Hidden AgendasBy John PilgerVintage, 1998. 680 pp., $19.95 (pb) Review by Saffron Howden
In an age of escalating social problems, few are even properly acknowledged. Hidden Agendas is a tribute to some of the strugglers against oppression,
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Italian initiative for Australian stolen generations
The municipality of Florence on April 6 approved a motion concerning Australian Aborigines who were forcibly separated from their families in past decades. The motion, proposed by the Italian
NFF to reform higher education
By John Tomlinson
Today, Ms Ima Mug, spokesperson for the Anti-vice Chancellors' Committee for Furthering Managerialism and Economic Bloody Mindedness, welcomed what she called the "magnificent offer by Mr Dullard
Opposition to Jabiluka uranium mine grows
By Sarah Peart
The decision by Olympic gold medallist Nova Peris-Kneebone to speak out against the proposed Jabiluka uranium mine within the Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory has added to
Blue-eyed Bonking Bill
Chorus:
I am the US President, I'm Blue-eyed Bonking Bill,And if Saddam don't get you, be sure my missiles will.
Back in the 1970s, we needed a strong manTo fight a little war for us in far away Iran,So we said to our
Election watch
How the ruling class rules
At first glance, it seemed almost a tautology. "Hypocrisy on waterfront" was the title on the Sydney Morning Herald's April 10 editorial. But really, "hypocrisy" and "Sydney Morning Herald editorial"
Loose cannons
Expertise
"He knows every scam in the book and has done most of them himself, so if anyone understands this economy, he does." — A Jakarta executive commenting on the Suharto crony and newly appointed minister of trade and
Their struggle is our struggle
Every night for the last week, the TV news has featured footage of hundreds of burly men in overalls and work boots standing toe to toe with (mostly male) police and shouting abuse at bus loads of non-union labour
Not there yet
By Brandon Astor Jones
"We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression ... everywhere." — Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945).
The words above were
By Peter Gellert
Mexico City — The Mexican government is waging a major political offensive on several fronts against the Zapatista rebels of Chiapas. At the same time, the situation in the southern Mexican state is marked by a growing
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