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Marxism or nationalism?

Marxism or nationalism? Fatherland or Mother Earth? Essays on the National QuestionBy Michael LöwyPluto Press, 1998108 pp., $29.95 (pb) Review by Doug Lorimer Michael Löwy, director of Research in Sociology at the National Centre for

Rank and file strengthen CPSU ACT campaign

Rank and file strengthen CPSU ACT campaign By Stuart Martin CANBERRA — Nationally, the failure of the ALP-dominated leadership of the Community and Public Sector Union to defend the 5000 Centrelink jobs threatened by the Liberals shows it

The wrong weapons to defeat imperialism

Comment by Allen Myers The US/NATO military assault on Serbia represents a significant escalation of the attempt by the US and its allies to establish their role as "cops of the world". The war is intended, not only to strengthen the imperialists'

Timorese demonstrate against Liquica massacre

Timorese demonstrate against Liquica massacre By Vannessa Hearman MELBOURNE — On the steps of the Victorian Parliament House on April 10, around 120 people demonstrated against the massacre in Liquica, East Timor. The protest was organised by

Police reality check

Police reality check By Stuart Munckton If you are sick of the endless police dramas that fill our screens, whose primary function is to convince the working class that the police are good guys, then Irvine Welsh's novel Filth, published last

An Easter feast of diversity

An Easter feast of diversity By Jane Salmon CANBERRA — The National Folk Festival at Easter was a feast of diversity that you don't have to be feral to enjoy. Traditional peasant dances and medieval reenactments competed with bagpipes and

'Fear stalks Dili'

By Max Lane "Fear still stalks Dili", Australian activist JON LAND told Green Left Weekly by phone from Dili on April 16. "There are more and more reports of an impending attack on independence activists here by militias backed by the military.

The day the war ends in Kosova

The day the war ends in Kosova The day the war ends in Kosova will be a great day for all Slavs. A new age of peace will return to the Balkans, and our television sets will resume normal programming. Unfortunately, as so often happens in war,

Militarisation vs democratisation in India and Pakistan

Militarisation vs democratisation in India and Pakistan DELHI — India's April 11 test of an Agni-II missile, which is capable of carrying nuclear warheads, was answered by Pakistan on April 14-15 by the firing of Ghauri-II intermediate-range

NOWSA: A statement of Resistance's perspectives

Women in revolutionary movements

Women in revolutionary movements By Maureen Sexton ADELAIDE — Inspired by International Women's Day, women members of Committees in Solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean organised an event on April 9 on the topic of women in

CPSU members reject performance-based pay

CPSU members reject performance-based pay By Nick Everett — On April 14 the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) Centrelink Section Council voted to recommend to its membership the introduction of a new "performance-based" pay system within