In some countries, marriage-like laws recognise "registered partnerships" rather than "marriage" for same-sex unions. This is the case in Denmark, where, in 1989, same-sex couples were able to "marry" with the same rights as heterosexual couples.
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Kim Bullimore
On August 4, Eden Natan Zada, an Israeli military deserter and member of the outlawed anti-Arab terrorist organisation Kach, open fired on a bus carrying Palestinians with Israeli citizenship (so-called Israeli Arabs), killing four
Canada is the fourth country to introduce same-sex marriage laws, following Spain, the Netherlands in 2001 and Belgium in 2003.
Massachusetts became the first US state to issue marriage licenses for same-sex couples, in May 2004. Opponents are
Marcus Pabian, Ciudad Bolivar
On August 3, our solidarity brigade group ventured out early to visit 16 young Indigenous students at the National Experimental University in Ciudad Bolivar.
As we arrived, a veteran indigenous leader was addressing
Sue Bolton
The Labor Party has again undercut the union movement's campaign against the Coalition government's plans for broad-sweeping attacks on workers' rights.
On July 29, in response to a journalist's question about whether a Labor
Bernie Stephens, Harare
The finding by UN Special Envoy Anna Tibaijuka that Operation Murambatsvina (drive out rubbish) — the bulldozing of informal settlements — has left up to 3.3 million Zimbabweans "deeper in poverty, deprivation and
Speaking at an event in New Mexico on July 23 to promote her new book My Life So Far, actor and activist Jane Fonda announced that she was joining the movement to oppose the war in Iraq. "I've decided I'm coming out. I have not taken a stand on any
On August 4, 90% of nurses went on strike across Fiji after the government failed to agree to agree to their demands. The nurses are demanding a wage rise and are refusing to accept a pay cut due to a recent overpayment. Labour minister Kenneth Zinck
Dick Nichols
The death on July 26 of renowned French Marxist historian Pierre Broue after a long and painful battle with cancer closes the life of one of European Trotskyism's most remarkable figures.
Born in 1926 into a family of deeply
John Pilger, London
The latest bombings in London have produced a strange political atmosphere here; I cannot recall anything like it. A truth is struggling to be heard. It is being said guardedly, apologetically. Occasionally, a member of the
Federico Fuentes, Caracas
With a firm date, December 4, set for Bolivia's presidential elections, the left is discussing how to best approach the current political situation.
The elections were won through a popular uprising in May-June, which
Sue Bull, Ballarat
At a meeting on August 5, 90 National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members employed at Ballarat University vowed to fight any attempts by their administration to stand them down for bans imposed as part of a dispute over a new
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