Peter Boyle
Green Left Weekly's Caracas bureau got a mention in Time magazine last week. But our two journalists were dismissed by the cynical Time reporter as "revolutionary tourists".
But they were in good company. As Time put it, "Actor Danny
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George Monbiot
Civilisation has a new enemy. He is a former coca grower called Evo Morales, who is currently the president of Bolivia. On May 15 he stood before the European parliament to explain why he had sent troops to regain control of his
Around 120,000 public sector workers returned to their jobs on May 15 after they were laid off for two weeks. On May 1, the Puerto Rican government laid off 95,000 employees, closing down the public school system and partially closing almost half of
Pip Hinman
Dr Salam Ismael, an Iraqi doctor and one of the first medicos to get into Fallujah following the US army's first siege of that city in April 2004, is touring Australia describing life under US occupation. Ismael will address the Unity
On May 15, the US announced that it would halt weapons sales to Venezuela due to its alleged lack of cooperation in the US "war on terrorism". In response, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told the BBC during a recent London visit: "If it's true that
James Caufield, Canberra
On May 10, 100 people chanting "Refugees yes, racism no, Johnny Howard has got to go", rallied outside federal parliament. The demonstration was called by the Refugee Action Committee to protest against the introduction of
Peter Boyle
On budget night last year, federal treasurer Peter Costello said that he hadn't cut the top marginal income tax rate for individuals because "only 3% cent of Australians will be on that top rate.
"For 97% of Australians, that top rate
PERTH — On May 14, 80 people heard Iraqi doctor Salam Ismael describe the situation in war-torn Iraq at the Australian Islamic College in Kewdale. Organised by the Perth Peace Group, the forum was also addressed by UnionsWA secretary Dave Robinson,
Liam Mitchell
A series of delegates' meetings across Sydney approved a Unions NSW resolution calling for a rally in Blacktown, in western Sydney, on June 28, the national day of action called by the Australian Council of Trade Unions. The
Deirdre Griswold
President George Bush's speech on immigration, carried live by the media on May 15, was full of demagogy. He said, "The United States is not going to militarise the southern border". But he laid out a plan to send up to 6000
Labor Party
I read an article sourced from the Australian Associated Press (AAP) on April 17, in which Labor treasury spokesperson Wayne Swan said a number of research projects pointed to the need for an overhaul of the tax and welfare systems. He
John Pilger
I have spent the past three weeks filming in the hillside barrios of Caracas, in streets and breeze-block houses that defy gravity and torrential rain and emerge at night like fireflies in the fog.
Caracas is said to be one of the
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