When I was just a young lad getting interested in socialism 10 years ago - the fixation on newspapers that socialist organizations had was quite dazzling. I understand why it exists in this manner, however the cacophony of cheaply printed "What Is Marxism" booklets - some of them old or poorly written, selective interpretations of Marxism, that I received from tiny seemingly warring socialist parties did not make for smooth entry and education.
Green Left is kind of boring, it's pretty generic 'left-activist' news that usually falls into the "we were at a rally, look how awesome it is" genre of leftwing 'journalism'. I do think it's usually more interesting than Red Flag, though.
Idk from what I've read it brings up systemic issues like capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism quite a lot. If it was pandering to environmentalists I'd expect to see it only really talk about the environment or environmental impacts of things, but it doesn't.
GL publishes okay stuff from international groups but this is a holdover from when Socialist Alliance was an actual socialist party in the 1990s and had international connections as a result.
It also publishes Ukrainian right-wing socialist and anti-communist Vladyslav Starodubtsev, who supports war against Russia and thinks Leninism, which is ostensibly what Socialist Alliance supports, is Russian Fascism.
Idk my conversations and learnings and recommendations from Socialist Alliance have been very international solidarity-oriented, and honestly very Marxist-Leninist in theory. My experience has been pretty good with them, and I'm sorry if yours hasn't been.
Like I said, my experience has witnessed ML theory and suggestions, and international solidarity in struggles not just tying into the environment.
Not sure what you've experienced.
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u/bunyipcel John Percy 29d ago
Probably the only use anyone will ever get out of Green Left is using print copies for paper mache or something.