Refugees
At a recent Politics in the Pub forum in Sydney, a cheer went up when a speaker, Phil Glendenning (director of the Edmund Rice Centre) said: "We must internationalise this issue." That issue is the ill-treatment of refugees in Australia.
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Jim McIlroy& Coral Wynter, Caracas
Opening the new Line 4 of the Caracas Metro system on July 18, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez declared a vision for a "new Caracas", with major developments in the rail, road and urban planning areas. Chavez was
Dale T. McKinley, Johannesburg
The alliance is dead! Long live the alliance! That about sums up the politics of the organisational marriage between the African National Congress (ANC), the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Congress of
Fred Fuentes
Several hundred participants in this year's Students of Sustainability conference marched through the streets of central Brisbane on July 14 to celebrate the conclusion of the conference.
The marchers raised awareness of some of the
James Balowski, Jakarta
Less than two weeks after the House of Representatives passed the Aceh governance bill — which the government says will pave the way for greater autonomy in Indonesia's northern-most province — on June 21, the Aceh
Kerryn Williams
Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez condemned Israel's bombing of Lebanon, commenting that "They are bombing entire cities, it is a true genocide. Where will this madness end?", according to a July 21 VHeadline.com report.
Rachel Evans
Eighty countries still criminalise homosexuality. Beheading, torture, jai or rape await many queers fighting for their rights across the world.
In one of the worst reported cases, Iran beheaded two young gay men in July 2005. Last
A People's History of the Civil War: Struggles for the Meaning of FreedomBy David WilliamsThe New Press, 2005594 pages, $51 (hb)
REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON
"What class has most interest in the war and has made the most money by it, and sacrificed the
Zoe Kenny
The Didipio community in the province of Nueva Vizcaya on Luzon, the Philippines' largest island, is campaigning against a proposed gold and copper mine that could have a devastating impact on the area. Green Left Weekly spoke to JP
Mel Hughes, Adelaide
Prime Minister John Howard "has a heart of stone", Terry Hicks, father of David Hicks, told Green Left Weekly on July 15, the day international protests were held against the Australian citizen's continued detention at the US
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