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Loose cannons

Iraqis are immaterial "You can't leave a vacuum." - US Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, April 10, arguing against the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. Expert advice "The Vietnamese people have some friendly advice for the United

Protests to save country rail

Ken Turner, Lismore Around 1000 people rallied at the Lismore railway station on April 26 to protest state government plans to close the Casino-Murwillumbah XPT rail link on May 17. Protesters wore red to the rally to symbolise that the community

A woman's place is in the struggle: Why has the Respect campaign been canned?

When research shows that violence against women is extremely common, and that young women are particularly vulnerable, violence prevention becomes a matter of national importance. So why has the Australian government indefinitely halted an innovative

Seeing Red launches along the east coast

Bruce Marlowe, Sydney Seeing Red, the new magazine of social, political and cultural dissent recently initiated by the Socialist Alliance, is going through its launch phase. Last week the magazine "blasted off" in four east coast cities — Sydney,

May Day rallies oppose Iraq occupation

Adam Leeman, Sydney May Day rallies took place around Australia on the May 1-2 weekend. In Sydney, 1000 people marched, including contingents from the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous

'No authority to release children'

Sarah Stephen The seven judges of the High Court's full bench ruled unanimously on April 29 that the Family Court did not have the authority to release children from immigration detention or make orders about their welfare. Constitutional lawyer

Building a real alternative

An April Morgan Poll shows that on a two-party preferred basis, voter support for the federal ALP is at 54.5%, while support for the federal Coalition parties is trailing behind at 45.5%. On these figures, it seems likely that Prime Minister John

UNITED STATES: How the Bush gang seized the 'opportunity' of 9/11

Norm Dixon Even while working people were still coming to terms with the shock of witnessing the unimaginable and traumatic collapse of the World Trade Center, top US officials were describing this mass-murder of 3000 people as "an opportunity",

VENEZUELA: Chavez dumps Monsanto

Jason Tockman, Caracas Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias has announced that the cultivation of genetically modified crops will be prohibited on Venezuelan soil, possibly establishing the most sweeping restrictions on transgenic crops in the

Tariq Ali discusses Islam, democracy and anti-imperialism

In late January, Internationalen's Farooq Sulehria caught up with renowned writer and activist Tariq Ali. The following is an abridged vrsion of the interview. Do you really think that Islamic fundamentalism is a threat created by US imperialism

Exposing a sexist medical system

Unequal Treatment: what you don't know about how women are mistreated by the medical communityBy Eileen Nechas and Denise FoleySimon and Schuster, 1994232 pages, US$19.80 REVIEW BY RACHEL EVANS Unequal Treatment exposes a medical system that

Socialist Alliance tops 5%!

HOBART — With 78% of the vote counted by the end of polling night on May 1, Socialist Alliance candidate Kamala Emanuel had received 860 votes or 5.27% in the Tasmanian upper house seat of Elwick. Greens candidate Helen Burnett gained 14.79% of