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Why the US Democratic Party is shrinking

BY DAVID BACON SAN FRANCISCO — Their hands sewed the clothes you're wearing, and the ones in your closet. They picked the vegetables on your plate and cut the meat in your refrigerator. These hands stuffed chips into the motherboard of your

Besley report: a classic government whitewash

BY SUE BOLAND If you want an example of classic government whitewash, you need look no further than the report of the Telecommunications Service Inquiry which was released by the was released by the government on October 12. The outcome of the

PALESTINE: Masses not impressed by Arab summit

BY SANA KAMAL AMMAN — The outcome of the “emergency” Arab summit convened to adopt a unified Arab position towards the Palestinian uprising did not come as a surprise to most Arabs. But it was a great disappointment to those who had hoped

Civil disobedience and the global anti-corporate movement

BY PETER BOYLE The new movement against corporate globalisation has been built around a series of mass civil disobedience actions dogging the gatherings of some of the main institutions of global capitalism. As a result, these institutions are now

Solidarity with Iraqi women

BY CATHERINE GOLDEN SYDNEY — On November 18, the Sydney and Parramatta International Women's Day (IWD) collectives held a speak-out in conjunction with the Committee in Defence of Iraqi Women's Rights (CDWIR) to raise awareness about the plight

Dead Prez: Uhuru hip hop

REVIEW BY WULLIE MCGARTLAND Let's Get FreeBy Dead PrezLoud RecordsOrdering details at <http://www.loud.com> You could be forgiven for thinking that hip hop nowadays is all about flashy cars, big guns, scantily clad women and men

Palestine Human Rights Campaign launched

BY LISA MACDONALD SYDNEY — A new Palestine Human Rights Campaign was launched at a meeting of Palestine solidarity activists on November 18. The group will provide a coordinating centre for activities here in solidarity with the Palestinian

World Heritage Committee to discuss Jabiluka

BY SAROJINI KRISHNAPILLAI For the third consecutive year, the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory is on the agenda of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee (WHC), the international body charged with protecting the World Heritage values of

Supporters of public education organise

By Noreen Navin SYDNEY — The federal governments' education funding bill has been passed by the Senate with 23 amendments. If the bill is passed by the House of Representatives, it will result in windfall increases to elite private schools like

Power workers meet despite threats

BY CHRIS SLEE MELBOURNE — Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) members employed in Victoria's privatised power generation industry defied threats of legal action to meet at Morwell on November 16. Workers from all four power

KOSOVA: Kosovars demand independence

BY MICHAEL KARADJIS Newly elected Kosovar leader Ibrahim Rugova immediately demanded that Kosova's independence be recognised following his party's success in the October 28 Kosova municipal elections. US State Department spokesperson Richard

SCOTLAND: Socialists' support grows, SNP shifts right

BY FIONA GRAHAM& COLIN FOX GLASGOW — A recent opinion poll on voting intentions reflects the Scottish Socialist Party's (SSP) consistent increase in support among the Scottish electorate. The poll, reported in the Herald on September 4, shows