Ireland: How close to peace? By Arun Pradhan and Anne O'Callaghan "The British want war, and they want to force the IRA into ending its cease-fire, hoping that the IRA will then be blamed by all and sundry." So commented Sinn Féin national
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Red Light Radio5UV (531 AM), Mondays 10-11 pmProduced by P.J. Rose and the Red Light CollectiveReviewed by Penny Saunders "Loved ya since I knew ya,I wouldn't talk down to ya ...I've told you once, won't tell you again,It's a bad way." — From
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — For Josef Stalin in 1931 to have blown up the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, just up the Moscow River from the Kremlin, was a crime. But for Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov to have ordered the cathedral rebuilt in 1995 was
By James Balowski In what the establishment media have enthusiastically described as "securing a major strategic and diplomatic coup", on December 18 the Australian and Indonesian governments signed the first formal security treaty between the two
Cancer treatment and informed consent By Barbara Wright When my husband was diagnosed with cancer in 1993, a horrific ordeal occurred. Inappropriate treatment was given without basic information being offered. The unnecessary suffering associated
US organisers have issued a call for papers for the Radical Philosophy Association's Second National/International conference, to be held November 14-17 at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. The theme of the conference is "Globalisation
By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The coal miners' union has called for changes to Queensland law in order to be able to prosecute mine managers for criminal negligence or manslaughter. This follows the release, on January 17, of the inquiry into the
Goss in deep strife over Mundingburra By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The Goss government is in deep trouble as the February 3 by-election for the Townsville-based seat of Mundingburra draws closer. Polls show Labor's candidate, Townsville mayor Tony
By Peter Montague As the scientific evidence linking chemical exposures to serious human diseases piles up, many chemical-dependent industries, such as pesticide purveyors, are searching for a strategy to buy themselves some time. They needn't look
By Rashid Hilal A women's rights march was held in the West Bank town of Ramallah on January 3. Several women candidates in the elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council, including independent Hanan Ashrawi and Fatah's Jerusalem list
By Jennifer Thompson SYDNEY — A successful Socialist Activist and Education Conference, held here in early January, examined the experience of left and progressive movements, especially socialist parties, in a series of feature talks supported by
Sue Bull Coalition declares war on unions John Howard focused his January 8 launch of the Coalition parties' federal industrial relations policy around two promises: to reduce the role of unions in the enterprise bargaining process; to guarantee
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