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Russia: the revolution continues? &&

Russia: the revolution continues? Provocation! A Postscript from 1994By Alexander TarasovMoscow, Centre for New Sociology and the Study of Political PracticePhoenix, 1994 Russia/USSR/Russia: The Drive and Drift of a SuperstateBy Moshe LewinThe

and ain't I a woman?

More than Jane Roe Abortion rights and wrongs US citizen Norma McCorvey has "found God". In the ordinary course of events, individuals change their minds about their religious and political outlooks every day. This can work both ways. For

Green Left Weekly: more than a good idea

By Lisa Macdonald With this issue, Green Left Weekly turns 200. This is a tremendous achievement, one we hardly dared to forecast with confidence four and a half years ago. Like all projects that dare to be different, there have been times

One year since the cease-fire: no peace in Ireland

By Sean Magill Sinn Fein activist Jim Neeson is touring Australia as the guest of Australian Aid for Ireland. His first stop was Western Australia, where he spoke to leading trade unionists, Aboriginal activist Yaluritja (Clarrie Isaacs), and

Radio highlights

FBI on Air? — FBI (Free Broadcast Inc) is a new non-profit organisation which hopes to be granted a radio licence in Sydney. It will focus on being an outlet for local talent in music, performance and comedy as well as public affairs programs

South Africa's foreign policy criticised

By Norm Dixon South Africa's foreign policy under the ANC-led government of national unity is coming under increasing criticism from sections of the liberation movement, human rights groups and the environmental movement. Critics accuse the new

Students rally against fees, education cuts

By Michael Tardif Students took to the streets on August 24 to protest against the federal government's attacks on education. The actions were initially proposed at a noªfees demonstration in Canberra in May. In Adelaide, Emma Webb from the

Campaign to prosecute Khmer Rouge moves forward

By Helen Jarvis PHNOM PENH — Legal options for prosecuting the Khmer Rouge leadership for crimes committed during their 1975-79 rule in Cambodia were discussed here in an August 22-23 conference, "Striving for Justice: International Criminal

Anti-nuke yacht prepares for Moruroa

By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — The cancellation of the parliamentarians' flotilla to Moruroa has not stopped people's campaigns to support yachts wishing to join the Rainbow Warrior in the Pacific. Activists in ENUFF (Everyone for a Nuclear Free

East Timor: new wave of repression

East Timor: new wave of repression By Max Lane The East Timorese resistance organisations have called for the release of all East Timorese political prisoners and have appealed for help from non-government human rights organisations in the

Cuba: 'Building a new society in the middle of war'

JUAN ANTONIO BLANCO is a former adviser to the Cuban Foreign Ministry and the United Nations, and a well-known political analyst. He was interviewed in Cuba for Green Left Weekly by JILL HICKSON and SHANE HOPKINSON Question: The current US strategy

Not all that far underneath

The UnderneathDirected by Steven Soderbergh Academy Twin and Valhalla Cinemas, SydneyReviewed by Peter Boyle Steven Soderbergh (of Sex, Lies and Videotape fame) has his audience on the edge of their seats through this movie about the shifting