Headlines from GLW #801, 6 July 2009:

Australia's shame: Racism and Indigenous health

COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 4 July 2009

AUSTRALIA: The first person in Australia to die from H1N1 virus (or "swine flu") was an Aboriginal man from a remote community. »

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Global hunger versus corporate profits

INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 4 July 2009

Three years ago, a number of news outlets reported on a troubling first-ever occurrence. The world’s obese people outnumbered the world’s starving. »

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Honduras: People’s power resists elite coup

INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 4 July 2009

Protests against the June 28 military coup that overthrew elected President Manuel Zelaya are continuing on the streets of Honduras, amid international condemnation. Zelaya, who was kidnapped and flown to Costa Rica, is refusing to accept his overthrow and announced plans to return the Honduras on July 5 with the Organisation of American States (OAS) head Jose Miguel Insulza, Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez, Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa and Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo. »

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Proud to stand with Palestine — a response to The Australian

EDITORIAL, 4 July 2009

EDITORIAL, AUSTRALIA: The July 1 Australian carried an extraordinary attack by Ilan Grapel on Green Left Weekly and its monthly Arabic insert the Flame titled “A willing ally to Hamas’s hatred”. Both publications are guilty of a “radical anti-Israel stance”, Grapel said. »

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Afghanistan: ‘The truth cannot be killed’

INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 4 July 2009

“The situation for women in Afghanistan today is like hell”, Afghan feminist, pro-democracy activist and illegally suspended parliamentarian Malalai Joya told Green Left Weekly. »

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Refugees are not criminals

COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 3 July 2009

AUSTRALIA: The mainstream media has gone into a frenzy over Indonesian claims that thousands of new refugees will soon seek refuge in Australia. »

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Green Left Weekly celebrates 800 issues!

GENERAL, 29 June 2009

Green Left Weekly received dozens of solidarity messages for its 800^th birthday from Australia and from around the world. »

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Other Headlines

Also in #801:

read »International News

Israel detains human rights activi...

Afghanistan: ‘The truth cannot be...

Britain: Greening the reds, reddeni...

France: Far right gains in municipa...

Global hunger versus corporate prof...

Honduran coup tries to stop Latin A...

Honduras: People’s power resists ...

Indonesia: Challenging the neo-libe...

Indonesia: Reports reveal police, a...

Iraq’s continued occupation and s...

Made in Iran:defending the protests...

The danse macabre of Michael Jackso...

The danse macabre of Michael Jackso...

United States: Nine damned good rea...

Wall Street bonuses set to soar onc...

read »Comment & Analysis

Australia's shame: Racism and Indig...

Fair Work Act – a reason to celeb...

Indigenous prisoners speak out

Labor strangles health and safety l...

Pledge to fight racism, climate cha...

Poll supports flawed carbon trading...

Refugees are not criminals

Editorial: Proud to stand wi...

Resistance!: Scrap the war m...

Resistance!: Solidarity with...

Our Common Cause: Reds under...

read »General

Green Left Weekly celebrat...

Green Left Weekly’s figh...

read »Australian News

Liberated from a failing institutio...

Mine expansion delayed by Indigenou...

New group formed to fight privatisa...

Power station says strikers cannot ...

Protest calls on Rudd to condemn Ho...

Rally condemns coup in Honduras

Unions rally to stop Qld gov’t se...

Brief: ABC apologises to Tam...

Brief: ATO agreement endorse...

Brief: Family First: love Go...

Brief: Solidarity with strug...

read »Cultural Dissent

Review: Can carbon trading s...

Review: New Cuban movie has ...

Review: The campaign that un...

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