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Write on: Letters to the editor

Iraqi women Iraqi women suffer gender discrimination and oppression due to the implications of Iraqi family law and the policies of the Iraqi government. The UN's economic sanctions have also jeopardised living conditions and intensified women's

NSW workers defend compensation rights

BY JENNY LONG SYDNEY — More than 1500 workers, led by Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union members, and supported by unions affiliated to the NSW Labor Council, marched to state parliament on April 27 to protest against the state Labor

EAST TIMOR: Small traders resist eviction

BY VANYA TANAJA DILI — Thousands of small traders at the Dili market (Mercado Lama) are being pressured to move to two refurbished markets in Comoro and Becora, on the western and eastern outskirts of the city respectively. The traders have

Lest we forget what?

In case you missed it, April 25 was Anzac Day. And in case you didn't get the message of the day, it was printed on the Australian flags that lined the march routes: "Their Sacrifice. Our Heritage." Anzac Day is not about commemorating the

Refugees demand: 'We want Freedom!'

BY SARAH STEPHEN& RUPEN SAVOULIAN PERTH — Thirty-five people held a spirited protest outside the immigration detention centre at Perth airport on April 21. The protest was organised by the Refugee Rights Action Network (RRAN). The protesters

Action updates

Nike forced to close MELBOURNE — Corporate giant Nike's city superstore was forced to cease trading for more than an hour on April 27 after 100 protesters blockaded it for fifth Friday night in a row. Blockaders demanded an end to Nike's

RUSSIA: Lenin still popular

A survey conducted in Russia to mark Bolshevik Revolution leader Lenin's 131st birthday on April 22 found that 66.7% of those questioned regarded Lenin's role in Russian history as positive, the Itar-Tass news agency reported. Some 29% said his

UNITED STATES: Phillip Morris — Killing to make a difference

BY KENNY BRUNO SAN FRANCISCO — The winner of the Winter Greenwash Award is Philip Morris, the largest US-based tobacco corporation, for its "Working to make a difference" television ad campaign. The commercials tell us moving stories of real

After M1: See you at CHOGM!

BY PETER BOYLE  With the successful M1 mobilisations under its belt, the movement against corporate globalisation will soon discuss its next major focus. A month ago we floated the idea of a Canberra convergence against the new

Socialist Alliance: an opportunity for the radical left

BY JOHN PASSANT There are two emotions many Australian workers feel about globalisation — fear and anger. The fear is bred of insecurity about jobs, living standards and overwork. The anger is born of seeming helplessness. Ordinary working

Chasing Tennessee Williams' crown

Three Days of RainBy Richard GreenbergSydney Theatre CompanyWharf Theatre, Walsh Bay, SydneyUntil May 13 REVIEW BY MARK STOYICH The southern belle makes a welcome return to modern US theatre in this mid-'90s play by prolific New York playwright

New office launched

SYDNEY — Thirty people packed into the Democratic Socialist Party's new office in Burwood on April 21, to launch the party's new inner-west branch, in the traditional style: with drink and laughter and hope for the future.