Economics as a Social Science: Readings in Political EconomyGeorge Argyrous and Frank Stilwell (eds)Sydney: Pluto Press, 1996. $39.95Reviewed by Peter Harkness The book contains 56 short articles divided into four categories: "Economics as a Social
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Suharto's prisoners
There are now 20 members of the People's Democratic Party (PRD) in prison, as well as Muchtar Pakpahan from the SBSI union federation and Hendrik Sirait, an activist with PIJAR (Information Centre for Reform and Action). Most
By Dave Riley
The way we are encouraged to view them, our working — and particularly our living environments — are hostile places. While we may view our homes as safety zones, outside the front door is something else again. Even a walk to the
NEWCASTLE — "We used to have friends over for tea. I always loved and dreaded it too. Great to see friends, but inevitably I would say something 'wrong' — not that I saw it at the time — and she just stopped talking to me for days. Then there
By Mick Barclay and Vannessa Hearman
CANBERRA — Some 350 officials, job delegates and rank and file members from around the country attended the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union's (CFMEU) August 17-18 information seminar on the
The oil crunch: coming sooner than you think
By Ted Trainer
The leading energy research organisation Petroconsultants has issued new estimates of remaining world oil supplies. It comes to more disturbing conclusions than previous reports, finding
Meeting with lawyers
On August 21, lawyers were finally able to meet Budiman Sujatmiko. Following the meeting, Jakarta lawyer Johnson Panjaitan announced that a team of 33 lawyers had been formed to defend Budiman and other PRD members detained in
Message from HomePharoah SandersVerve through PolygramReviewed by Norm Dixon This album shows Pharoah Sanders — Coltrane's cosmic, Afrocentric fellow traveller — is at 57 as cool and relevant as ever. Message from Home places Sanders squarely in
On August 23, members of the Community and Public Sector Union participated in nationwide stop-work meetings to decide the next steps in the union's campaign against the federal government's cuts to the public service. A motion put by the union's
The Republicans' two conventions
By Barry Sheppard
The convention of the Republican Party was really two conventions: one for the party's extreme right wing, and the other a carefully orchestrated television event to launch Bob Dole's
Indigenous resistance rally
By Jonathan Strauss
SYDNEY — A quickly organised Indigenous Resistance Rally attracted more than 1000 people to Hyde Park on August 18. The rally called for a strong and unified stand against the Howard government's
By Natasha Simons
High school student groups and Resistance in all states except Tasmania are stepping up preparations this week for a national high school strike. The strike will be held on August 29 so that high school students can join the
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