In this powerful episode of Bogan Intelligentsia, we sit down with Marcus Strom — veteran science journalist, former Sydney Morning Herald science editor, ex-MEAA president, and national convener of Labor Against War. As editor of the new Labor Tribune and a leading socialist voice in the ALP, Marcus delivers a sharp analysis of the left’s crisis, union failures, and anti-imperialist politics in Australia.He discusses the Labor Tribune vision, why green capitalism is a con exposed by the Iran war, strategies to stop AUKUS, union shortcomings on Gaza, the complex relationship with Israel’s union movemet, internal ALP tensions, and what gives him hope for rebuilding a genuine Marxist left.
Podcast Details: 62 min | Released 21 May 2026 | Marcus Strom – Veteran Science Journalist, former SMH Science Editor, ex-MEAA President & Editor of Labor Tribune
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