GLW issue 116, published 1993-09-22.

Salvadoran left announces candidates

Salvadoran left announces candidates By Stephen Marks MANAGUA — The first National Convention of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front has endorsed Ruben Zamora and Francisco Lima as the presidential and vice-presidential

Keating to face protests in Ireland

Keating to face protests in Ireland Prime Minister Paul Keating was to begin a nostalgic visit to the land of his ancestors on September 19. It is believed that his forebears left the County Galway village of Tynagh around 1855, "probably as a

Anti-Semitism of the left?

By Vivienne Porzsolt I welcome the opportunity to debate the issue of Israel, Zionism and anti-Semitism in the pages of GLW and respond to Malloy and Lorimer's article (issue 111) written in reply to my letter in the previous issue. My

The week that was

This was the week that True Blue Aussie with the Big Red Heart cast off the yoke of imperial insecurity, imperial inferiority, and stood up for decency and the most important thing in the world: a dollar. How proud to be a True Blue Aussie and see

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Australian News

24-hour strike at Risdon refinery

24-hour strike at Risdon refinery By Dave Wright Hobart — Five hundred workers went on a 24-hour strike at Pasminco Metals EZ Risdon zinc refinery on September 13. The strike was in response to imminent job cuts and the breakdown in

Inquiry into toxic waste scandal

Inquiry into toxic waste scandal By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The Criminal Justice Commission is to launch a public inquiry into large-scale corruption involving illegal dumping of toxic waste in south-east Queensland. The public

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International News

Strikes spread in Indonesia

By Jana D.K. JAKARTA — More than 1,000 employees stopped work on September 13 at the PT Halco factory in Bekasi Raya, East Jakarta, which produces pots, pans and other household items. Shouting demands, workers erected banners and posters

Manila workers establish new union

By Max Lane MANILA — Fifteen thousand workers from the city of Manila assembled on September 14 to establish a new trade union centre, the Union of Workers for Change (BMP). More than 700 delegates from more than 200 unions, representing

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Editorial

The real thing

The real thing Seventy-two of Australia's "bidding elite" are descending upon Monte Carlo to hear the International Olympic Committee's decision on which city will host the Olympic Games in the year 2000. Asked to explain the purpose of the

Cultural Dissent

Hidden documentary?

The Story of Qiu Ju A film by Zhang Yimou Showing at Melbourne's Nova Cinema from September 30 Reviewed by Peter Boyle Zhang Yimou won international attention with his previous films Red Sorghum, Ju Dou and Raise the Red Lantern,

Chomsky on the global enforcer

Year 501: The Conquest Continues By Noam Chomsky London: Verso, 1993. 331 pp. $29.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon 1992 was the 500th anniversary of the arrival in the "New World" by Columbus. Noam Chomsky in Year 501 once again stands

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