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Review by Mark Stoyich A Streetcar Named DesireEnsemble Theatre CompanyThe Playhouse, Sydney Opera HouseUntil March 4 Once again, Tennessee Williams' clanking streetcar goes up and down the French quarter through one old street after another.

Not your average ex-MP A Life on the Left: A Biography of Clyde CameronBy Bill GuyWakefield Press, 1999. 405pp. Review by Anthony Benbow Sickened by stories about former Labor PM Paul Keating's business empire, or by listening to federal Labor's

Helen and David v McGoliath Review by Jim Green McLibel: Two Worlds CollideSBS, Tuesday February 22, 8.30pm This documentary recounts the McLibel story — the David and Goliath court battle between two London-based environmental activists and

Viva East Timor! Liberdade Viva East TimorVarious artistsMushroom Records Review by Mark Abberton In 1975, Paul Stewart's brother was killed in East Timor, along with four other Australian journalists. His inspiration for helping to coordinate a

Writings of a Chinese dissident The Courage to Stand Aloneby Wei Jingsheng — Penguin Books, 1998288 pp. Review by Chris Slee Wei Jingsheng spent nearly two decades in prison for campaigning for democratic rights in China. He was imprisoned from

Whistle-blower versus big capital Review by Tyrion Perkins The InsiderDirected by Michael MannStarring Al Pacino and Russell Crowe The Insider exposes the lengths that big business will go to stop the people knowing how much harm it does to make

CIA defeated with 72 hoursThe Bay of Pigs and the CIABy Juan Carlos RodriguezOcean Press, Melbourne, 1999212pp., $24.95 In the early hours of April 17, 1961 the "Cuban Revolutionary Council" released a statement,

John Pilger wins gold Journalist and documentary maker John Pilger has been honoured for his film Welcome to Australia, which exposes this country's long history of racism against its Aboriginal people. (The film is reviewed in the September 22,

Three kings and a million dead By Ciaron O'Reilly It has taken Hollywood nine years to acknowledge some of the truths of the 1991 US massacre in the Persian Gulf. Not that it required rigorous research to uncover the realities layed bare in the

The Torch MELBOURNE — Fuelled by sporting and nationalist zeal, aiming to impress the eyes of the world, the torch is heading towards Sydney for the 2000 Olympics. As the nation's dust is disturbed, the ghosts emerge from the shadows — the

Theme parkPeople, people, masses of people jammed between wrought iron fences and theme park signboards, awaiting their Hollywood fix. The scent of flesh upon flesh and perspiring children coalesce to yield stench. Theme park

Armed Insurrection MusicTet OffensiveOrder from 214 Ogden Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07307, USA, or e-mail <[email protected]> Review by Ben Courtice Let's be frank, if you're looking for a polished metal or punk sound like the Offspring or