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Privatisation fails to end Moscow queues

By Boris Kagarlitsky MOSCOW — At the end of 1990, when it was announced that trade in Moscow would be privatised, the city authorities promised that within a few months store shelves would be laden with goods. Queues would disappear, and

Rigoberta Mench

Rigoberta Menchú to visit Australia By Alberto Garcia SYDNEY — Rigoberta Menchú, the Guatemalan human rights leader and the first indigenous woman in the world to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, is to visit Australia. This

Successful 1993 Queer Collaborations conference

Successful 1993 Queer Collaborations conference By Tom Flanagan SYDNEY — Sydney University was the scene of a very successful Queer Collaborations conference from August 13-15. Three hundred and forty students registered for the

Politicians' perks: How

By Max Lane In Canberra in a one and a half billion dollar building sit 196 men and 27 women who are supposed to be representatives of the Australian people. Each one of these "representatives" sits in a suite of rooms, comprising a large

'Industrial cuisine' and the 'traditional diet'

By Dave Riley There is perhaps nothing so intimate as the food we put in our mouths. In our society each morsel is personalised by an involved process of selection and preparation reproduced in myriad acts performed by millions of diners each

Lucky Dube: 'Bringing inspiration to life'

By Zanny Begg "I just love being on stage", Lucky Dube told Green left Weekly as he prepared for his third tour of Australia. "I love what I do for the people and because of the people." Anyone who has been to a Lucky Dube concert before will

Caribbean nations defend Cuba

By Pat Chin NEW YORK — Recent US threats to sabotage the economies of the English-speaking Caribbean are being pelted with criticism by prominent members of the Caribbean community, US House of Representatives member Charles Rangel and

Russian left discusses unity

Russian left discusses unity By V. Krasnov MOSCOW — The question of unifying the democratic left in Russia has been under debate now for at least two years. After the attempted coup of August 1991, when the Communist Party of the Soviet

South Africa election fund launched

South Africa election fund launched By Chris Spindler ADELAIDE — Speakers at the launch of Australians for Democracy In South Africa (ADISA) made an impassioned plea for funds for the ANC election fund and the voter education campaign

In the hands of the corporate gods

By Ignatius Kim "I don't know how it's doing but it's a great relief to have it out. The rest of it is in the hands of the corporate gods", says Neil Murray of his latest album These Hands. As Murray will tell you, when the whims of the

Green Left Weekly

Green Left Weekly - subscribe to the idea! You may not know, but Green Left Weekly sends its 1500 subscriptions each week to over 20 countries around the world. Groups as diverse as the ANC in South Africa, the Scottish Nationalists and the

Qld high school students walk out over education cuts

Qld high school students walk out over education cuts By Bill Mason BRISBANE — High school students up and down Queensland have walked out, rallied and marched in protest at state government cuts in education funding in recent weeks.