GLW issue 636, published 2005-08-03.

BRITAIN: Marx voted greatest ever philosopher

To the chagrin of right-wing media pundits in Britain, Karl Marx has been voted "greatest ever philosopher" by listeners in a five-week online poll run by the BBC Radio 4 program In Our Time. The July 21 Weekly Worker reported that the In Our Time

Write on: Letters to the editor

NSW CFMEU strategy I attended the June 22 "Stand Up and Speak Out" meeting at Parramatta Town Hall. Contrary to what your article [in GLW #631] reported, CFMEU NSW secretary Andrew Ferguson did not "urge caution, lest the right of entry of union

Individual contracts will screw workers

Liam Mitchell A central thrust of Prime Minister John Howard's planned new workplace laws will be to ensure employers can more easily lower their labour costs by forcing workers onto individual contracts, or Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs)

Open letter from the Kupa Piti Kungka Tjuta

The following open letter from the Kupa Piti Kungka Tjuta — the Senior Aboriginal Women's Council of Coober Pedy — was issued on July 19. It was signed by Eileen Kampakuta Brown, Emily Munyungka Austin, Ivy Makinti Stewart and Tjunmutja Myra

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Australian News

Secret trial for Thomas?

MELBOURNE — Rob Stary, the lawyer defending Jack Thomas against terrorism related charges, told a July 27 public forum on the "war on terror" that the government prosecutor had applied for Thomas' trial to be held in camera. "We think there

US activist: Bush's 'deficits' in Iraq

BRISBANE — The US government faces "deficits" on a number of fronts in its occupation of Iraq, leading US peace activist Phyllis Bennis told a public forum at the Avid Reader Bookshop on July 27. The forum was sponsored by the Brisbane Social Forum

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International News

SOUTH AFRICA: 'Project Escalate'

On July 27, the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) launched 'Project Escalate', a campaign for a living wage for its members. The strike, marches and pickets were well-supported in the main cities, with more than 4000 marching in Cape

BRITAIN: Attacks on Muslims skyrocket

On July 28, the Islamic Human Rights Commission reported that attacks on Asian-Britons reported to it, and not to the police, had increased 13-fold since July 7 - from an average of 6-7 a week, to 170 in two weeks. The Muslim Safety Forum, which

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Cultural Dissent

Worlds apart

War of the WorldsDirected by Steven SpielbergStarring Tom Cruise REVIEW BY DAVE RILEY I think Steven Spielberg's movie Empire of the Sun is one of the great films of the 1980s. So when it comes to expecting something special from Spielberg, I

A love story of the future

REVIEW BY SARAH STEPHEN Code 46Directed by Michael WinterbottomStarring Samantha Morton and Tim RobbinsOpens nationally August 4 Code 46 is a love story, but it's not your usual love story. It has as a backdrop some fascinating and very

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