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Workers demand accountable, pro-worker government

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's organised working class expects the new government to be thoroughly accountable to its supporters and will resort to mass action if workers' interests are betrayed. These are some of the findings of

Looking out: Shock Corridor

Shock Corridor "Justice ... is so subtle a thing that to interpret it one has only need of a heart." — Jose Garcia Oliver Back in the 60s, during the struggle for civil rights, I, like many other African-Americans, took to the streets of

Radio highlights

International Playhouse — Fun Balloons — Tom's washing machine needs to be repaired but nobody comes to service it, so he goes to the local showroom to complain. There he meets the manager, his secretary and the area supervisor who give him

South Africa: Pick 'n Pay strike continues

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG, July 24 — The militant strike by shop workers employed by South Africa's largest supermarket chain, Pick 'n Pay, continues. While there has been a noticeable reduction in the violent attacks by police that marred

Postmodernism and liberal democracies

intro = The Balkanisation of the West By Stjepan G. Mestrovic Routledge Reviewed by Phil Clarke In 1989 US state department academic Francis Fukuyama shot to fame proclaiming "the end of history" in the wake of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Rural workers demand labour code

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — Hundreds of rural labour tenants — impoverished communities who exchange labour on white-owned farms in return for the use of land — have begun a campaign of strikes and marches in the Piet Retief region of the

Disposable people and unwelcome immigrants.

Rodney Croome, of the Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group, was in New York in late June to speak at the rally to mark the 25th anniversary of Stonewall. During his stay he participated in several meetings and had discussions with a range of gay

After non-collapse: where is the economy going?

[This is the edited transcript of a talk given by Left Business Observer editor Doug Henwood at a panel sponsored by Monthly Review during the Socialist Scholars Conference in New York City in April.] Four years ago, I sat on one of these panels

'The battle must go on'

By Jenny Long SYDNEY — A $50-per-head lunch attracting 430 guests was held on July 29 to mark the achievements of ten years of the federal Sex Discrimination Act. Pioneers and beneficiaries of the legislation were presented with awards by ALP

Give-aways to Go Fish

Give-aways to Go Fish Go Fish, an all out lesbian date movie, is a hip lifestyle comedy that follows the lives of five women as they go on dates, have fashion crises, oversleep, wish for and deal with love. Rose Troche's stunning directorial

On the box

About Us: Secrets of the Moche — Archaeologists uncover proof of the existence of a fabled lost civilisation that pre-dated the Incas. For seven centuries the Moche empire existed between the Andes and the Pacific, producing feats of art and

Community takes action on polluted land

By Chris Albertyn Mounting pressure has prompted the South African defence ministry to move quickly in addressing a small rural community's grievances concerning land which had been so badly polluted by military activities development plans