This City Now: Glasgow and its Working Class PastBy Ian R. MitchellLuath Press, 2005180 pages
REVIEW BY ALEX MILLER
If Edinburgh was the city of the 18th century enlightened bourgeoisie, Glasgow was, and to a certain extent still is, the city of
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Tim Anderson
I went to Caracas in December, during the National Assembly elections (en route to Cuba) and again in late January for the World Social Forum (WSF).
I was interested in what was going on in Venezuela, and in the growing links between
The First CasualtyBy Ben EltonBantam Press, 2005381 pages, $32.95 (pb)
Terry Jones's War on the War on Terror: Observations and Denunciations by a Founding Member of Monty PythonBy Terry JonesNation Books, 2005163 pages, $17.95 (pb)
REVIEW BY
Percy Ngonyama
South African President Thabo Mbeki's "State of the Nation" address, delivered on February 3 in Cape Town at the highly militarised opening of parliament, was a further blow for the country's poor masses.
While recommitting to
Sue Bolton, Melbourne
On February 8, 1200 angry members of the United Firefighters Union (UFU) marched to Victoria's Parliament House steps to protest the stalling by the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board (MFB) on negotiations over a
Trevor Ngwane is a well-known campaigner against the ANC government's privatisation and commercialisation of basic services, like power and water. Ngwane lives in Pimville and thanks to an electricity connection provided by grassroots campaigners, he
Karen Fletcher
"Who knows what women can be when they are finally free to become themselves?" — The Feminine Mystique, 1963.
In 1963 Betty Friedan published the ultimate zeitgeist book debunking the myth of women's fulfilment through household
Jim McIlroy &Coral Wynter, Caracas
On February 2, the Latin American TV channel Telesur and the Arabic channel Al Jazeera signed an agreement to exchange information and technology, formalising a growing link that was initiated when Telesur began
The Lucky (for some) Country
"In just 15 years the average yearly income of some of Australia's most powerful chief executives has risen 564 per cent to $3.4 million, new research shows. Between 1990 and 2005 the average annual regular cash
The government of the Czech Republic has sent a letter to the Communist Youth Movement (KSM) announcing its intention to ban the organisation. The letter justified the move by claiming the KSM's goals interfere with those of Czech political parties,
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