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A step toward a stronger socialist left

BY DICK NICHOLS [The following is an abridged version of a talk presented to the International Socialist Organisation's Marxism 2002 conference held in Melbourne, September 6-8. Dick Nichols is a member of the national executive of the

Loose Cannons

Respectful, like a subordinate should be "The United States helped found the United Nations. We want the United Nations to be effective, and respectful, and successful." — George "The Crusader" Bush, addressing the UN General Assembly,

NEW ZEALAND: Clark government moves right

BY JACK BERHOFF AUCKLAND — The new New Zealand parliament is now sworn in and the Labour-Progressive minority coalition government headed by Prime Minister Helen Clark has delivered its "speech from the throne" — sketching out its

Action updates

Protesters target Howard CANBERRA — One hundred people protested against the federal government's pro-war and anti-refugee policies on September 11 outside the National Press Club while Prime Minister John Howard was giving a speech. 9/11

UNITED STATES: 'War is not the answer to terrorism'

[The following statement was issued on September 11 by Peaceful Tomorrows, an advocacy organisation founded by family members of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.] "The past is prophetic in that it

Radio doco on 1973 strike

BY JASON DI ROSSO ABC Radio National's Hindsight program will present a 60-minute documentary on the 1973 strike by workers at Ford's Broadmeadows plant, near Melbourne. In the program, former metalworkers' union leader Laurie

Students vote for refugees in low key elections

BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE HOBART — Office-bearer positions in the September 10-13 elections for the Tasmania University Union (TUU) were predominantly won by a ticket called SHAG. A referendum to declare the campus a refugee safe haven won two

Kim Stanley Robinson on science fiction and socialism

KIM STANLEY ROBINSON is one of the most highly awarded science fiction (SF) writers, winning the Nebula and Hugo awards for his Mars series (Green Mars, Red Mars, Blue Mars and The Martians), among a dozen other novels and short story

'Radical times' conference slams war plans

BY JIM McILROY BRISBANE — The September 7-8 “Radical Times: Brisbane in the '60s and '70s” conference overwhelmingly condemned US plans to wage war against Iraq. Participants demanded that the Australian government keep out of any war in

Priests against the empire

Prophets Without Honor: A Requiem for Moral Patriotism By William Strabala and Michael PalecekAlgora Publishing, 2002380 pages, US$23.95Available at <http://Amazon.com> Prophets Without Honor tells the story of a group of priests and the

ISO welcomes debate on regroupment of the left

BY SUE JOHNSON  [The following is the text of a talk given at a session on the Socialist Alliance at the International Socialist Organisation's Marxism 2002 conference held in Melbourne, September 6-8. Sue Johnson spoke on behalf of the

On the box

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