Stay of execution for Mumia Abu-Jamal
On October 26, federal Judge William Yohn granted the framed African-American journalist and former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal a minimum six months' stay of execution, bringing the possibility of a retrial
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Back when the Rileys were top of the pile, the family coat of arms used to mean something — like a logo for genetic material. It can be viewed as an abstract representation of a double helix.
Human rights 'under attack' in Aceh
By Martin Iltis
MELBOURNE — Despite the winning of freedom in East Timor, the people of Aceh in Indonesia still face an uncertain future and human rights are still under attack, according to Acehnese
Mexican students' epic struggle in danger
By Phil Hearse
MEXICO CITY — Commandeered buses flying red and black flags and Che Guevara portraits sped through the city on October 2, ferrying students to a demonstration commemorating the 1968
How the PKI weakened itself facing the military
By James Balowski
The Indonesian Communist Party's (PKI) shift in the 1950s from a strategy of independently organising and mobilising its working-class and rural supporters to one of trying to
The radical 'yes' web site
A new web site has been established to promote the radical "yes" case. Set up by the Democratic Socialists, the web site (<http://www.dsp.org.au/ds/referendum>) features articles from Green Left Weekly and
Forty acres and a mule
By Brandon Astor Jones
"The federal government chose them from thousands of applicants for the colour of their skin (white), their poverty level (the bottom) and their physical ability to clear land and farm." — Anne
By Ema Corro and Marina Carman
Many people the world over make a choice not to eat meat — because they don't like it, because it makes them feel sick or because they can't afford it. While not all vegetarians hold this view, some argue that
Wollongong University elections
By Andy Gianniotis
WOLLONGONG — Wollongong University student representative council elections were held October 19-21. The Collective Action ticket won the main SRC positions uncontested, most general
By Kylie Moon
BANKSTOWN — On October 27, the students association at the University of Western Sydney (UWS) Macarthur Bankstown campus organised a rally as part of a campaign around a student log of claims. A rally of 300 students on October 20
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