By Allen Jennings
Hard on the heels of tropical storm Gert, and after last month's hostage crisis and the taking of Esteli in July, Nicaraguans face yet another crisis. This one is caused by the Chamorro government's neo-liberal economic
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It's the men who 'matter'
Mad Dog and Glory
Directed by John McNaughton
Starring Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman and Bill Murray
At the Valhalla Cinema, Melbourne
Reviewed by Vannessa Hearman
Directed by John McNaughton of Henry:
By Joan Coxsedge
For those of us who have spent the last few decades in the Labor Party and watched the revolting machinations of the machine boys — they were and are nearly all boys — wheeling and dealing away hard fought-for policies and
Music worthy of the film
Soundtrack to The Piano
Composed by Michael Nyman
Virgin Records through Larrikin
Reviewed by Zanny Begg
In both An Angel at my Table and The Piano, Jane Campion examines women who are repressed by society but
By Sean Malloy
The vast majority of Palestinians in the occupied territories support the agreement between the Palestine Liberation Organisation and the Israeli government, says Palestinian journalist Daoud Kuttab. Green Left Weekly spoke to
BRISBANE — Aksi and other concerned groups protested on September 24 against the Warana festival's theme of "Celebrate Indonesia". The protest highlighted the Suharto regime's suppression of democratic rights and independence struggles in East
By Lucifer Skycrawler
While you have been planning this or wishing for that, the stars have been organising your life — and do you think they give a stuff about what you want? To find out what location in the Celestial Sump has been reserved
Radiance
By Louis Nowra
Directed by Rosalba Clemente
With Rachael Maza, Lydia Miller and Rhonda RobertsBelvoir Theatre, Sydney, to October 17. Reviewed by Zanny Begg
Radiance is a play about the search for self identity. Set in North
By Ana Kailis
The Alliance, a coalition of progressive parties, has announced a platform of six basic principles for the November 6 New Zealand election.
Formed in 1991, the Alliance groups NewLabour (a left split from the Labour Party),
On September 15 a PNG police riot squad detained, interrogated and severely beat Gewai Dusty Zamunu, a village leader and project manager working for a joint Rainforest Information Centre and Village Development Trust community development and
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