A letter delivered to the White House on April 26, on behalf of 1800 physicists, called on US President George Bush to abandon new nuclear weapons plans. Noting that the Bush administration is considering the use of tactical nuclear weapons against
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Doug Lorimer
With Republican legislators worried they will reap the result of voter discontent with US President George Bush's handling of the Iraq war in the mid-term congressional elections in early November, US officials have stepped up their PR
Land of equal opportunity
"The median net worth for African-American families — half have more, half less — is less than one-tenth of the median for white families. That gap is driven largely by differences in home ownership. More than 70% of
Brianna Pike, Melbourne
Young workers are being particularly badly affected by the massive attack on workers' rights that is under way from the Coalition federal government. Young people are already among the most exploited workers in Australia,
Sue Bolton
In the early 1900s, the car manufacturing boss Henry Ford said, "Why is it when I hire a pair of hands, I get a human being as well?"
Ford wanted a worker machine, not a human being, and Australia's federal government and major
Pip Hinman, Sydney
NSW police charged Socialist Alliance activist Alex Bainbridge on April 26 with "Use/operate a loudspeaker/public address system" for his involvement in a February 17 protest against the state-funded memorial service for deceased
On April 20, two workers were shot and killed by police, another was crushed to death and 40 others wounded when Mexican authorities attacked striking workers occupying the Sicartsa steel mill. Parts of the plant have now been taken over by the army
Niko Leka
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) officers had told me the seminar about Work Choices was to inform employees, employers and interested others. Within moments of it starting, however, it was clear that the bosses
Message Stick: The Healer — Brian Dowd runs an Aboriginal men's healing program called Back on Track, highly regarded for helping turn around the lives of countless Aboriginal men. ABC, Friday May 5, 6pm.
The Chaser's War on Everything —
Tim Gooden
The new anti-worker laws have been in place for only a month and in that time the horror stories the ACTU warned us about have come true.
Workers have been sacked for "operational requirements", Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs -
John Gauci, Sydney
At the April 27 Unions NSW meeting it was reported that four Sydney-based combined delegate meetings would take place at the following locations:
May 18, 10am — Masonic Centre, Sydney and Blacktown RSL; lMay 15, 10am —
Marce Cameron, Sydney
The Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Network (AVSN) and the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society have joined forces to call for a rally outside the US consulate in Sydney on May 20 as part of an international day of action in
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