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  • UNITED STATES: US democracy goes online

    US democracy goes online "In the current election system, the voter is a product to be sold to the corporations. But they're being sold through this convoluted method of advertising, consultants, [and] travelling. Voteauction is making a more

  • CANADA: Joe Flexer, 1933-2000

    It is difficult to imagine a more political person, and at the same time a more passionate and caring person, than our departed comrade Joseph Flexer. Socialist Action has lost more than a central leader, more than a brilliant writer, educator and

  • UNITED STATES: 'A civil rights catastrophe'

    PHILADELPHIA — The following report on events around the Republic Party convention in Philadelphia by a member of the US socialist group Solidarity was posted on the internet on August 10. It is slightly abridged. What's going on in Philadelphia

  • UNITED STATES: Philadelphia protesters still in jail

    Philadelphia protesters still in jail PHILADELPHIA — At least 20 of the anti-corporate protesters arrested by Philadelphia police during the week of the Republican National Convention remain in jail as of August 15. Hundreds more face trials in

  • UNITED STATES: Major donors to the Republican convention

    Major donors to the Republican convention Organisation Total to convention Total soft money, PAC & individual contributions Dems Repubs General Motors $1,000,000 $469,665 $126,550 $338,215 Microsoft Corp $1,000,000 $2,282,868 $1,143,014

  • INDONESIA: None of it happened

    The current session of Indonesia's parliament, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), began with much criticism of President Abdurrahman Wahid by politicians and threats that he would be deposed, forced to appoint a prime minister or made to

  • UNITED STATES: Democracy for sale

    The names that didn't appear centre stage at the Democratic Party convention in Los Angeles are the ones that will actually pay for the event — names like General Motors, British Petroleum, Microsoft and AT&T. These corporations are

  • ASIA: Who's driving, where?

    Who's driving, where? The theme of the World Economic Forum's Melbourne summit, September 11-13, is "Leveraging the New Drivers for Growth". Its focus is on which mix of economic policies will make the region the most desirable for Western

  • MALAYSIA: Police beat labour rights advocate

    MALAYSIA: Police beat labour rights advocate KUALA LUMPUR — Well-known labour rights advocate Tian Chua said that two of his vertebrae were fractured after he was kicked heavily in his back by a police officer while being detained at the Jalan

  • MALAYSIA: Penans appeal for international help

    MALAYSIA: Penans appeal for international help More than a hundred Penan people, from various settlements in the interior of Sarawak, have gathered at Long Kevok to stage a non-violent protest against sustained logging activities in their communal

  • GERMANY: Authorities' hypocrisy on racist violence

    GERMANY: Authorities' hypocrisy on racist violence KIEL — After years of racist crimes perpetrated against immigrants and refugees, Germany's establishment is giving the impression that it is finally willing to act to stop it. This follows a bomb