How diplomatically put
"Moscow and Washington failed to overcome their differences over Iran's nuclear programme yesterday, with a meeting of top diplomats in London breaking up without agreement on a common stance on the dispute... The US State
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Doug Lorimer
US military investigators have concluded that US marines may have deliberately massacred up to 24 unarmed civilians, including seven women and three children, last November in the western Iraqi town of Haditha, US House of
Liam Mac Uaid
Respect's performance in England's May 4 local government elections has been impressive. These were the first elections of this type the organisation has contested on such a scale. Sixteen candidates were elected as councillors. In
Stuart Munckton
Scrapping unfair dismissal laws
Workers employed by businesses with less than 100 employees are no longer covered by unfair dismissal laws, which prevent a boss from sacking you without a good reason and provide you with the
Peter Boyle
In a May 25 column entitled "Split atoms, not hairs", the Sydney Daily Telegraph's infamous warrior of the right, Piers Ackerman, assures his readers: "Contrary to the grim maunderings of Australia's Â鶹´«Ã½, there is no mystique
On June 1, students and young workers around Australia will be leading by example — showing why young people have always been at the forefront of progressive struggles.
The June 1 student strike initiated by the Resistance socialist youth
Kerryn Williams
"Sri Lanka's military is now killing Tamil civilians with abandon", the Tamil Guardian stated in its May 17 editorial, following a wave of violence that has left dozens of civilians dead.
The violence has sparked fears of a
Pip Hinman, Melbourne
Cindy Sheehan, a softly spoken and courageous US anti-war activist, took Australia by storm on a whirlwind tour of Australia last week. "It's so urgent that we get off our butts and try to stop this bullshit war for profit in
Ian Jamieson
Following the death of miner Larry Knight and the rescue of two trapped miners 14 days after the April 25 rock fall at the Beaconsfield goldmine in northern Tasmania, on May 22 the state government established a special inquiry to
Aotearoa Radical Youth organised a thousand-strong high school walkout against youth wages in Auckland on March 20. It has also issued a warning of "walkouts and strike action by young people" against a new bill being discussed in the New Zealand
Washington
In countries around the world, demonstrations were held on May 20 to demand an end to US aggression against Cuba and Venezuela. Protesters called for an end to Washington's economic embargo against Cuba and for freedom for the Cuban
Stuart Munckton
BBC News reported on May 15 that the US government was placing a sanction on the sale of arms to Venezuela. The US State Department justified the ban by claiming that Venezuela is failing to assist counter-terrorism efforts, and has
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