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VENEZUELA: Socialism preferred

On July 14, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez revealed the results of a new survey, in which 47.9% of people polled favoured a socialist government; 25.7% supported capitalism and 24.6% did not answer. The poll was conducted between May 26 and June 9

Stealing Colombia's resources through brute force

The Profits of Extermination: How US Corporate Power is Destroying ColombiaBy Francisco Ramierez CuellarIntroduction and translation by Aviva ChomskyCommon Courage Press141 pages, $20Order via <info@commoncouragepress.com> REVIEW BY BARRY

Write on: Letters to the editor

Afghan asylum seekers Today, July 11, nine Afghan asylum seekers held on Nauru were threatened with forced deportation unless they go home "voluntarily". They have until 5pm to sign. A "deadline", they think. One detainee writes: "No-one would sign

An insight into Castro's youth

Fidel: My Early YearsBy Fidel CastroOcean Press, 2005198 pages, $16.95 (pb) REVIEW BY OWEN RICHARDS Cuba supporters everywhere were heartened by the immense success of the Walter Salles film adaptation of Che Guevara's The Motorcycle Diaries,

Locked-out Boeing workers demand collective agreement

Ruth Ratcliffe, Newcastle The federal Coalition government's Defence White Paper in 2000 described the FA-18 fleet as the single most important component of Australia's defence infrastructure. Yet the workers who maintain the jets at Williamtown

SHOCKFACTS: Individual contracts

One of the federal Coalition government's proposed industrial relations changes will allow bosses to force workers onto individual contracts that cut pay and reduce conditions to just five minimum standards. Workers who refuse to sign individual

GLW discussion list approaches 700

Back in March, the Green Left Weekly email discussion list had touched 500 subscribers, The list is now approaching 700 subscribers. While all subscribers don't necessarily read all posts and attention to the exchanges varies, this nonetheless

Back in March, the Green Left Weekly email discussion list had touched 500 subscribers, The list is now approaching 700 subscribers.