Green Left US correspondent), Farooq Tariq (veteran Pakistan socialist) and Sue Bolton (Socialist Alliance councillor).

A video version of the forum can also be viewed at: https://www.greenleft.org.au/video/video-left-perspective-wests-defeat-afghanistan

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As the Berejiklian government tries to soften people up for "opening up", three residents discuss the harsh lockdown in Sydney West. This episode of the Green Left Show featured Susan Price (Parramatta Council candidate), Paula Sanchez (nursing educator) and Graham Matthews (disability activist). All three are members of Socialist Alliance. The episode was recorded on August 26.

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The latest Green Left Show is a conversation with Greens candidate for Griffith Max Chandler-Mather and Socialist Alliance city councillor Sam Wainwright about strategy for the radical movement.

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[2:05] To what extent should the Greens push against the bounds of the capitalist system?[5:00] Sam Wainwright on goals for the political left [7:55] Countering opposition from the mining industry[10:50] Greens strategy for winning seats[19:41] Socialist strategy for change[20:13] Culture wars; "balance of power"; grassroots struggles & parliamentary representation[26:33] Max Chandler-Mather on Greens and ALP; and building working class power[30:51] Keeping parliamentarians accountable[37:47] Sam Wainwright on parliamentary accountability [41:38] What would a victory for Max for Griffiths mean for discussions in the Greens party room?

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Former Green Left editor Simon Butler answers the "left" argument that progressives should support nuclear power as a climate solution.

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Simon Butler: Ten reasons climate activists should not support nuclear

Bhaskar Sunkara: If we want to fight the climate crisis, we must embrace nuclear power

Simon Butler is co-author of "Too Many People?": https://www.resistancebooks.com/catalog/too-many-people/

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The new film, Son of the South tells the story of Bob Zellner who broke from his Alabama Ku-Klux-Klan heritage to become the first white Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee organiser in the historic US civil rights movement – and nearly got lynched for it! He spoke with Green Left’s Barry Healy, expanding on the film’s story to include his radical trajectory from the 1960s onwards.

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Palestinian activist Rihab Charida, Jewish author Antony Loewenstein and Abe Quadan from Partners for Peace discuss Israel's latest assault on Palestine and what makes this moment historic.

Read more: Palestinians need a peace based on justice and equality

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Do better on Palestine, media workers say (referred to by Antony Loewenstein)

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In this latest episode of the Green Left Show we discuss the ban on Indian travel into Australia which is having a devistating impact on Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents as well as their family abroad. We're joined by David Shoebridge a Greens Member of Parliament and Meraj Khan from the Humanism Project to discuss how we got here and where the nation could be heading.

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The latest Green Left Show focuses on the campaign to stop Black deaths in custody, in particular the significance of the 30th anniversary of the Royal Commission into Black Deaths in Custody (which was on April 15).

Guests on this show are:Amanda Porter - academic activist of Aboriginal (Brinja Yuin) and settler (Greek, English) descentHelen Corbett - co-founder and chairperson of the former National Committee to Defend Black Rights in Australia

Topics covered in this episode include: [3:58] Amanda Porter on recommendations not implemented [12:53] context in which the Royal Commission took place; [17:06] Was the Royal Commission worth it?; [18:23] Amanda Porter on was the Commission worth it?; [23:04] On "Justice Reinvestment"; [27:02] On prison abolition.

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