Just as Washington is trying to whip up more public support for its military occupation of Iraq, revelations on the home front continue to expose a culture of misogynist sexual violence running rampant through the US military. A survey published on
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Supporters of imprisoned black revolutionary and journalist Mumia Abu Jamal are very concerned about his health. They report that he is suffering from swollen feet that could be the result of blood clots, a potentially serious condition. He wants to
BY KERRYN WILLIAMS
CANBERRA — According to an unnamed senior federal education department officer quoted in the August 11 Sydney Morning Herald, the government censored the National Report on Australia's Higher Education Sector (2001), because it
BY JEFF SHANTZ
TORONTO — On August 14, I was stranded on a virtually immobilised transit system as the largest blackout in North American history struck. The power outage affected almost 50 million people across the north-eastern United States,
BY SARAH STEPHEN
The concept of "temporary" protection was first introduced into Australia with the passing of legislation on October 20, 1999. Since then, 8400 people, 88% of those who have arrived in Australia by boat since July 1999, have been
BY RENFREY CLARKE
ADELAIDE — A public meeting was held by the Socialist Alliance here on August 27 at the Semaphore Workers Club. Billed as "a discussion on red and green politics and activism", the meeting attracted 25 people, many of them
BY RENFREY CLARKE
ADELAIDE — On the morning of August 28, bus drivers were preparing for an all-out fight with the city's privatised bus companies. After years of putting up with low wages and deteriorating conditions, the drivers had voted
The following statement was issued by the International Act Now to Stop war and End Racism (ANSWER) coalition. It has been slightly abridged.
There are times when a progressive demonstration, even a large activity, is little more than a symbolic
Recharge team makes gains in CEPU election
PERTH — Candidates for the Recharge team have won all major positions other than state secretary in the Western Australian Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union election.
Incumbent state
Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on IraqBy Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber
Hodder, 2003248 pages $19.95 (pb)
REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON
"Why does the world hate us?", was the bemused lament by officials after the
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