Indonesia's most prominent left-wing political party, the People's Democratic Party (PRD), has filed a 5.5 billion rupiah (US$617,000) lawsuit against Suharto over the ailing former dictator's role in the July 27, 1996 attack on the offices of the
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Caution to the WindBy Phil Cohen and Patricia FordHard Miles MusicOrder at <http://metalab.unc.edu/hardmile> REVIEW BY BARRY HEALY
Politically conscious folk music first came to prominence in
Jessie Mary (Bon) Hull, March 28, 1915-June 16, 2000
BY MARY MERKENICH
I recently read with sadness that Bon Hull had died. Apparently, she died after a short illness. The obituary I read, by Sue Jackson, Judy Morton, Jean Taylor and Dianne Vale,
With this new issue of Green Left Weekly, the first since the GST came into effect on July 1, we have had to increase the cover price from $2 to $2.20.
Through the GST the government will take one-11th of GLW's sales income. As a not-for-profit
AUSTRIA: Trade unions organise day of action
GRAZ, Austria — Austria's trade union peak body organised a day of action on June 28 to condemn the anti-worker program of the new People's Party-Freedom Party government. It was the first day of
INDONESIA: Yet another human rights investigation compromised
The government of President Abdurrahman Wahid appears to be indulging in a veritable orgy of investigations into human rights violations — ranging from the post-ballot violence in East
Networker: What does ADSL spell?
It's new, it's exciting, it's wonderful, it's ADSL. Okay, so the marketing departments didn't get to choose the name, but they are certainly leading the latest charge in internet technologies. ADSL stands for
Why Labor won't abolish Howard's GST
BY SUE BOLAND
Politicians, backed by mainstream journalists, like to create the impression that certain aspects of the economy work in an almost supernatural way such that governments are powerless to affect
'World heritage in danger' campaign intensified
By Jim Green
Traditional owners and campaigners opposing the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory are intensifying their push to have Kakadu National Park listed as "World heritage in
John Howard, the 'miniature man'
BY PETER JOHNSTON
DARWIN — Prime Minister John Howard's million dollar centenary of federation trip to London stood in contrast to his government's mean-spirited treatment of members of the stolen generations of
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