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BORIS KAGARLITSKY is a former deputy in the Moscow City Soviet, a leading member of Russian Party of Labour and author of several books about socialism after the fall of the Stalinist regimes in eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. He writes
British companies in Amazon mahogany rip-off Friends of the Earth revealed on February 13 that British companies are continuing to buy mahogany that has been illegally cut from the Amazon rainforests of Brazil. Official Brazilian government
By Penny Saunders Decriminalisation of prostitution continues to be debated in the South Australian parliament, and it is expected that this issue will gain momentum in the coming weeks. On February 9 Mark Brindal, a Liberal backbencher,
By Mikael Karlsson In international neo-Nazism today, there are two major positions, the "first position" and the "third position". The first are political parties like National Front in Britain, Front National in France, the Republicans in
Poem: How to write headlines that will sell the paper By Rosemary Evans Pregnant Nun Accused of Arson _> Drunk MP Drives Over Bridge Prostitute Shoots One-Legged Parson _> Headless Body Found in Fridge. Goldie Hawn Weds Boris
Poll after poll reaffirms that Australians, by and large, want the remaining stands of old growth forests protected. The Herald-McNair poll, released on February 15, revealed that nearly half the population want export woodchipping phased out by the
By Max Lane A general feature of the world economy during 1994 has been an upturn in production. With the exception of Japan, most of the imperialist countries have been achieving a growth rate of 3-5%, and some of the major Third World
Australian Greens An article on privatisation by me in Green Left #174 described me as acting Secretary of the Territory Greens. While that appellation was correct at the time of writing it should be made clear that since then I have resigned
World Orders, Old and New By Noam Chomsky Pluto Press, 1994 311 pp., $34.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon "The roots of policy lie deep in firmly established institutional structures of power". Chomsky's latest expedition to uncover the
Is Every Sperm Sacred? — Written and performed by Irene Stephanou, a South African of Greek descent. A funny and furious dissection of the "new" South Africa. ABC Radio National, Friday, February 24, 9.30pm. Womadelaide live — For all those

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