BY PETER PERKINS
I was disappointed and disgusted at the ideas expressed
by Rob Gowland in a recent article of the Guardian newspaper on
the M1 protests [see accompanying box Ed.].
Many of the opinions that have been put
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BY JIM GREEN
Corporate polluters have enrolled powerful allies in their efforts
to prevent restrictions on the emissions of greenhouse gases politicians,
bureaucrats, public relations firms, corporate front groups, conservative
BY JABULANE MATSEBULA
The Swaziland government launched a vicious attack on the freedom of speech and the press on May 4, when it issued an order to shut down the Guardian of Swaziland and the Nation Magazine.
Police impounded copies of the
REVIEW BY JOHN TRACEY
BRISBANE — Theresa Creed has just recorded her first album, Unfinished Business, at Ando's Kitchen recording studio on the Gold Coast. It will be released through 4ZZZ's Zedhead Records later this year.
Creed was born at
BY AHMED NIMER
RAMALLAH — The mainstream media here and in the West are trying to find out who exactly is "behind" the Palestinian intifada against Israeli rule. They'd serve the Palestinian people better if they sought out who is behind the
Municipal elections in France, which took place on March 11 and 18 and are an important litmus test for the mood of the country, have brought a few surprises.
The conservative right has lost the two most important local government positions, the
Into the Heart of the Fire: The British in the Spanish Civil WarBy James K. HopkinsStanford University Press, 2000 474 pages, $44.95 (pb)
REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON
It was a desperate time. It called for desperate measures. When General Franco, aided
BY CHRIS SLEE
MELBOURNE — The Power Workers Support Committee has begun holding public meetings in Melbourne's suburbs to build support for the Yallourn Energy workers. Public meetings were held in Sunshine on May 2 and Brunswich on May 10.
BY MELANIE SJOBERG
If you are one of the estimated 1.8 million low-paid workers in Australia reliant on an award for your wage, your pay packet will soon receive a $13 (before tax) boost, courtesy of the national wage case decision handed down by
BY LISA MACDONALD
SYDNEY — "We value our relationship with S11 and M1, a relationship born of common values and goals [and] we'd like to talk to you about what will take place at CHOGM and work closely with you", John Maitland, the national
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