African-American film-maker Spike Lee, famous for his film version of the life story of Malcolm X, retains the aura of a "progressive". That aura has dimmed somewhat with his decision to help the US military recruit young black people
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Rappers lament the 'struggle between brother and brother' Pray for LiberiaThe Boyz of ButuburamUnited Sound (Germany)Order (approximately DM37) from <http://www.united-sound.com/usmaster/usmastereng.htm>> or e-mail Dirk Majchrzak at
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DAVID BENIUK is an accomplished musician who frequently plays benefits for progressive causes. More than that, he is a songwriter who writes honestly about what he sees and thus creates some of the best political music I have
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Useful ammunition for activists Dollars for Death: Why the uranium mining and nuclear industry must be stoppedResistance Books, 199964pp., $4.95 Review by Rjurik Davidson Activists protesting against the Jabiluka uranium mine are under attack
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This machine fights for forests Lock On — Songs to save Australia's forestsVarious artistsCompiled by Andy ParkesRaw Power Productions through Niche RecordsOrder by phone on 1300 655 966 or visit <http://www.byron-bay.com/rawpower>
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Capitalism puts its own edge on the 'netwar' The Zapatista Social Netwar in MexicoBy David Ronfeldt, John Arquilla, Graham E. Fuller and Melissa FullerRand Corporation, 1998, $15Also available at
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Film festival exposes nuclear industry Review by Conrad Barnett The Wild Spaces film festival, which kicks off around the country next week, features documentaries which expose the dangers to people around the world of the nuclear industry. Just
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When Labor jailed unionists and communists and broke the coal strike Going My Way? Australia's Choice in 1949Until October 31Old Parliament House, Canberra. Reviewed by Kim Bullimore This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1949 federal
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Labor Essays 1998: New visions for governmentEdited by Gary JungwirthAustralian Fabian Society and Pluto Press1998, 194 pp., $20 (pb) Review by Sue Boland The Australian Labor Party was soundly thrashed in the 1996 federal election. The
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Amidst a raft of entertaining music documentaries, SBS is also screening as part of its "The Sixties" theme week (May 22-29) some political films that should be watched by every activist who either was too young to be there or was there but whose
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Wild Spaces film festival The fourth Wild Spaces environmental film festival is only a couple of weeks away. Taking place on May 28-30 in all capital cities (except Canberra), as well as Fremantle, Geraldton, NSW north coast, Bowraville and the
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Revolutionary politics and revolutionary theatre Meyerhold: A Revolution in TheatreBy Edward BraunMethuen, 1998347 pp., $32.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon Vsevolod Meyerhold believed that revolutionary art and revolutionary politics belonged