By Michael Karadjis
For weeks on end, hundreds of thousands of people have daily poured into the streets of the Serbian capital Belgrade, demanding that the ruling party of Slobodan Milosevic recognise the victory of the opposition Zajedno
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Behind the 'moral fabric'
It is "the greatest social stabiliser", the "most effective welfare system possible" and a "haven in a heartless world". When it breaks down, "society" pays a huge price — young people turn to the streets and drugs,
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The Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) — The occupation of the Japanese embassy in Peru by militants of the MRTA demanding the release of political prisoners has featured heavily in the media. For the latest and most accurate
By Lara Pullin and Stuart Martin
CANBERRA — The February 1 federal by-election in the north Canberra seat of Fraser has become a focus for the "race debate". Of the 11 candidates, six have publicly advocated racist controls on immigration.
Taking Our Time: Remaking the Temporal OrderBy Mike DonaldsonUniversity of Western Australia Press, 1996. 206 pp., $26.95Reviewed by Phil Shannon Any passing extraterrestrial from an advanced civilisation would be scratching their two heads with
Greenpeace to document Antarctic climate change
By Pip Hinman
In an attempt to pressure governments to set greenhouse targets, Greenpeace has embarked on a four-week expedition to document emerging signs of climate change in the Antarctic. The
By Gabriel Torres
After 37 years of civil war, the Guatemalan people are feeling as optimistic as they did in 1944, during Guatemala's democratic revolution. The general command of the URNG (Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity), the army and
SA 'youth crime wave' a myth
By Emma Webb
ADELAIDE — In the lead up to the South Australian election due this year both Liberal and Labor are trying to out do each other in the so-called war against youth crime. In the recent Liberal Party
The costs of school privatisation
By Marina Cameron
The sinister side of the government push towards school privatisation reared its head in early January when the Sydney Morning Herald reported large fee increases planned by Sydney's private
A tribute to Tony Cabardo
By Sonny Melencio
Tony Cabardo, a long-time political activist and fighter for socialism and democracy in the Philippines, died of cancer in Manila on January 19. He was 43e years old and had spent most of his life in
Russian teachers strike for wage pay-out
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — When more than 3 million Russian school pupils ended their annual winter holidays in mid-January, some students did not return to class at all, as teachers who had gone unpaid
By Peter Gellert
MEXICO CITY — The peace process in the conflict-ridden southern state of Chiapas suffered a major setback over the weekend of January 11-12. In response to President Ernesto Zedillo's modifications to a bill on indigenous rights
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