A planned hydroelectric dam project in south-eastern Turkey will displace up to 78,000 people if international lending agencies and the British government provide financial support, according to a report leaked to British media.
According to the
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BY RICHARD PITHOUSE
There are not too many working-class heroes who are known as the "Boss". Bruce Springsteen's fans hang out everywhere from cyber-shrines and academic conferences to battered bars on the wrong side of town. And while a bikie
The S11 protests against the World Economic Forum were a triumph for the Australian left, writes Susan Price. But it was a tough job to put them together and took enormous efforts of many different people from many different backgrounds.
There are scarcely words strong enough to properly condemn the brutal actions of the Victoria Police against S11 protesters, for these were acts of savagery the like of which this country has rarely seen.
There was a distinct pattern to police
BY ALEX ROBINSON
PERTH — There was so much community support for the S11 demonstration here that about 300 people joined the protest along the march route. The breadth of support was also reflected in the topics covered by speakers.
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We must stop succumbing to the rod's guileFor, like strong liquorIt quickly stupefies society's childLured and procuredWhile blindly pursuing cultural bileGrowing up insecureAs grown-up hypocrisies pileJuveniles like
NEW YORK — Thousands of people honoured Cuban President Fidel Castro in Harlem during a rally in solidarity with the island organised by the Committee to Welcome the Cuban Delegation to the Millennium Summit.
The packed meeting, described by
The S11 blockade of the World Economic Forum meeting was an important opportunity for the parties of the left in Australia.
BY ZANNY BEGG
SYDNEY — Seven hundred people turned out to support indigenous rights in protests coinciding with the September 15 opening ceremony of the Olympic Games — but in two seperate venues.
A rift between the Aboriginal Tent Embassy
BY KARL MILLER
"Quake" is a phenomenally popular shoot 'em up computer game. The designers included the capability for users to create "mods" or modified versions of the game. "Political Arena" is a satirical mod written specifically for the US
The United Nations Millennium Summit has been marked by the frequent expression of noble sentiments and lofty goals. Fewer have been the concrete measures proposed to reach those goals, and even fewer the leaders willing to point the finger at those
BY SIMON BUTLER
Nike is the world market leader in sports shoes. Its profits amounted to US$965 million in 1999. This huge figure in part flows from the sales generated from the vast volume of advertising Nike subjects the planet to. But mostly,
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