Solidarity Breakfast

Features today Steph Price, editor Red Flag, discussing the Royal Commission into Unions & Humphrey McQueen on why we need to tax the rich.

In the final Solidarity Breakfast for 2015 Dr Noah Bassil joins us to look back over the year's political comlextion from the imperialist wars to the capitalist response to climate change; returned Labour member and supporter of Jeremy Corbyn, Rod Quinn reviews Corbyn's progress to the Prime Minister ship of UK; Prosper Australia reports the hidden level of vacant investment properties in Melbourne is over 80,000. Karl Fitzgerald from Prosper Australia explains how empty properties are nectar to investors supported by government policy while members of the Homeless Persons Union have first hand knowledge of public housing being moved into private hands out of the reach of the people who it was orginally intended for begging the question: Is the housing crisis just another invention to support the neoliberal adgenda?

Francis Boyle http://www.bushtothehague.org/francis-a-boyle/ discussed the Palestinian issue over the decades; l His role being the legal advisor to the Palestinians for several decades; He shares the experiences in this process;Jim Mc Ilroy: journalist with Green Left Weekly speaks on the Venezuelan election and its impact on the region; Th political challenges for the Chavistas now that the right wing has won two thirds of the seat in the assemblyKevin Healy satirically discusses the political events of this week;Humphrey Mc Queen discusses Valorisation http://www.solidaritybreakfast.org.au/ the loss of value in investments by capitalists

Dick Nichols discusses the recent elections in Portugal that resulted in no clear majority; the President of Portugal has now in 23rd Nov 2015 has agreed to accept the left coalition to take power; Dick discusses the difficulties facing this newly appointed government; The recent history of the economic difficulties experienced by several of the EU countriesEllen Sandell the Greens member of the Victorian Parliament discusses the recent launch of the Green’s climate change policy just prior to the Paris climate talksLinda Backiel discusses the unique situation of the Puerto Rican people as they are a semi colony of the USA; She outlines the political trials and tribulations of this country; She points out the financial crisis recently suffered by Puerto Rico which went under the radar of main media as the Greek crisis happened at the same time; She is a lawyer who is campaigning for the people of Puerto Rico to be able manage their own affairs. Kevin Healy our in house satirist has a go at the recent events in a comical way of course

Debbie Brennan one of the organisers of the Melton Anti Facist Rally talks about why it is important to make a stand against Facism and anti Islam sentiment, Associate Professor Peter Christoff explains the Aust Climate Change Targets and the inadequacy of the Turnbull 'Action Plan' ahead of the Paris Climate Conference; Kevin Healy blasts the Week that Was & Dr Noah Bassil gives us a considered view of recent events in Paris.

Interview with Daniel Nyberg co-author Climate Change, Capitalism & Corporations & Humphrey McQueen on Joe Hill anniversity with regulars Marcus Harrington & Kevin Healy

Malcom X's daughter Ilyasah Shabazz spoke at the Melbourne Town Hall on Oct 9th this is a part of that speech; Marcus Harrington talks to Peter Marshall fromt the United Fighter Fighters Union who is still waiting for the Victorian Government to settle their EBA; Kevin Healy ignites the airwaves with This is the Week that Was; reports from the the Economic and Social Outlook Conference which gave some meat to the bones of the Liberal Governments push for tax change and other policies like getting older Australian's to sell their homes because they are 'selfish' if they don't. Wow.

This program contains an interview with Arutchelvan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZHL9S91RSYwho was the secretary of the Socialist Party of Malaysia; he is now an active member;He discusses the current events where Khalid Mohammed was arrested for posting political matters and criticisms of the current government on face book;He has not been granted bail which unusual in cases like this; Despite being of Malay origin he faces criminal charges for this postings Marcus Harrington explores the racing industry and issue relating to the abuse of animalsKevin offers more satire;Professor Francis Boyle https://www.law.illinois.edu/faculty/profile/francisboyle speak on the question of the genocide committed by the Sri Lankan government; This discussion as triggered by the release of a report on the genocide (although not called as such) by the UN Human rights Commission; He also criticises the USA on a resolution it had been able to pass at the UN regarding the inquiry into the atrocities committed against the Tamils of Sri Lanka in 2009;

Ian Watson talks about his book "A Disappearing World, Studies in Class, Gender and Memory"; Davy Thomas goes to CFMEU to support relatives of Aboriginal people dead in Police custody; Kevin Healy lets rip on what has happened in the past week; Blak Douglas,  the first identified Dhungatti Aboriginal artist to have been selected as a finalist in the Archibald Prize, taks about his work and the portrait of  Uncle Max Eulo an Aboriginal cultural entertainer. ‘He has etched his way into modern Sydney Aboriginal culture somewhat enigmatically,’ says Blak Douglas. The Archibald Prize finalists are at the Ballarat Art Gallery up to Nov 15.

Lalitha remembers Bill Deller on the 1st anniversary of his passing; Humphrey McQueen explains how the stock market is used to rule our lives.