By Wendy Robertson
"It is young people who will bear the brunt of the effects of nuclear testing, environmental destruction and economic irrationalism. We want to fight back. School authorities and governments should realise that, not only
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Turkish left unites
By Jennifer Thompson
In the Turkish capital of Ankara on June 16, 1000 delegates gathered for the first congress of the Unified Socialist Party (BSP). The BSP unites more than 10 groups — the majority of
The Life of Kenneth Tynan
By Kathleen Tynan
Phoenix, 1995. 467 pp., $24.95 (pb)
Reviewed by Phil Shannon
Some people know Kenneth Tynan (who died in 1979) as the best drama critic since George Bernard Shaw. Conservative
Trammies strike over enterprise bargaining
By Tully Bates
MELBOURNE — More cuts are foreshadowed in the latest enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA) members of the tram division of the Public Transport Union are being asked to
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Atlanta and executions
Next year the Olympic Games will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, and no doubt there will be a great deal of hoop-la surrounding these games and the citizens of Georgia will be celebrating the peak
By Frank Gollan
SYDNEY — Plans by the Public Sector Union Group of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) to restructure massively are floundering. The plans are designed to centralise financial and other controls of the group,
The shame of it all
By Brandon Astor Jones
"Who cares if the bullet that killed the police officer was of a different caliber than Jamal's gun? So what if an NABJ luminary is snuffed out without a fair trial? The NABJ has more
The Hand that Signed the Paper
By Helen Demidenko
Allen & Unwin: 1994. 157 pp., $13.95 (pb)
Reviewed by Vivienne Porzsolt
I am Jewish. My parents got out of Prague the day Hitler's troops marched in — March 15, 1939. Most
Next week, Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly celebrates its 200th issue. And after four and a half years of providing progressive activists and campaigns around the country and the world with news and views on green and left politics every week, it is a celebration
By Eva Cheng
The Chinese government's latest nuclear test, on August 16, has triggered a wave of protests across the country. The latest test took place at Lop Nor in China's north west province of Xinjiang, the same site as the May 15
All Men Are Liars
Hoyts Cinemas
Reviewed by Kath Gelber and Lou Stanley
You can't help but wonder why the producers have put so much marketing money into such a mediocre film. The exit from the preview screening we attended was
By Michael Garay
The "Soviet threat", which provided the US justification for the transformation of the Pacific into an "American Lake" has ended. The Pentagon, however, intends to remain.
"It is ironic that at the very zenith
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