Headlines from GLW #774, 12 November 2008:

Grassroots action needed to stop climate change

COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 8 November 2008

Concern about the threat of climate change and environmental destruction has probably never been higher. Opinion polls consistently show that a big majority of Australians support serious action on climate change and a move away from an economy based on the burning of fossil fuels for energy. »

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Free Lex Wotton!

COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 8 November 2008

Palm Island Aboriginal man Lex Wotton was sentenced to six years’ jail for “riot with destruction” on November 7 — just four days after 22 police officers received “bravery awards” for their role in the 2004 Palm Island protests. »

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Obama’s historic victory: people want change!

INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 7 November 2008

The front page of the San Francisco Chronicle the day after the historic November 4 presidential election provided this image: a full page color photo of Barack Obama with the quote, “Change has come to America”. »

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Greenhouse emissions prepare ocean disaster

COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 8 November 2008

Given the Earth’s atmosphere and its oceans are a closely interlinked natural complex, steeply rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide are having dramatic impacts on the seas as well. »

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Ten steps to stop climate change

OUR COMMON CAUSE, 8 November 2008

OUR COMMON CAUSE: The latest reports by climate scientists, which reveal that global warming is taking place at a faster pace then first thought, indicate that the Socialist Alliance climate change charter, produced for last year’s federal election, is now out of date. »

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Congo: GLW journalist interview by Iranian TV station

INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 12 November 2008

Following his article in the current issue looking at the factors behind the current crisis in the Congo, such as the role of the West and current response by Western media and governments, Green Left Weekly journalist Tony Iltis was interviewed by English-language Iranian station Press TV. »

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Other Headlines

Also in #774:

read »International News

Afghanistan: Killing continues in t...

’Clean development’ supports di...

California bans same-sex marriage

Chavez to Obama: ‘Change US polic...

Colombia: Military scandal over rep...

Congo: GLW journalist inte...

Congo: Western intervention behind ...

Ireland: British Army ‘parade ...

Italy: Massive protests as racist o...

Italy: Peoples’ power challenges ...

Morocco: Saharawi journalist impris...

Obama’s historic victory: people ...

Peru: Government crisis deepens as ...

Sri Lanka: School children bombed i...

Struggle in the Obama-era: what nex...

Swedish auto-workers: ‘save jobs ...

United States: Machinists win new c...

Venezuela: Crucial test for Bolivar...

World’s first climate refugees to...

read »Comment & Analysis

Callan Park: the unfinished victory...

Double whammy for mums and dads

Free Lex Wotton!

Geelong socialists stress climate a...

Grassroots action needed to stop cl...

Greenhouse emissions prepare ocean ...

Switch off Rees’s ’new’ elect...

The rise and rise of the Greens

Vale John McCarthy, 1948 — 200...

Will limiting population growth sol...

Working Lives: More work, less secu...

Letters: Write On: Letters t...

Resistance!: ‘Women still ...

Resistance!: Student concess...

Our Common Cause: Ten steps ...

read »General

Green Left Weekly's $250,000 Fighti...

read »Australian News

Dodson uses peace prize speech to s...

National outcry at Wotton’s se...

No `VSU-lite', say students

Sydney Council targets posters

TAFE to be privatised?

US anti-war vote welcomed

Brief: ‘Cut carbon’...

Brief: Farmers occupy Qld pr...

Brief: John Valve workers st...

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Review: Green thoughts in a ...

Review: Still sings loudly

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