The events in Los Angeles come at a time when the United States left is going through a process of discussion and reorganisation. Green Left Weekly spoke to Max Elbaum, managing editor of the progressive monthly publication CrossRoads, about
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Hydro project swindle in Sumatra By Colin Pemul Dirty dealings surround a proposed Japanese-backed hydro-electric project in western Sumatra's Riau province. The project will displace 23,000 people by flooding 128 sq km of prime agricultural
Business as usual in Panama PANAMA CITY — The principal opposition group, Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD), on April 27 severely criticised the involvement of a US army colonel in tenders submitted to the Panamanian government for the
An unprecedented biological collapse has begun worldwide, and only unprecedented effort will curtail the massive wave of extinctions. Furthermore, climate change from carbon dioxide emissions is likely to accelerate the demise of many forms of
Action updates ADELAIDE — Official unemployment in South Australia has now reached 12% — the highest in the country and the highest since the 1933 rate of 18%. More than 86,000 people are out of work, with the young hardest hit. Most other
By Doug Lorimer Contrary to Graeme Merry and Arnaud Gallios' assertion, Jorge Jorquera's article on the March 26 student demonstration in Melbourne was not based on "hearsay from Sydney", but on reports from people who attended the Melbourne
By Steve Painter The US space agency, NASA, claims the danger of ozone depletion over the northern hemisphere has eased due to a short Arctic winter, but a seven-month study by the agency confirms the ozone shield is "increasingly vulnerable to
By Elena Garcia In the April 8 issue of GLW, Rose McCann's column on single-sex classes raises the question whether it is desirable for women to participate more in the traditionally male-dominated job areas, and therefore to specialise in
By Monique Choy SYDNEY — Eight members of the Sydney Rainforest Action Group (SRAG) were convicted of unreasonable obstruction last week. The judge compared their peaceful protest last year to the Los Angeles riots. Their rally outside the
Paris is Burning Directed by Jennie Livingstone. Reviewed by Penny Saunders Madonna may have made "vogueing" a popular dance, but Paris is Burning, which won best documentary at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival, traces the development of this
Angry A photocopied newsletter, a new venture associated with Sydney's anarchist Black Rose Bookshop, has just been produced. The first edition of Angry People contains commentary and graphics on drugs, sex and censorship; increases in
Plan to counter anti-homosexual violence By Nick Ward BRISBANE — Campaigns against anti-lesbian and gay violence are anticipated following meetings here on April 27. A conference was held by the LRAT (Legal Research Advisory Trust for the
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