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'The Philippines left needs to appreciate the national question'

'The Philippines left needs to appreciate the national question' ABRINO AYDINAN, a leader of the Cordillera Peoples Liberation Army-Cordillera Bodong Administration (CPLA-CBA) and an executive council member of the Socialist Party of

Imperialism and the Kosovar struggle for independence

By Michael Karadjis There is considerable contention on the left about the Kosova Liberation Army's relationship to NATO and position in the Balkans war. It is charged of being an extreme nationalist organisation that would "slaughter" the Serbs if

Capitalism puts its own edge on the 'netwar'

Capitalism puts its own edge on the 'netwar' The Zapatista Social Netwar in MexicoBy David Ronfeldt, John Arquilla, Graham E. Fuller and Melissa FullerRand Corporation, 1998, $15Also available at

Niddrie residents oppose toxic dump

Niddrie residents oppose toxic dump By Chris Spindler MELBOURNE — Hot on the heels of the victory against the proposed CSR toxic dump at Werribee, residents at Niddrie in Melbourne's west are opposing a proposed toxic dump in a disused quarry.

Loose cannons

Starting with him "Mr Howard said Australians needed to 'throw out those things that are not working' ..." — Sydney Morning Herald May 24. Depends what you're negotiating "You don't lose your principles just because you negotiate with the

Useful ammunition for activists

Useful ammunition for activists Dollars for Death: Why the uranium mining and nuclear industry must be stoppedResistance Books, 199964pp., $4.95 Review by Rjurik Davidson Activists protesting against the Jabiluka uranium mine are under attack

Rally rejects loitering laws

By Nick Southall and Justin Randell WOLLONGONG — More than 100 people gathered on May 29 at Allen Street Park for the Port Kembla Loitering Festival. The festival was organised by Illawarra Community Action for Public Space (ICAPS) to protest

Enemies of the Indonesian people

Enemies of the Indonesian people By Max Lane The first week of the Indonesian election campaign has been characterised by mobilisations of the hundreds of thousands of people organised by Megawati Sukarnoputri's Indonesian Democratic

Sorry Day: no healing without justice

Sorry Day: no healing without justice Comment by Margaret Allum May 26 was the first anniversary of Sorry Day, a day to mark the plight of the “stolen generations”: For most of this century (until the early 1970s in some states) the

Female transsexuals: part of the women's liberation movement

By Zanny Begg In Djadi-Dugarang, the newsletter of the Indigenous Social Justice Association, Ray Jackson tells the story of Belinda (not her real name), a male to female transgender. In late 1997, Belinda was arrested for drug possession and sent

Almost the best way to say things

By Alex Bainbridge DAVID BENIUK is an accomplished musician who frequently plays benefits for progressive causes. More than that, he is a songwriter who writes honestly about what he sees and thus creates some of the best political music I have

Union protesters target Woolworths

Union protesters target Woolworths SYDNEY — The Woolworths Metro store in George Street was picketed by around 100 people on May 27 in response to the sacking of 30 workers by Metro Shopfitting, a company engaged by Woolworths to do its