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MALAYSIA: Socialists' bid for registration rejected again

BY EVA CHENG Four years ago, Malaysia's Registrar of Societies (ROS) turned down the Malaysian Socialist Party's (PSM) application to be an officially registered party. A subsequent appeal to the Home Ministry was turned down. In September

Lessons from the militant past

Three Strikes: Miners, Musicians, Salesgirls and the Fighting Spirit of Labor's Last Century by Howard Zinn, Dana Frank, Robin DG Kelley Beacon Press, 2001 174 pages, $34.50 (pb) Three Strikes: Labor's Heartland Losses and What They Mean

Shell: the 'dragon' must be slain

Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil FireBy Jack DoyleEnvironmental Health Fund, BostonAvailable for free download at <http://www.shellfacts.com>Hard copies can be ordered from Gary Cohen, Environmental Health Fund, 41

Trade unions can stop the war

Anti-war activists around the world have been inspired by two train drivers who, on January 8, refused to drive a freight train from Glasgow to the Glen Douglas NATO base on Scotland's west coast. The drivers believed the train was carrying

Have you got what it takes? Joining the Australian killing machine

BY CHRIS LATHAM In 2002, 5836 people joined the Australian Defence Force (ADF) as regular members — about 700 more than joined in 2001. The vast majority of them were young people between the ages of 18 and 24. While no survey has been taken