BY ROHAN PEARCE
In its weekly situation update of July 22, the United Nations Office of the Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq revealed that the progress of its Emergency Mine Action Survey is "slower than expected".
Between June 28 and July 16,
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REVIEW BY RJURIK DAVIDSON
The Gatekeeper: A MemoirBy Terry EagletonPenguin, 2001178 pages, $21.95 (pb)Marxism and Literary CriticismBy Terry EagletonRouledge, 2002 (originally 1976)$23Figures of DissentBy Terry EagletonVerso, 2003$46 (hb)
As a
BY CHRISTANO KERRILA
The radical government of President Hugo Chavez has faced many tests in its attempt to transform Venezuela. So far, the Venezuelan government has been able to rely on support from the country's poor and working people to win
California — Members of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2244 have voted out its long-time Administration Caucus (AC) leadership and elected a team of more pro-worker union leaders.
BY JOHN PILGER
The conscious nature of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's lies and distortions over Iraq is now clear. Collectors will have their favourites. Mine is his statement in parliament on January 29 that "we do know of links between al
BY WALTER LIPPMANN
The online version of Walter Lippmann's report from Cuba's July 26 celebrations can be found at his web site http://www.walterlippmann.com.
The complete English translation of Fidel Castro's speech is at
Casualisation
It was great to have an article on casualisation in last week's Green Left Weekly (#547). This is an important issue, and one that is especially affecting young people.
Most young workers are casual. This is not just because these
The day they launched the Cuban RevolutionFrom darkest ashes rose, the fireThe spark that lit 10,000 eveningsAgainst their mortal foes they rose.
The dark was filled by Batista's brand of terror His dungeons dank and cold.Exploiting workers,
On July 23, Indigenous leaders from around the country were invited to Canberra to attend a round-table discussion on Indigenous violence. While Prime Minister John Howard has received praise from the mainstream press and sections of the Indigenous
NSW law is being moved closer to giving the fetus legal rights independent of the woman who is carrying it, following the release of a review into the state's manslaughter legislation.
In his report, released on June 25, retired Supreme Court judge
BY NOREEN NAVIN
SYDNEY On July 29, NSW public school teachers voted overwhelmingly at state-wide stop-work meetings in support of a proposal by the NSW Teachers Federation to hold a one-day strike.Teachers are demanding that Premier Bob
BY SAM WAINWRIGHT
PERTH — On July 30, 70 people crowded into the Fremantle Hotel for a quiz night fundraiser organised by the Fremantle Anti-Nuclear Group (FANG).
FANG is committed to stopping the Seaswap program, under which US Navy vessels
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