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US unions take a walk as Congress approves GATT

By Kim Moody With the support of many pro-labour Democrats, Congress overwhelmingly ratified the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the new worldwide free trade agreement. One reason for the big Democratic "yes" vote was that,

Write on: letters to the editor

End woodchipping The "Independent Environment Coalition" has sprung up in Byron Bay, with local action on major environmental policy. Convenor and film-maker, Bob Cummins, wants to see big changes in economic policies to rescue farmland and

Fishing threatens Galapagos Islands

Reprinted here are parts of a faxed letter to Matthew J. James, associate professor and chair of the Department of Geology at Sonoma State University in California. It was sent by Macarena Green, a biologist now in the Galapagos Islands. The islands,

On the box

Movie: Indochine (1992) — The turbulent relationship between a French mother and her adopted Vietnamese daughter against the backdrop of the growing liberation struggle in the 1930s. ABC TV, Friday, February 17, 8.30pm. Actively Radical TV —

And where is the ACTU?

By Jennifer Thompson You could be excused for not knowing it, but the ACTU has some policy positions that are relevant and useful in the current debate about woodchipping. Sadly, the peak union body is being unusually reticent about expressing

... and ain't i a woman?: Pornography and sexual violence

Pornography and sexual violence By Kath Gelber The question of pornography and sexual violence has often been debated in Green Left Weekly. Whether pornography has a causal link with sexual violence is crucial to broader questions of

The millionth Green Left

Green Left Weekly has passed a further milestone in its publishing as an independent progressive newspaper. Recently, the millionth copy rolled off the presses. Sometime late in 1994, Green Left entered a very exclusive club of progressive

Corporate sponsorship of schools growing

Corporate sponsorship of schools growing By Heidi Pegrem SYDNEY — A report presented to the national conference of the Australian Education Union on January 20 revealed that corporate sponsorship of schools is expanding in all states,

A tax by any other name

A tax by any other name The federal government's current hyperbole promoting a carbon tax is gradually being revealed as nothing but a cynical exercise in revenue raising. The Labor government is seeking to exploit the perfectly sensible

Swedish author's crusade against neo-Nazis

By Mikael Karlsson Swedish author Hans Andersson has fought against neo-Nazism for many, many years. This involves publishing books about organisations whose sole desire is to remain unknown to the public. This naturally creates certain

Cuban film maker challenges homophobia

Strawberry and Chocolate By Thomas Gutierrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabio Showing in Sydney's Mardi Gras Film Festival, February 16-26 To be followed by seasons in Sydney and Melbourne Reviewed by Peter Boyle Several recent movies have

Women oppose new Criminal Code

Women oppose new Criminal Code By Kerry Vernon Brisbane — A broad coalition of women's and legal groups has been formed to expose the inequities for women in the proposed new Criminal Code and to stop the Queensland government from