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The generals' elections in Russia

The generals' elections in Russia By Boris Kagarlitsky MOSCOW — Every time Russian television announces the formation of a new candidates' slate for the December parliamentary elections, viewers find themselves wondering: which well-known

Migrant labour in Israel

By Assaf Adiv You always see them in groups. At the end of the day, silent, holding nylon bags containing their suppers — usually a loaf of cheap bread. After a day's work, they gather around local stores drinking bottles of beer, their only

Rape focuses anger at US bases in Japan

By Eva Cheng The alleged rape of a 12-year-old Japanese girl by three US soldiers on September 4 in Okinawa has produced a public outcry against US bases in Japan. Three US soldiers were reported to have arrest warrants issued against them on

French people against the bomb

Photo by Régis Martin/KrimagesFrench people against the bomb Opposition to the resumption of French nuclear tests continues to rise, in France itself and in its "overseas territories and departments" (colonies). Here we provide coverage of

Write on: letters to the editor

Write on: letters to the editorArrighi On reading Jonathan Strauss' stimulating review of Giovanni Arrighi's latest book, The Long Twentieth Century (GLW #203), the question that springs to mind is: who are Arrighi's main influences? Certainly,

The long polemic of Serge and Trotsky

The Serge-Trotsky Papers: Correspondence and Other Writings between Victor Serge and Leon TrotskyEdited by David CotterillPluto Press, 1994. 275 pp., $44.95 (pb)Reviewed by Phil Shannon Victor Serge and Leon Trotsky, two of the most outstanding and

Tamil school bombed by Sri Lankan government

By Sujatha Fernandes Twenty-five schoolchildren and 15 other people were killed when Sri Lankan Pucara planes bombed the Nagerkoil Central School in the Jaffna peninsula on Friday, September 22. Nearly 100 others were injured, most of them

Gibbs to stand down in ALP deal

By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Senior Queensland government minister Bob Gibbs will stand down as state Labor Party president, probably next year, in a deal brokered by Premier Wayne Goss, as part of a move to quiet factional conflict in the party

Abolish nuclear weapons!

By Linda Kaucher SYDNEY — At its national conference here on September 22-24, the Medical Association for the Prevention of War (MAPW) joined with its international body, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, to campaign

Return of the Last Poets

Holy TerrorThe Last PoetsBlack Arc/Ryko through FestivalReviewed by Sujatha Fernandes "When the moment hatches in time's wombThere will be no art talk:The only poem you will hearwill be the spear point pivotedin the punctured marrow of the

Action updates

ACTU congress picket MELBOURNE — A picket, organised by Aksi — Indonesia Solidarity Action, was held outside the ACTU Congress on September 27 to protest ACTU links with the Indonesian government-controlled trade union, SPSI. AKSI

... and ain't i a woman?: A woman's right to choose

The Newman ruling, which last year affirmed that abortion is illegal in NSW, has been overturned on appeal, with much less fanfare than the original decision received. Judge Newman ruled that a woman who was suing a medical clinic for negligence