Bryan Sketchley, Melbourne
If any Victorian trade unionist had an inkling that Premier Steve Bracks' Labor government would deliver a half way decent deal for workers, they would, by now be sadly disappointed.
With the current round of enterprise
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NEWCASTLE —Pasted is an exhibition by Stephen O'Brien of political posters that have been "rediscovered" underneath beds, behind wardrobes and in the corners of garages. O'Brien has photographed and recorded 1900 posters going back almost 40
The Wide Blue RoadDirected by Gillo PontecorvoWritten by With Yves Montand and Alida ValliAvailable on Region 1 DVD only, US$27.
REVIEW BY LOUIS PROYECT
In a remote and picturesque fishing village on an island off the coast of southern Italy,
Robyn Marshall, Caracas
There is some objective news reporting in Venezuela, although the country's media — newspapers, television and radio — is massively dominated by the powerful, right-wing corporations owned by mega-magnate Ricardo
Rohan Pearce
In the imperialist countries such as Australia, people are conditioned to react differently to the violence of the oppressed and the oppressor. So, for example, the March 11 terrorist attacks in Madrid claimed some 200 lives and the
Saul Landau
Someone once asked Mahatma Gandhi what he thought of Western civilization. "It would be a good idea", he replied.
Democracy in Latin America might also prove nice if the United States would allow it to occur.
Traditionally, when
Sarah Stephen
The rise in the Greens' vote in the March 27 NSW council elections, which almost doubled the 28 council positions they held previously, has firmly established the Greens as the third force in electoral politics.
The strongest
Iggy Kim, Sydney
The March 27 NSW local government elections resulted in an increased vote for candidates whose general policy positions are to the left of the ALP, with the Greens registering significant improvements.
The Greens more than
Norm Dixon
Rupert Murdoch's hacks have been at it again — shamelessly manipulating, distorting and fabricating "news".
The Murdoch media empire's lynching of Willie Brigitte illustrates wonderfully why working people should never trust a word
Free your mind — "to those who never give up!"
Free your mind When you feel alone, When you get down, 'cause life just belongs, to those who settle down.
Free your mind When things have gone wrong, When they put you behind bars, 'cause here,
Michael Karadjis
Clashes between Albanians and Serbs, involving firearms, grenades and rocks broke out on March 17 in the northern Kosova city of Mitrovica. They were sparked by the drowning of three Albanian children.
Tensions began in Caglavica
Sue Bolton, Melbourne
The conservative wing of the union movement and the Victorian Labor Party machine are exerting massive pressure on union officials to withdraw support from Australian Manufacturing Workers Union activist Craig Johnston, in the
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