Balance?
As we sat down at a table for coffee and opened our Saturday papers — the Sydney Morning Herald and Green Left Weekly, my friend looked at me wisely and said, "I think it is important to look at both sides of the story". Knowing him
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Cartoon character Sponge Bob SquarePants, is a sea sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea, whose movie is currently showing in Australia, has been condemned by evangelical Christian groups. Dr. James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family and
Nick Everett, Canberra
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations employees have voted overwhelmingly against a non-union agreement put forward by DEWR management. The result, declared on January 27, was 78% against the proposal.
DEWR
On January 26, Pentagon police turned away five "Gold Star" families (those who have a relative killed in Iraq) who wanted to confront Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld about the reasons for the war in Iraq. Police said the group, which did not have
Tamara Pearson, Sydney
With just one day's notice, 60 people gathered in Bankstown to welcome Mamdouh Habib home on January 29, after he was released from the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. The rally was organised by the Justice for
Indonesia's Secret War in AcehBy John MartinkusRandom House340 pages, $32.95 (pb)
REVIEW BY JON LAMB
The social and political impact of the tsunami tragedy in Aceh is becoming clearer as the process of aid delivery and reconstruction slowly
Sol Salbe
My late father, a Holocaust survivor, used to say that one of the things that worried him was what would happen once his generation died out. With no living evidence, would the Holocaust be simply forgotten? Would it be used as a
Michael Leutert
Since the reunification of East and West Germany, the Party of Democratic Socialism has become a major player in electoral politics in the east. At times, the PDS polls the majority of votes in the areas that were formerly part of
Selena Black, Sydney
"No-one is fooled by the US-orchestrated Iraqi elections: they will not bring peace and democracy to the country. Instead they have been the 'justification' for the more intense bombing, killing and torture campaign of Iraqis
Kamala Emanuel, Hobart
Twenty people attended an "Iraq pre-election fire sale" on the Salamanca Lawns on January 29.
The Peace Coalition organised the action to draw attention to the massive privatisation of Iraqi assets that has been prepared or
James Petras
A major diplomatic and political conflict has exploded between Colombia and Venezuela, after the revelation of a Colombian government covert operation in Venezuela that involved the recruitment of Venezuelan military and security
The member organisations from the National Left Committee (CNI) and the Peruvian Progressive Parties (PPP) announced on January 27 through a written document the formation of a "Broad Front" (FA) with the purpose of building a real alternative to the
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