BY BORIS KAGARLITSKY
MOSCOW There are times when the image of Russia in the Western press calls to mind the consciousness of a schizophrenic. On the one hand, we are told that everything is fine; on the other, that everything is
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BY CHRIS CAIN
As an active delegate and trade unionist and also being actively involved in the Socialist Alliance as an independent, it is my opinion that the proposal from the Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) has not come quick enough. It should
"The Iraq story boiled over last night when the chief UN weapons inspector, Richard Butler, said that Iraq had not fully cooperated with inspectors... As a result, the UN ordered its inspectors to leave Iraq this morning." Katie Couric, NBC's
BY KERRYN WILLIAMS
CANBERRA Harry Quick, an anti-war federal ALP MP from Tasmania,
told a Socialist Alliance forum here on October 23 that he and several
other federal ALP MPs are prepared to vote against Australian involvement
in a war
WASHINGTON Nothing makes a newspaper prouder than a juicy foreign-policy scoop. Except, it seems, when the scoop ends up raising awkward questions about a US administration's drive for war.
Back in 1999, major papers ran front-page
MayDay, MayDay: Songs of Solidarity
Various artists
Wobbly Radio and Unions NSW
REVIEW
BY DANIELLE BUHAGIAR
There has been a proud history of pro-worker tunes dating back to
the early days of the 20th century.
In 1915, Ralph
Bloody SundayWritten and directed by Paul GreengrassWith James Nesbitt, Declan Duddy, Tim Pigott-Smith, Mike Edmonds and Nicholas FarrellShowing at Palace Academy Twin and Norton Street Cinemas, Sydney; Nova and Rivoli Cinemas, Melbourne; and the
Translation: 'economy' means US oil and armaments profits
"The successful prosecution of the war [on Iraq] would be good for the economy." — Lawrence Lindsey, George "The Crusader" Bush's chief economic adviser.
Not a purist
"Tonight I want
BY JOHN PILGER
LONDON For
40 years, Australian governments have colluded with state terrorism in
Indonesia. Now, the Bali outrage allows Australian Prime Minister John
Howard to distract attention from his hypocrisy.
Howard says
353 deaths overshadowed by child that wasn't thrown
The Senate committee set up to investigate whether asylum seekers threw
their children into the sea last year found that they didn't, and that
former defence minister Peter Reith
BY LISA MACDONALD
Given the current political developments and balance of forces, how can we best strengthen the socialist project? That is, how do we use our resources, experience and the political openings in the present context to win more
BY MAX LANE
JAKARTA In a scene reminiscent of the Suharto era, on October 24 a Jakarta court sentenced two pro-democracy activists from the Popular Youth Movement (GPK) to one year in prison for "insulting the head of state".
The two
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