REVIEW BY AUSTIN WHITTEN
Tell Me No Lies — Investigative Journalism And its TriumphsEdited by John PilgerJonathan Cape, 2004626 pages, $35 (tpb)
In the introduction to his eminently readable new book, John Pilger states that he wanted to honour
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The Refugee Action Collective in Melbourne recently voted to support the campaign for the release of jailed unionist Craig Johnston. RAC member Tony Dewberry moved the motion in favour of Johnston and explains why below.
I know some people might
Duroyan Fertl & Bill Mason
Emergency actions took place in five Australian cities in opposition to the US-led carnage in Fallujah.
More than 200 people braved the rain and wind to protest in Sydney, in an action organised at short notice by the
Liam Mitchell, Sydney
As train commuters struggle to get to work on time and home by a reasonable hour due to an unreliable, understaffed railway system, RailCorp management and the NSW Labor government continue to blame rail workers for the
Federico Fuentes
Antonio Peredo Leigue, a key leader of the Movement to Socialism in Bolivia wrote in an article published on argenpress.info on November 3, "In just one day, Sunday October 31, four elections in as many countries across Latin
Lost the plot
Those in charge of the Labor Party have lost the plot. They have failed to educate the young people about Labor's objective. The election proved that the young people are going away from Labor.
In older times the Labor Party had a
REVIEW BY MAX WATTS
Kisch in Australia — The Untold StoryBy Heidi Zogbaum, afterword by Marcus PatkaScribe Publications, Melbourne 2004240 pages, $26.95 (pb).
Just 70 years ago, on November 13, 1934, Egon Erwin Kisch, a German-writing
Boom years
"More than 60% of all US companies paid no federal tax at all during the boom years of 1996 to 2000, the [US Congress's] General Accounting Office reports." — MSN Money website.
Like the glove puppet invites in the hand
"And so
John Howard's Liberal-National Coalition government sent Australian troops to join the illegal US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq. Until recently, Labor's policy was to bring the troops home by Christmas. But after the election, and to the dismay
Alex Miller
Between November 4, when they were moved to central Iraq, and November 9, four soldiers from the Scottish Black Watch regiment were killed.
On November 8, the Reuters news agency reported a British Ministry of Defence spokesman as
Rohan Pearce
Months ago, civil libertarians and supporters of democratic rights might have greeted the news of John Ashcroft's imminent retirement from the position of US attorney-general with relief.
After all, Ashcroft, a nutty fundamentalist
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Melbourne Social Forum
MELBOURNE — The first Melbourne Social Forum will be held on November 28, strengthening the city's links to the global anti-capitalist movement.
Speakers at the event, to be held at the Ceres environmental park in
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