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BY PETER BOYLE The Democratic Socialist Party has written to other left parties and prominent left activists to initiate discussions around fielding common "Socialist Alliance" candidates in the coming federal elections. The DSP is seeking
"I love the idea of women being women and men being men. [Charlie's Angels] is a way to put forward to girls that you can do anything, achieve anything, be anyone." Cameron Diaz, star of the film Charlie's Angels. Charlie's Angels was the surprise
BY SEAN HEALY While corporate media reports focused on "history" being made on the steps on Congress, where George Bush junior was sworn in as the chief executive officer of the world's most powerful state on January 20, there was far more
Networker: Dreams of abundance In just a few weeks Canberra residents will have access to digital services that “the rest of the world can only dream about”, according to former Australian Capital Territory (ACT) chief minister Kate
BY NORM DIXON George Walker ("Dubya") Bush wasted no time before signalling that his government will move rapidly to implement sweeping pro-big business measures and right-wing social policies. Bush and his cabinet are already training their sights
Because: * The average women's earnings (including overtime) are around two-thirds what men earn. * Abortion is still part of the Crimes Act in most states of Australia. * Women are still largely judged by how they look, rather than what they
REVIEW BY MARGARET ALLUM Links — International Journal of Socialist Renewal Number 17, January to April 2001New Course Publications, 128pp, $8 <http://www.dsp.org.au/links> There couldn't have been a better time for this issue of
BY SUE BOLAND Governments don't mind if their policies are unpopular with the majority of the population, as long as the only reaction they provoke is passive grumbling. What they don't want is for widespread grumbling to turn into active and
A community service announcement With the year already well under way, I think we should note its significance. There's been the Year of the Pig before this and maybe the International Year for the Prevention of Bad Breath — but 2001 is chalked
BY SUE BOLAND One of the main claims made about the capitalist system by its defenders is that it is based on freedom of choice. If this was true, then the capitalist rulers in the United States and other countries would not go to such
By Sophie Fischer & Lauren Carroll Harris Women activists played a vital role in the S11 blockade of the World Economic Forum in Melbourne. Many were part of the organising collectives, were speakers, marshals, spokespersons, performing artists,