REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON
War Against The Weak: Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create A Master RaceBy Edwin BlackFour Walls Eight Windows, New York550 pages, $58.20 (hb)
The Montgomery county sheriff's office in Virginia was kept busy in the
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The federal government claims that the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which the respective countries' representatives agreed to in late January, will bring substantial gains to "Australia", because of the opening up of for
Lachlan Malloch, Sydney
"The views of the Aboriginal community in general, and residents of the Redfern Block in particular, have fallen on deaf ears since the death of TJ [Thomas Hickey]", Redfern Aboriginal leader Lyall Munro told a meeting of
IWD: 'no sexism, no war!'
Erin Cameron, Melbourne
On March 6, 250 people attended an International Women's Day march under the banner "Women against war, racism and sexism".
Aboriginal rights activist Leonora Jackson explained the extreme
Ahmed Nassef, Cairo
In an interview with Women's E-News, prominent feminist and human rights activist Nawal El Saadawi discusses the current crisis of Egyptian feminism and the role of progressive activists living under repressive Arab regimes.
Missed opportunity
Alexander Downer's reference to the anti-war movement as a bunch of Saddam supporters is as amusing as John Howard's reference to the February 14-16 protesters as a "mob". No amount of name-calling by the Howard government will
Although you wouldn't guess it from casting a look over the range of government-sponsored events and $40-a-head breakfasts with the local who's who to celebrate this year's International Women's Day, it is a day with very different origins.
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REVIEW BY NORM DIXON
Australian blues and roots music fans are celebrating the return to recording of one of the cream of the NSW blues scene,
Alison Dellit
"The Haitian constitution is working", US President George Bush told the media on March 1. It might seem an odd way to describe a country overrun by armed thugs and, now, foreign troops, and whose elected president has been kidnapped
Kerryn Williams
These days, there is widespread acceptance of the concept of gender equality. Most girls grow up believing they are just as "good" as boys, and the majority of people agree that women and men should have the same opportunities.
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