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VENEZUELA: Socialism does make you feel better!

Stuart Munckton, Caracas Having come to Venezuela to witness the revolution and the social missions at its heart, I ended up having a closer view of one of the most important missions — Barrio Adentro (Into the Neighbourhood) — than I might

Shifting gears in the IR campaign

Tim Gooden The national day of action called by the ACTU for October 25 will help shift the IR campaign to the next level. The government's legislation is going to affect everyone and makes a national response essential. It's imperative that

Correction

Green Left Weekly #637 incorrectly reported that the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby and Aids Council of NSW had wanted to invite ALP leader Kim Beazley and PM John Howard to address the August 13 "Relationship equality" rally in Sydney. In fact, the

Workers Radio Sydney

Workers Radio Sydney is a new trade union radio program broadcasting 5.30-9am Monday to Friday on 88.9 FM. Trade unions, including the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, the Maritime Union of Australia, the Australian Manufacturing

Write on: Letters to the editor

Brave journalism I congratulate Bernie Rosen and his letter (Write on, GLW #629) supporting some sort of breakthrough on distribution of GLW. I find nothing more inspiring than brave journalism, There is hardly any of it in the mainstream, but

Failing environment test

BRISBANE — It was revealed at last month's state budget estimates hearing that only one of Queensland's 54 senior public service executives uses an environmentally friendly vehicle. Although the Environmental Protection Authority operates 21 of the

Boeing workers take their fight to Canberra

Liam Mitchell Forty-seven workers have been locked out of their jobs at the Boeing maintenance depot in Williamtown since May for campaigning for improved working conditions and against individual contracts. Australian Workers Union Newcastle

People power vs Howard's Senate control

Peter Boyle Since August 9, PM John Howard's Liberal-National Coalition government has had a majority in both houses of federal parliament. It is the first time since 1981 that a federal government has enjoyed this luxury. It's doom and gloom time,

CHINA: Galloping free market an environmental disaster

Eva Cheng Is China losing the battle to save its horrifically degraded environment? China's heavy reliance on coal has been a decisive factor in polluting the country's air and land, earning it the notoriety in 1998 of being home to seven of the

Union takes on Toll

PERTH — Braving blustery winds and rain, 40 people joined a picket organised by the Rail, Tram and Bus Union outside the Kewdale depot of freight forwarders Toll on 12 August. As part of a nationwide campaign to force Toll to negotiate seriously

Iraq liberated? Turtles might fly

Turtles might fly ... Turtles Can FlyWritten and directed by Bahman GhobadiIran-Iraq co-productionPalace Cinemas from August 18 REVIEW BY LACHLAN MALLOCH Turtles Can Fly is a precious film. Its anti-war message about the enduring suffering of

SOUTH AFRICA: Miners accept wage offer

On August 11, South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) accepted a wage increase of between 6% and 7% for its members employed in the country's gold mines. More than 100,000 gold mineworkers walked out on August 7. It was the first national