BY BORIS KAGARLITSKY
MOSCOW — There are times when the image of Russia in the Western press calls to mind the consciousness of a schizophrenic. On the one hand, we are told that everything is fine; on the other, that everything is
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MayDay, MayDay: Songs of Solidarity
Various artists
Wobbly Radio and Unions NSW
REVIEW
BY DANIELLE BUHAGIAR
There has been a proud history of pro-worker tunes dating back to
the early days of the 20th century.
In 1915, Ralph
"The Iraq story boiled over last night when the chief UN weapons inspector, Richard Butler, said that Iraq had not fully cooperated with inspectors... As a result, the UN ordered its inspectors to leave Iraq this morning." — Katie Couric, NBC's
BY KERRYN WILLIAMS
CANBERRA — Harry Quick, an anti-war federal ALP MP from Tasmania,
told a Socialist Alliance forum here on October 23 that he and several
other federal ALP MPs are prepared to vote against Australian involvement
in a war
WASHINGTON — Nothing makes a newspaper prouder than a juicy foreign-policy scoop. Except, it seems, when the scoop ends up raising awkward questions about a US administration's drive for war.
Back in 1999, major papers ran front-page
BY CHARLIE KIMBER
LONDON — The
Socialist Alliance candidate Paul Foot came third with 4187 votes, 12.7%
of the total, in the October 17 mayoral election in the east London municipality
of Hackney.
Foot beat both the Liberal Democrat
Bloody SundayWritten and directed by Paul GreengrassWith James Nesbitt, Declan Duddy, Tim Pigott-Smith, Mike Edmonds and Nicholas FarrellShowing at Palace Academy Twin and Norton Street Cinemas, Sydney; Nova and Rivoli Cinemas, Melbourne; and the
BY MAX LANE
JAKARTA — In a scene reminiscent of the Suharto era, on October 24 a Jakarta court sentenced two pro-democracy activists from the Popular Youth Movement (GPK) to one year in prison for "insulting the head of state".
The two
BY JOHN PILGER
LONDON — For
40 years, Australian governments have colluded with state terrorism in
Indonesia. Now, the Bali outrage allows Australian Prime Minister John
Howard to distract attention from his hypocrisy.
Howard says
When using force to secure the peace,and encouraging more shopping to save the economy,and children and teens play video games that rewardfor every person decapitated and limb severed.When old women and babies are pepper-sprayedand rubber bullets
BY LISA MACDONALD
Given the current political developments and balance of forces, how can we best strengthen the socialist project? That is, how do we use our resources, experience and the political openings in the present context to win more
BY TAMARA PEARSON
SYDNEY — Around
3500 people stood for a minute's silence on October 26 to remember the
353 refugees who drowned needlessly one year ago to the day. The victims
of the October 13 Bali bombings were also remembered.
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