On September 13, 1994, the US Environmental Protection Agency released its draft reassessment of dioxin compounds. The term "dioxin compounds" includes not only the most potent dioxin (often called TCDD) but also dioxin-like compounds such as certain
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By Roger Clarke
At the International Green Left Conference in Sydney at Easter, Peter Camejo identified the key problem for the socialist movement as being the isolation of socialists from the necessary agency of socialism — the working
Gorky
By Henri Troyat
Allison & Busby, 1994. 216 pp., $19.95 (pb)
Reviewed by Phil Shannon
In 1892, Alexey Peshkov adopted a new name for the publication of his first story in Russia, and Maxim Gorky, "the Bitter One",
Bosses cautiously welcome recovery
By Paul Oboohov
In a recent article in the Financial Review, major consultants for capitalists, such as Anderson Consulting, Boston Consulting Group and Bain International, say that the bosses
In St Louis, Missouri, on July 30, Dr Barry Commoner gave the keynote address at the Second Citizens' Conference on Dioxin. Following are excerpts.
I am convinced that 1994 will be seen as the year in which — despite every effort of the
US blockade causes $1 billion loss to Cuba
HAVANA — Speaking at the Mexico-Cuba mixed commission meeting on September 19, Cuban foreign minister Roberto Robaina said US pressures caused close to $US1 billion in losses for the Cuban
Illegal logging on Indonesian island
On the Indonesian island of Siberut, about 100 km west of Sumatra, all logging concessions were withdrawn and logging was supposed to be stopped half a year ago. But despite the government decision to
By Craig Cormick
Based on highly reliably international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch presents a highly accurate forecast of political events across the globe.
Anarchist newspaper launched
By Lynda Hansen
BRISBANE — The Anarchist newspaper was launched here last week. Speakers from the newspaper collective Bernadette Le Goullan, Terry Fisher and Brendan Greenhill expressed enthusiasm
By Kelly O'Callaghan
MELBOURNE — Public transport unions plan to stop work for 24 hours on October 14 in support of a 6% wage claim which they have been pursuing for 12 months. The claim arises from last year's "reform" agreement between
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