"Religion is the heart of a heartless world",Marx said, resolving some confusion.If we change society, transform the system,we won't need those old illusions.
The Body of Christ will become wafer againand His Blood will be drunk at our
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BY BORIS KAGARLITSKY
MOSCOW It is paradoxical that every time the pace of military engagements increases in the mountains of Chechnya, plans are revived in Moscow for the peaceful regulation of the conflict.
Chechnya is like an unhealed
BY RACHEL EVANS
MELBOURNE Braving wet and windy conditions on September 26, 45 people came to Melbourne's Federal Court to support the prosecution of 30 companies over alleged breaches of the outworker and contractor provisions of the
BY JIM GREEN
The future of the Honeymoon uranium mine in South Australia is in jeopardy. It has been revealed that the owner, Canadian-based company Southern Cross Resources (SCR), does not have a commercial mining and milling licence.
The
CANBERRA On September 22, a group of Australian Jews released a statement
in support of the rights of Palestinians and condemning the actions of
the Israeli government in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.
Rick Kuhn, a
BY EVA CHENG
Thousands of people took part in rallies, public meetings and marches across India on September 28 to protest against new attacks on Muslims by Hindu chauvinists in the state of Gujarat. The largest protests were held in Ahmedabad,
BY JOHN GAUCI
SYDNEY On October 10, 30 people gathered at the Manly library to
watch John Pilger's documentary Paying the Price: Killing the Children
of Iraq. The screening was organised by the Northside Socialist Alliance
branch.
BY LESLIE RICHMOND
ADELAIDE On October 5, some 3000 people joined a protest rally and march organised by the Network Opposing War and Racism (NOWAR) against the US-led war drive against Iraq.
Anglican archbishop Ian George, Uniting Church
BY NORM DIXON
On October 8, US Secretary of State Colin Powell hinted that a "compromise" within the UN Security Council on a resolution for "tough" new weapons inspection guidelines in Iraq was close to being struck. Such a resolution would
BY DICK NICHOLS
[This is an abridged version of a talk presented to a panel discussion on the Socialist Alliance at the 31st Resistance national conference, held in Melbourne, September 27-30. Dick Nichols is a member of the national executive of
If you don't hear from methen don't be surprisedcause I am a criminalin ASIO's eyes.
I'm opposed to starvation.I'm opposed to the war.I want liberationand food for the poor.
I want justice and freedomand a whole lot moreand a livable incometo
BY PATRICK BOND
JOHANNESBURG The October 1-2 national general strike against the privatisation of South Africa's electricity, telephones, water and transport services was a mixed success. But combined with other recent developments and
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