GLW issue 491, published 2002-05-08.

Third World movements need women leaders

Third World movements need women leaders Few of the Third World guests who attended the second Asia Pacific International Solidarity Conference in Sydney at Easter were women. This reflects the oppression women in the Third World face. It also

UNITED STATES: Green illusions and Bush's war

BY DON FITZ The Bush administration found September 11 to be a golden opportunity to push for control of world resources, to crush political dissent, and to trample the Bill of Rights. The cornerstone of its propaganda offensive is portrayal of

Who has really hijacked May Day?

BY NICK EVERETT On May Day (May 1), the ABC's Sally Loane interviewed NSW Labor Council secretary John Robertson. When asked about M1, he objected strongly to M1 activists "taking over" May Day, declaring it was a day for "workers' struggles" not a

The hijacking of May Day

BY PETER LEWIS [The following comment appeared on Workers Online, the NSW Labor Council web site, on May 3. The author is the site's editor.] Unionists watching the shambolic and violent affair that was the M1 protest could be forgiven for

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Australian News

Complaints about the police at Sydney M1?

BY DALE MILLS On the M1 demonstration in Sydney on May 1 2002 a number of concerns were expressed about the police. Individuals who have complaints should date and sign a written statement detailing the nature of their complaint. Please be

'No war' May Day

BY EMMA CLANCY PERTH — "How long will the US continue to cover up Israel's war crimes?" Ali Kazak, head of the Palestinian Delegation in Australia, asked M1 protesters. "We cannot have two sets of principles, one for Israel and one for everyone

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International News

PALESTINE: Israel has no monopoly on genocidal maniacs

BY ROHAN PEARCE The outrages committed by Israel, not just in recent months, but since its creation in 1948, would not have been possible without the aid and protection of the United States. Although some in the Israeli government have expressed

NETHERLANDS: UN observer slams rejection of Lockerbie appeal

BY NORM DIXON Professor Hans Koechler, the UN secretary-general's observer to Libyan citizen Abdelbaset Ali Mohamed al Megrahi's appeal hearing against his conviction for murder of the 270 people killed in the 1988 Lockerbie air disaster, on March

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Editorial

Health care and income protection for all

Health care and income protection for all Despite the federal government's $35 million handout to insurance fund United Medical Protection in March, on April 29 UMP�s directors announced its provisional liquidation. The collapse of the

Cultural Dissent

Chaplin: 'A lyric clown with a conscience'

Chaplin: His Life and ArtBy David RobinsonPenguin, 2001892 pages, $33 (pb) REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON It would have been Charlie Chaplin's greatest performance. "I'd have turned up in my tramp outfit — baggy pants, bowler hat and cane — and when

The politics of the South African 'transition'

South Africa, Limits to Change: The Political Economy of TransitionBY HEIN MARAISJuta AcademicCape Town, 2001Ordering enquires at <education@juta.co.za> or visit <http://www.juta.co.za> REVIEW BY CHRIS BOLSMANN Hein Marais'

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Billionaire Rinehart's media control bid reveals corporate influence

Above: GetUp! released video showing professional climate change denier "Lord" Christopher Monkton advising a room full of mining executives on how the industry must gain control of Australia's media. This week mining billionaire Gina Rinehart became the largest shareholder in the Fairfax media conglomerate, having already bought a stake in Channel Ten.