John 'Briggs' Bomba
I was among 120 people who were arrested on the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)-led Action Against Poverty demonstration on November 8. Hundreds of people had protested against spiralling levels of poverty.
Those
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Doug Lorimer
With a growing majority of US voters favouring the rapid withdrawal of US troops from Washington's failed counter-insurgency war in Iraq, and many in his own Republican Party worried about a voter backlash in the 2006 mid-term
This an abridged version of the speech by Gillian Myers-Brittain from the Hunter Regional Violence Prevention Unit at the first Reclaim the Night rally and march in Maitland on October 28. Sixteen days of activism for the elimination of violence
Eva Cheng
In response to the moral outrage among broad Â鶹´«Ã½ of the populations of developed capitalist countries at the growing inequality of wealth and living standards between the rich "First World" countries and poor "Third World" countries,
Pablo Stefanoni, La Paz
In a press conference with foreign journalist, just before the December 18 national elections, Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) presidential candidate Evo Morales laid out a number of strategic points for a future leftist
Brotherboys: The Story of Jim and Phillip KrakouerBy Sean GormanAllen & Unwin, 2005269 pages, $29.95 (pb)
REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON
For over a decade, two brothers mesmerised hundreds of thousands of football fans with their skills of hand and foot
Federico Fuentes, La Paz
At 4000 metres above sea level and sprawling above the capital La Paz, the inhabitants of the fastest growing city in Latin America — El Alto — have consistently shown their readiness to fight for their rights,
This November, the federal government had the opportunity to give three year's notice to terminate the agreement which permits the United States base to continue operating at Pine Gap. It didn't, and several peace activists have decided to travel
British water company Biwater has taken legal action against the Tanzanian government after the company was kicked out of Tanzania earlier this year, two years into a US$100 million water privatisation contract. Biwater had failed to meet the
Women's choice
In Volume 167 (1997) of the Medical Journal of Australia, obstetrician Richard Henshaw reviewed the literature comparing surgical abortions and medical abortions using RU486. He observed that, in relation to safety, efficacy,
This is the last issue of Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly for 2005 — we're taking a break until January 18. However, you will find lots more holiday reading and can stay in touch during the break by visiting our website at
Gregory Wilpert, Caracas
Chavez's party, the Movement for the Fifth Republic (MVR), won 114 or 68% of the 167 seats in the new National Assembly, according to preliminary results that MVR deputy William Lara announced on December 4. Pro-Chavez
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