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UNITED STATES: Energy crisis or capitalist crisis?

BY ROLAND SHEPPARD SAN FRANCISCO - On August 14, the northeastern United States experienced its most extensive power blackout ever. The cause, according to US President George Bush's statement on August 15, was the "antiquated system". He might

EGYPT: Anti-war activists may be jailed

Five anti-war activists in Egypt are facing years of imprisonment for the "crime" of protesting against the US invasion of Iraq. Ashraf Ibrahim, Nasser el Beheiri, Yehia Fekri Amin, Mustafa Mohamed el Bassuini and Reymon Edward Guindy have been

Citizenship restrictions to face challenge

BY SARAH STEPHEN @Five-year-old Tania Singh was born in Australia in 1998, a year after her parents arrived from India seeking asylum. She has never been to India and speaks no Hindi. She goes to kindergarten and loves cricket. Yet she will be

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. Includes the Green Left news. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9pm. Phone (02) 9564 1277. Visit

UNITED STATES: Greens candidate challenges two-party system

BY BARRY SHEPPARD SAN FRANCISCO — The October 7 election to decide on whether Californian Governor Gray Davis should be recalled continues to generate more interest than recent elections. People throughout the state are registering to vote in

Privatisation threat to student organisations

BY BARNARD BUSOOA The University of Western Sydney Bankstown Students' Association has recently been informed by the university admnistration that it will soon cease to exist. It will become part of a centralised entity partly owned by the

Write On: Letters to Green Left Weekly

Free speech victory I refer you to the fight I had with the Greater Taree City Council concerning my permission to have a stall in the CBD of Taree some months ago, and my permission to sell Green Left Weekly and hand out leaflets. Since then, I

Campaign 2003 scores new wins

BY GRAHAM WILLIAMS BALLARAT — Workers employed by the McCains frozen foods company, one of the largest employers in Western Victoria, last week reached an "in principle" enterprise agreement after an industrial dispute that lasted more than six

WTO: bad policies or imperialist tool?

WTO: bad policies or imperialist tool? The World Trade Organisation: An Australian GuideProduced by Global Trade Watch40 pages, 2003, Distributed freeDownload from <http://www.greenpeace.org.au/corporate/pdfs/wto.pdf> or email

UNITED STATES: Camejo popularises break with two-party system

BY BARRY SHEPPARD SAN FRANCISCO — On September 3, five of the candidates hoping to replace the Democrats' Gray Davis as governor of California, should he be recalled on October 7, took part in a nationally televised debate. The five were selected

Call for march to demand an end to US occupation of Iraq

WASHINGTON — The following statement was issued on September 5 by International Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) and United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ) on September 5 to announce that they have joined forces to call on all those who

GUATEMALA: Water, poverty and CAFTA

BY ANTHONY JAMES FRAY BARTOLOME DE LAS CASAS, Guatemala — The World Bank anticipates that poverty will continue to worsen in the majority of the world for at least the next generation. In the rural north of Guatemala, in Central America, 75% of