Phil Gasper, Chicago
Paul Sweezy, the grand old man of American Marxism, died at his home in Larchmont, New York, on February 28, just short of his 94th birthday. Sweezy founded the independent socialist magazine Monthly Review in 1949 and remained
575
James Balowski, Jakarta
One thousand people from the Indonesian capital and the satellite cities of Bogor, Bekasi and Tangerang commemorated International Women's Day (IWD) with a march from the Hotel Indonesia roundabout to the offices of the
Unemployment benefits, that is
"Capitalism generates fantastic wealth, and the benefits accrue almost entirely to the least of these among us." — Art Carden, in a March 8 article "Why they hate the market", written for the web site of the
Rohan Pearce
For many people watching US President George Bush's March 19, 2003, declaration that US had begun its invasion of Iraq there would have been a sense of disbelief. Just one month before, half-a-million people had filled the Sydney CBD
Simon Jones, Newcastle
In a memorable scene from Robert Connelly's 2002 film The Bank, CEO Simon O'Reilly (played by Anthony LaPaglia) is shown trying to convince his board of directors why Centabank should use an impending financial collapse to
G. Buster
Paying homage to its resistance to fascism, the poet Rafael Alberti once called Madrid "the capital of glory". On March 11, Madrid again became a martyr city. A cruel terrorist attack has left 198 dead and some 1500 wounded. Most of the
Rohan Pearce
One year since US President George Bush announced the beginning of the invasion of Iraq, the plans for an imperial "new American century" have come seriously unhinged. The US is bogged down in Iraq, facing disquiet at home about its
It took the federal Coalition government three attempts and 10 months of negotiations to finally get its Medicare legislation passed by the Senate — by 33 votes to 31 on March 11. This was only after health minister Tony Abbott secured the votes of
HOBART — More than 10,000 people marched to save Tasmania's forests on March 13. It was the largest pro-environment mobilisation in Tasmania for more than 15 years. A full report will appear in the next issue of Green Left Weekly.
From Green
Tony Iltis, Melbourne
"There's been a campaign of lies and deceit by the government for the last 20 years", Peter Guiverra told Green Left Weekly on March 10. Guiverra is one of many Indigenous workers who, for the last two decades, has been
Bill Mason, Brisbane
"The decision by Lord Mayor Tim Quinn to reverse previous ALP council policy of supporting safe injecting rooms and heroin trials in Brisbane is a major setback to a reasonable drugs policy in this city", Coral Wynter,
"[Prime Minister] John Howard's intention to follow George Bush in using federal powers to defend discriminatory practices against homosexuals is despicable," Greens Senator Kerry Nettle said in a March 8 press release.
Nettle condemned Howard's
- Page 1
- Next page