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By Zanny Begg Che Guevara was made head of the National Bank of Cuba in 1960. As head of the bank, and later director of industry, Che wrote a lot about the planning of a socialist economy. Implicit in Che's writings on human socialisation and
Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9-11pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News — Melbourne community TV,
For the capitalists, Che is a marketing gold mine, his face being used to launch a thousand products: Wear a Che Swatch watch; Go to a Che theme night at pubs like Bonaparte's Hotel in Brisbane; Follow Kate Moss by wearing a designer Che
By Marce Cameron "If you tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are a comrade of mine." — Che Deep in the jungles of Colombia, guerillas who call themselves "Guevaristas" prepare for another offensive against the brutal and corrupt
Aboriginal death in WA prison PERTH — Murray Jones, the new chairperson of the WA Deaths In Custody Watch Committee, expressed his sorrow and anger on November 29 at the death of yet another Aboriginal man in custody. "How many more of our
The 'irritant' of affirmative action A bill has been introduced into parliament to amend the 1986 affirmative action act after a government-ordered review of the legislation resulted in a report called Unfinished Business. The gist of the
Dockers There is one talent which the British ruling class possess in abundance, and that is their ability to produce propaganda denigrating their opponents, whilst pretending that they are interested only in revealing the truth. The film
By Allen Myers What's in a number? Nothing, really: 2000 (or 2001 by some calculations) is no more or less significant than 1997 or 2016. But as the new year approaches, the media are overflowing with stories on the biggest/best/shortest/most
By Jon Land As investigations by both the United Nations and the Indonesian Human Rights Commission continue into the Indonesian military's involvement in the killing and destruction which took place in East Timor, the Howard government remains
Review by Tony Iltis Imperialism, The Highest Stage Of CapitalismBy V.I. Lenin (1916)Resistance Marxist LibrarynResistance Books, Sydney, 1999. 147 pp., $10.95Available at Resistance Bookshops, or send $12.95 (incl. postage) to PO Box 515, Broadway
Left loses in Uruguay By Neville Spencer Jorge Batlle of the ruling Colorado Party was elected Uruguay's president in a second round run-off vote on November 28. The vote followed parliamentary and first round presidential elections held on
By David Bacon SEATTLE — Those who marched or stood or sat in the streets here last week made history, and they knew it. And like the great marches against the Vietnam War, or the first sit-ins in the south in the late '50s, it was not always