Dave Riley
"I think the tactics the Don used aren't much different from those General Motors used against [anti-corporate campaigner] Ralph Nader. Unlike some corporate heads, Corleone has an unwavering loyalty for the people that have given
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The Building Industry Group — the combined Victorian building unions — will show its solidarity with Colombian workers on July 22 by bringing a delegation of stewards from local building sites to an annual rally against Coca-Cola in Melbourne.
Revolution in the air: From Malcolm and Martin to Lenin, Mao and CheMax ElbaumVerso Press, 2003384 pages, $58.50 (pb)
REVIEW BY BARRY SHEPHERD
In Australia, and all over the world, people from different backgrounds are looking for ways to rebuild
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Control of Rivers: Water, War, Peace — Examines the possibility of future international disputes arising over the availability of fresh drinking water. SBS, Friday July 16, 1pm.
Cutting Edge: The World According to Bush —
Sarah Stephen
Over the last 10 years, racism has been on the rise in Australian society. A report by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission released last month illustrates how Arab and Muslim Australians have become the most recent
Jacob Mundy
On June 11, the United Nations announced that former US secretary of state James Baker had resigned his position as the UN secretary-general's personal envoy to the Western Sahara. Baker failed to bring the Moroccan government around to
Boris Kagarlitsky, Moscow
The Communist Party's leaders have always been prone to optimism. When they were told of an impending crisis in their ranks, they confidently replied that nothing of the kind was possible. When forecasts suggested they
Alex Miller
At its national conference last month, the Fire Brigades Union voted by 31,105 to 14,611 to break its 86-year-old tie with the Labour Party.
The massive majority in favour of disaffiliation with Labour was achieved despite strong
The federal election date may not yet be determined, but the vote-buying scams are already in full swing.
We've already been treated to tens of millions of dollars worth of publicly funded political advertising for the Coalition government.
On
The July 1 Australian published its top ten websites "Most used political directories" list, and once again, Green Left Weekly is on top:
1. Green Left Weekly11.21%
2. Australian Labor Party9.88%
3. On Line Opinion7.44%
4. Sydney
Kathy Newnam
Agreements signed by defence minister Robert Hill at the annual Australia-US ministerial consultations in Washington on July 7 greatly strengthened Australian government support for the US war machine.
The agreements include plans to
Graham Matthews, Melbourne
Staff cuts and lengthening queues were the subject of a street protest organised by the Wills branch of the Socialist Alliance at the Moreland Centrelink office on July 9.
Forty people participated in the protest,
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