Chile's social democracy struggling in electionSANTIAGO — On December 12, Chileans will elect a new president. Extreme right-wing candidate Joaquim Lavin has been gaining ground on a campaign "for change"; Chileans are weary
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QUITO — On November 23, thousands of Amazonians marched and rode on horseback into Ecuador's capital, as part of a nationwide march "against being forgotten". Their principal demand was that US$2 from every barrel of oil
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South American armies sniff a chance for powerQUITO, Ecuador — On November 18, the 23rd session of the Conference of American Armies (CEA) concluded in La Paz, Bolivia. At an impromptu media conference following the Session,
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September 11 marks the 25th anniversary of the overthrow of the left-wing president of Chile, Salvador Allende, by the military. The bloody coup which brought Augusto Pinochet to power ended with the assassination of Allende and
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Militant's anti-racist student 'united' front Comment by Kerryn Williamsand Jorge Jorquera MELBOURNE — The recent growth in anti-racist organisation among high school students has been set back here by the sectarian political intervention of
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On the waterfront, the National Farmers Federation (NFF) spearheaded the new wave of neo-liberal attacks on workers' wages and conditions by seeking to smash a well-organised union with a militant history — the Maritime Union of
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MELBOURNE — More than 300 anti-racist activists and local residents protested against the policies of One Nation in Footscray on July 4. The rally was organised by the Democratic Socialists and Resistance. Participants came from
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On February 10, several thousand union delegates met in Melbourne to discuss how to support the Maritime Union of Australia at Webb Dock. The feeling at the meeting reflected the dilemma of Australian unionism today. The
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PERTH — Up to 2000 people participated in the September 5 stop the budget rally here. Almost half were high school students. All the university campuses had good contingents, and hundreds came from nearly every Perth TAFE,
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PERTH — The leadership of the WA branch of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union is facing a challenge in the union's September elections. Since May Day, the opposition ticket has run a dirty campaign against the
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Challenging the Liberal agendaPERTH — The Perth and Fremantle branches of the Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance are organising a Fight Back Conference for September 14-15 for all those who believe the time has come to
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PERTH — Thirty-five people attended a Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance Politics in the Pub on May 10 to discuss the "new wave" of racism being generated by the Howard government and how to combat it. Speakers included