336

By Malik Miah Throughout US history "race" has been a major factor in the country's politics. The English occupation and the westward drive by settlers to conquer and slaughter the native peoples was justified in the name of advancing
The same old routine Now that the election is over, maybe we can all get back to normal. — What do you mean "normal"? Run of the mill existence, same old routine ... that sort of thing. — But we've just had an election. So? —
By Saffron Howden JABIRU, NT — About 300 protesters congregated outside Energy Resources of Australia's (ERA) Jabiluka mineral lease site on September 29 to send a final pre-election message to voters that the proposed uranium mine should be
Serious public health and environmental problems related to pesticide use exist in both Nicaragua and Guatemala, according to a recent report from the Danish Agency for International Development (DANIDA). The report found that new estimates place the
Growth industry "Uranium is a growth industry",Says the Mining Maggot, always smilin' —You're sure to get a growth out of it, you idiot!Just look at the people from the Marshall Islands! Denis Kevans
Coalition has no mandate for a GST John Howard claims that his government has "won the mandate from the Australian people" for a goods and services tax. He warned the Senate not interfere with this mandate by blocking or seeking to amend the GST.
By Jenni Devereux Under the draft terms of the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) being designed by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development, transnational companies will gain the unrestricted right and freedom to buy, sell
By M-J Milloy It took the early white missionaries and explorers weeks to navigate the rugged coastline of northern Washington State to reach the Makah nation, perched on the very north-western tip of the United States. It won't take that long for
By Bronwen Beechey ADELAIDE — South Australia ("the driest state in the driest country") relies on the Murray River and rainfall in the Adelaide Hills catchment for its water supply. These sources are heavily polluted from sewerage, agricultural
By Francesca Davis On September 30, environment groups in Cologne and Bonn in Germany demonstrated in front of the Cologne Cathedral in protest against the Jabiluka mine. The activists likened the mining of Kakadu to mining under the Cologne
World economic crisis begins to hit US By Barry Sheppard The stock market was sent reeling by the news that Long Term Capital (LTC), a highly speculative investment firm, was bankrupt and had to be bailed out by a group of banks as a result
Left win at Griffith University By Adam Baker BRISBANE — The broad left ticket at Griffith University, LEFT, scored a sweeping victory at the recent student representative council elections. With much of the executive vote counted, LEFT has won