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Headlines from GLW #789, 1 April 2009:


The reality of Israeli apartheid
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 28 March 2009
In one of her last acts as US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice had Nelson Mandela’s name removed from the US terrorist watch list. »

People's power confronts global crisis
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 28 March 2009
“Fat cats in terror after anti-capitalists attack Fred the Shred’s home”, was the headline on the right-wing British Daily Mail’s March 26 report that the luxurious Edinburgh mansion of former Royal Bank of Scotland CEO Sir Fred Goodwin had been vandalised by a group calling themselves “Bank Bosses Are Criminals”. »

How to tackle climate change — the Maldives example
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 28 March 2009
The tiny Indian Ocean nation of the Maldives will become carbon-neutral within 10 years. This was the pledge made by Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed on March 15. »

Wage justice for low-paid workers
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 28 March 2009
AUSTRALIA: The federal ALP government, in league with employer organisations and conservative economists, wants workers — in particular the lowest paid and most vulnerable — to pay for the economic downturn. »

Scrap the CPRS — we need a plan for a safe climate!
AUSTRALIAN NEWS, 28 March 2009
AUSTRALIA: Dozens of actions were held outside the offices of MPs nationwide on March 27 to protest the Rudd government’s proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS). »

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Other Headlines


From Melbourne to Gaza
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 27 March 2009
It took Kamahl Mashni six minutes to decide to join the Viva Palestina aid convoy headed to Gaza from Britain on Valentine’s Day. »

Finding solutions to capitalism’s crises
AUSTRALIAN NEWS, 28 March 2009
Hundreds of progressive activists and socialists from around the globe will descend on Sydney over Easter, for this year’s most important discussion on capitalism’s crises and the socialist solutions. »

The doublespeak of the IMF
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 27 March 2009
The international crisis that erupted in the northern summer of 2008 demolished all the neoliberal dogmas and exposed the deception behind them. Unable to deny their failure, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) claim they no longer uphold the set of neoliberal policies known as the “Washington Consensus”. »

Can biochar help stop climate change?
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 28 March 2009
Biochar production has been the object of considerable research and experimentation in Australia. »

El Salvador: ‘Our people are in state of revolution’
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 28 March 2009
“For us in the FMLN [Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front], the victory in the presidential elections is a demonstration that our people are in a state of constant revolution, and understand the necessity for real change”, Rigoberto Diaz, assistant secretary of the FMLN international relations commission, told Green Left Weekly. »

Oppose internet censorship
AUSTRALIAN NEWS, 28 March 2009

Greens call for emissions trading rethink
AUSTRALIAN NEWS, 28 March 2009

Bolivia: National revolution and ‘communitarian socialism’
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 27 March 2009

Nepal: Gays and lesbians struggle for justice
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 28 March 2009

Nepal: Deposed royals’ palace opened to the people
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 28 March 2009

Sri Lanka: New report documents civilian massacres
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 28 March 2009

Also in #789:


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  • Canada: Capitalist crisis, socialis...
  • Danish activists convicted for sell...
  • Egypt: Waves of workers’ strik...
  • El Salvador: ‘Our people are i...
  • France: Besancenot in top 50 to ...
  • French unions plan ongoing anti-cri...
  • From Melbourne to Gaza
  • Guatemala: Evidence of human rights...
  • Israel’s dirty laundry
  • Malaysian socialists warn of return...
  • Nepal: Deposed royals’ palace ...
  • Nepal: Gays and lesbians struggle f...
  • People's power confronts global cri...
  • Sri Lanka: New report documents civ...
  • The doublespeak of the IMF
  • The reality of Israeli apartheid
  • United States: Outpouring of suppor...
  • US teenager dies from police taser
  • Venezuela: New measures to confron...
  • Venezuela: Government takes over ai...

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  • Any rev left in Kev’s ‘ed...
  • Can biochar help stop climate chang...
  • How to tackle climate change — th...
  • ILO slams Rudd
  • Jailed over a $77 speeding ticket
  • PSA pioneer farewelled
  • Rudd promises to stay in Afghanista...
  • Wage justice for low-paid workers
  • Letters: Write On: Letters t...
  • Resistance!: Racists fightin...
  • Resistance!: Radical conclus...
  • Our Common Cause: One more w...

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  • Afghanistan and the value of a life...

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  • Greenies not to blame for Victorian...
  • Greens call for emissions trading r...
  • Islamic students campaign for praye...
  • Israeli policies are ‘beyond apar...
  • New secret search powers in NSW
  • No to Zionist violence
  • Oppose internet censorship
  • Sacked West Gate Bridge workers sta...
  • Scrap the CPRS — we need a plan f...
  • The campaign for rail in far-north ...
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