Anarchism misrepresented
As an anarchist, I find it necessary to respond to "Socialism Versus Anarchism" by Yanni Cotis and Jo Ellis. It is a perfect example of the kind of misrepresentation of our views that we have come to expect from others on
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By Adam Hanieh
RAMALLAH — If you believe the Arab media and the leaders of Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority, the Israeli elections in early May are essentially a vote for or against peace. The internal Israeli debate, though, has been
By Alex Bainbridge
HOBART — The establishment media have kept quiet about the continuing health funding crisis in Tasmania after hints from the state government that it is aiming for a balanced budget in May. The funding crisis became headline
Anti-racists protest tying up of migrants
By Peter Waits
YDNEY — On February 22, the Democratic Socialists and Resistance organised a demonstration to condemn the recent arrest and roping up of "illegal immigrants" in Victoria (see article page
By Zanny Begg
The debate between anarchism and socialism is not one between "libertarian" and "authoritarian" models of change, as the anarchists claim. It is a debate about what strategy is needed to overturn the capitalist status quo. Consciously
The Crisis of Global CapitalismBy George SorosLittle, Brown & Company, 1998245 pp., $39.95 (hb) Review by Allen Myers
George Soros, the billionaire hedge fund manager, is worried, even alarmed, at what he considers the dim prospects for
By Lisa Macdonald
Most of the International Women's Day marches around the country in the next week will be demanding the abolition of all anti-abortion laws. This call is not new. For more than 20 years, pro-choice activists in Australia have been
Rock dinosaurs roar
Live at Winterland '68Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding CompanyColumbia/LegacyDo What You LoveBig Brother and the Holding CompanyOrder both at <http://www.bbhc.com> Review by Barry Healy
When Janis Joplin
By Chris Latham
SYDNEY — More than 500 people attended a lively protest against the abduction and imprisonment of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan on February 23. The protesters included Kurds from Iran, Syria, Turkey, Iraq
Taking on the system
A few weeks ago, the NSW ALP organised a $1000-a-head fundraiser at one of Sydney's most exclusive seafood restaurants — hardly a function for the "battler". And who won the 12 bottles of Grange Hermitage (worth around $3000)
By Peter Johnston
DARWIN — Two Aboriginal women, Jacqui Katona and Christine Christopherson, began serving a 12-day jail sentence on February 26 for "trespassing" on traditional Aboriginal land during a protest at the Jabiluka uranium mine.
By Tyrion Perkins
SYDNEY — Staff at the University of Sydney held a strike on March 1, the first day of classes, over enterprise bargaining. Management has proposed a wage rise of just 1.75%, way below the inflation rate, and wants numerous
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