Alexander Solzhenitsyn: A Century in His LifeBy D.M. ThomasLittle, Brown and Company, 1998. 583 pp., $45.00 (hb) Review by Phil Shannon
February 9, 1945, was the turning point in the life of Captain Alexander Solzhenitsyn. An officer in the Red
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By David Bacon
On June 15, a week after the death of Nigeria's military strongman, General Sani Abacha, Frank Kokori and Milton Dabibi walked into the sunlight after years behind bars. Their imprisonment had become a global symbol of trade union
Editorial: Stop privatisation of Telstra
Mal Colston, the ex-ALP senator, with the words on balance ... at this
stage, derailed the Coalition's first attempt to fully privatise Telstra.
Prime Minister John Howard, however, has not given up
By Eva Cheng
Led by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, about 121,000 workers on July 14-15 to struck against the bosses and government's escalating push to cut jobs. The strikers' ranks grew from the 55,000 on the first day despite the
SACP reaffirms commitment to ANC alliance
By Stan Thompson
JOHANNESBURG — The 10th congress of the South African Communist Party (SACP), held here July 1-5 and dedicated to the memory of slain party leader Chris Hani, reaffirmed its commitment
'Voting' against racism
By Amelia Jones and Mathew Munro
HOBART — When Hanson visited Hobart last year, more than 5000 people protested outside her public meeting against racism and bigotry. The details of her latest visit to Hobart, however,
By Martin Iltis and Tony Iltis
MELBOURNE — Around 200 people rallied in the Bourke Street Mall at lunchtime on July 14 to protest against uranium mining at Jabiluka. Speakers pointed out that the government's pro-mining policies show no regard
Transport workers rally against industrial laws
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Members of the Transport Workers Union rallied here on July 17 to protest against the federal government's repressive industrial laws and warn of further action if
A voice for East Timorese youth
SYDNEY — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos Horta recently cancelled an appearance on Channel 9's Midday show to appear on the Freedom Chants radio show, inspiring East Timorese youth to continue the struggle
By Rurik Davidson
On July 2 long-time activist Jolyon Campbell died at the age of 27. Activists in Melbourne will remember Jolyon as a towering man with long black hair, as gentle and soft-spoken as he was large. Jolyon was a member of the
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