John Hepburn
It turns out that size really does matter. Or to be more precise, it's the size of matter that matters. Scientists are now manipulating matter at the "nano" scale (one billionth of a metre) and finding that common materials are capable
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Pip Hinman, Karachi
It had been touch and go for this six-day World Social Forum, postponed from January because of the devastating earthquake last October. But in the end, more than 35,000 people attended — mostly Pakistanis but also activists
Union leaders tell Green Left Weekly why the June 28 national protests against Work Choices are so important.
Tommy Watson (CFMEU-FEDFA division Victorian state secretary)
We've got to continue these rallies and community actions. We know what
Edward Mercado
For the last seven years, a great majority of Venezuelans, including myself, have defended a new democratic administration being built under Venezuela's new constitution. This is the only constitution in our history that has ever
CAIRO — The fourth Cairo Conference took place on March 23-26 under the theme "With the resistance in Palestine and Iraq — against globalisation, imperialism and Zionism". Those attending the conference included the International Socialist
Raul Bassi
On March 24, 1976, when the Argentine armed forces staged a coup, those of us who were politically active expected hard times. But what followed was a horrific sequence of events that could never have been imagined, the results of which
Dale Mills
A coalition of community and legal organisations has slammed the Australian government's decision on February 15 to declare the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) a terrorist organisation in Australia. The listing of the PKK as a terrorist
Kerryn Williams
Millions of students and workers marched on March 28 against the First Employment Contract (CPE) law, which allows employers to sack workers aged under 26 years without reason during the first two years of their job. The law was
PERTH — One hundred and fifty people joined a 'You're sacked!' demonstration outside the Australian Industrial Relations Commission office on March 27 to protest against the enactment that day of the federal Work Choices legislation. The action
On March 22, World Water Day, Malcolm Turnbull said that water is Australia's most precious resource and its largest conservation challenge. "My intention is to substantially raise the level of debate and accountability on urban water issues",
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