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LOS ANGELES — On the night of August 14, cops showed off their months of anti-protest training for the Democratic National Convention. Police shot high-pressure water and pepper spray pellets at protesters on a peaceful, festive march through
BY RAYYAR FARHAT Justice Michael Kirby wearily told the Young Lawyers' Forum on "Community participation in genetics and law" that he'd seen it all before. The controversy surrounding the mapping of the human genome and all the subsequent
Anti-racism protests at Olympics planned BY JENNIFER THOMPSON SYDNEY — Amidst a media fear campaign about supposed terrorists' plans to violently disrupt the September Olympic Games, an alliance of groups is gathering in Sydney to plan peaceful
Major donors to the Republican convention Organisation Total to convention Total soft money, PAC & individual contributions Dems Repubs General Motors $1,000,000 $469,665 $126,550 $338,215 Microsoft Corp $1,000,000 $2,282,868 $1,143,014
Join the Democratic Socialist Party By Peter Boyle Four months after the Seattle protests, representatives of Third World governments met in Cuba for the G77 South Summit Conference. Cuban President Fidel Castro's address to that gathering
Haider, Austria and resistance VIENNA — On August 10, 3000 people gathered outside Government House to take part in the usual Thursday demonstration against the coalition government of the conservative Austrian People's Party (VP)and the extreme
Imposing whose will? "If they [the protesters] go ahead with threats to shut the forum down then we will take appropriate steps to ensure people can go about their business without intimidation by a group of people seeking to impose their will on
and ain't i a woman?: 'Where's the freedom?' OAKLAND, US - I'm a seamstress in a factory with 12 other people. We sew children's clothes - shirts and dresses. I've worked in the garment industry [in the United States] for 12 years, and at the
GERMANY: Authorities' hypocrisy on racist violence KIEL — After years of racist crimes perpetrated against immigrants and refugees, Germany's establishment is giving the impression that it is finally willing to act to stop it. This follows a bomb
Come out united and fighting The following is abridged from the opening address to the Network of Women Students Australia 2000 conference held in Adelaide, July 10-15, presented by veteran Adelaide feminist and socialist CONNIE FRAZER. Well, it's

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