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Germany: Left makes election gains

Before the recent elections in the German states of Thuringia, Saarland and Saxony it seemed likely that Christian Democrat (CDU) German Chancellor Angela Merkel would return to power comfortably this year, probably in coalition with the free-market fundamentalists of the Free Democratic Party (FDP).

On the box

Message Stick – The Deadly Yarns two-part series showcases the work of Western Australian Indigenous writers, directors and producers. ABC1, Friday, September 11, 6pm. The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer – J. Robert Oppenheimer was one of the

Big sounds of struggle

Sol Nationself-titled EP by Sol Nation Released September through MGM Email solnation@gmail.com

Abortion law reform campaign steps up

Last week, Queensland’s Bligh Labor government demonstrated it could remove the conscience vote on laws regarding abortion. It also instructed ALP parliamentarians to vote in favour of a law to allow medical terminations on the same limited grounds as now apply to surgical terminations.

United States: Justice denied for Native American political prisoner

Leonard Peltier, an activist for the rights of Native Americans and one of the US’s longest-serving political prisoners, was denied parole by the US Parole Commission on August 21.

Young people to camp for climate action

At Camps for Climate Action, climate change activists organise discussions on the politics of the climate movement and take direct action against major polluting industries.

The women who made 'herstory' at Pine Gap

Remembering Pine Gap: Women’s Peace Camp, November 1983 An exhibition from the archives of Jesse Street National Women’s Library NSW Parliament House, Sydney Until September 24

End the blockade against Cuba!

Cuban ambassador Abelardo Curbelo spoke to members and supporters of the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society on August 27.

Sri Lanka: Humanitarian disaster in concentration camps

A humanitarian catastrophe has been escalating over the last three months in the internment camps in which 285,000 Tamil civilians have been imprisoned in the north of Sri Lanka.

Australia's not racist – as long as you 'fit in'

Racism is alive and well in Australia today.

Can renewables re-power Australia?

"Forget ‘alternative’ energy — it can’t work!" That — and in almost those exact words — was among the messages of an article published in the Rupert Murdoch-owned Weekend Australian on August 8 by journalist Terry McCrann.

Gagging on a spoonful of tar

District 9 Directed by Neill Blomkamp Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell With Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Mandla Gaduka, William Allen Young, Vanessa Haywood, Kenneth Nkosi and Devlin Brown In cinemas