In the 2024 Oxfam report, it was revealed that the richest 1% in the Global North extracted $263bn from the Global South in 2023 – a stark reminder that inequality and neocolonial exploitation remain hardwired into the global economy.
Meanwhile, far-right movements are gaining ground across continents, progressive spaces are grappling with internal contradictions, and even causes like Palestine are being twisted to justify bigotry.
BFM speaks to Jacob Andrewartha, a member of the Socialist Alliance, Australia. He’s also a childcare worker with a history of involvement in the pro-Palestine movement and climate justice. Also part of the discussion is Arveent Kathirchelvan, the coordinator of the policy research bureau of the socialist party PSM.
On a related note, an international socialism conference will be happening on 15–16 November, 09:00 – 18:00, at the Kuala Lumpur Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH). The conference will feature socialist activists, academics and thinkers from Malaysia and across the world. Check out the line-up of speakers and get your tickets here.
Presented and produced by: Dashran Yohan/BFM
AGENDA RAKYAT - Lima perkara utama
- Tegakkan maruah serta kualiti kehidupan rakyat
- Galakkan pembangunan saksama, lestari serta tangani krisis alam sekitar
- Raikan kerencaman dan keterangkuman
- Selamatkan demokrasi dan angkatkan keluhuran undang-undang
- Lawan rasuah dan kronisme
