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Union officials end Puerto Rican strike

By Lisa Macdonald The 41-day strike by 6400 telephone workers to stop the privatisation of the Puerto Rico Telephone Company (PRTC) ended on July 29. The sale, to US-based General Telephone and Electronics, and Banco Popular, will go ahead for

Dangers of chlorinated water

By Peter Montague There were just over 4 million live births in the US in 1992. There were 30,000 foetal deaths. A foetal death is one that occurs after at least 20 weeks of gestation but prior to birth. In actuality, there were very likely more

Secretive nuclear bill: Liberal and Labor increase radiation threat

Secretive nuclear bill: Liberal and Labor increase radiation threat By Jim Green The federal government has pushed a bill through the House of Representatives which will increase the radiation threat in Australia. The Labor "opposition" did

Burmese students in Thailand

Burmese students in Thailand The All Burma Students Democratic Organisation in Australia has issued a statement attacking "the brutal and inhumane treatment of Burmese students in Thailand" by Thai authorities. According to an SBS Burmese program

End union collusion with Hansonism!

Comment by Iggy Kim According to Kevin Reynolds, secretary of the WA CFMEU, it is ACTU policy to work with immigration cops to rid workplaces of "illegal" migrants who take Australians' jobs. Acting on this policy in mid-July, the union reported a

Terminator food: coming soon to your table

By Robyn Marshall We will not know if the food we put in our mouths has been genetically engineered, if proposals from the Australian and New Zealand Food Authority are accepted by the government. There will be no requirement that fruit and

Russian activists fight security police frame-up

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — In a grim reflection on the state of human rights in Russia, naval journalist and environmental campaigner Grigory Pasko remains in prison on charges of high treason brought against him by the country's security police.

Past master for a new generation

Past master for a new generation Past MastersBy Roy Bailey Review by John McGill British left-wing MP Tony Benn calls Roy Bailey "the greatest socialist folk singer of his generation". Reviewer Martin Pearson says, "Roy Bailey is not an act, he

GM — a political strike confronts capitalism

By David Bacon SAN FRANCISCO — The most unusual factor of the month-long strike of two General Motors auto parts plants near Detroit is that the company has accomplished what generations of left-wing activists in the factories have not been able

Sanctions needed against Burmese military

By Maung Maung Than August 8 is the 10th anniversary of the brutal massacre of thousands of peaceful demonstrators in Rangoon. Opponents of the military dictatorship will be protesting outside the Burmese embassy in Canberra on August 7 and 8.

Sydney rally against racism

By Aaron Benedek SYDNEY — Around 5000 people demonstrated against the racist policies of Pauline Hanson and John Howard on August 1. Commencing in Hyde Park, the march wound its way through the city to Howard's office, before finishing at First

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones: 'Get involved; be anti-racist'

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones toured Australia in July with their ska music combined with hard-core punk rock — "ska-core" — and a single reaching for the top of the mainstream charts. Green Left Weekly's LIAM MITCHELL spoke to the Bosstones'