By Mike Bell
BRISBANE — Brisbane's Campaigning for Democratic Socialism conference, over the Easter weekend, is shaping up to be the largest such gathering ever held here. The conference is organised by the Democratic Socialist Party and the
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News From Nowhere and Other Writings
By William Morris
Edited by Clive Williams
Penguin. 430 pp., $12.95 (pb)
Reviewed by Dave Riley
William Morris was an extraordinary man. Today, a year short of the centenary of his death, perhaps a
By Jennifer Thompson
Israeli military experts are helping the Turkish government combat Kurdish separatist guerillas, the French weekly "confidential" newsletter TTU said on March 17.
The newsletter, which uses unnamed sources, said Turkey
As it Happened: The Last Bolshevik
SBS
Thursday, April 13, 8.30pm (8 Adelaide)
Reviewed by Neville Spencer
This documentary traces the life and work of Russian film director Alexander Medvedkin (1900-1989), whose experience as a film maker
Twenty-four arrested in M2 blockade
By Sam Statham
SYDNEY — At 6am on March 29, police dispersed the "civil disobedience" blockade of the M2 Tollway, near Macquarie University in Epping, which had been costing the Abigroup-Obayashi
By Con Gouriotis
and Nadya Stani
SYDNEY — Watching the decontamination process at the Australian Defence Industries (ADI) site at St Marys is like trying to understand, while digging up a serial killer s victims, how it ever could have
Outworkers' conditions revealed
By Sean Healy
Forty Australian fashion labels have been named in a recent report as super-exploiting women outworkers. Country Road, Pelaco, Adidas, Sportsgirl, Katies, Jag, Laura Ashley and Nike were all
The Canberra by-election
The establishment pundits regard by-elections as traditionally a way of letting off steam. But the result in the March 25 by-election for Ros Kelly's old seat of Canberra surprised everyone with its intensity. A swing of
By Anthony Brown
US President Bill Clinton joined a long list of public figures when he recently attacked sole mothers for allegedly bludging off society.
In his January State of the Union address, Clinton vowed to track down and penalise
Breaking Down Babylon — "Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, None but ourselves can free our minds" — From "Redemption Song" by Bob Marley. In his 50th anniversary year, Bob Marley's powerful challenge remains relevant not only for