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Should socialists join the ALP?

Comment by Doug Lorimer Roger Clarke (GLW #174) claims that the Democratic Socialist Party has an inconsistent approach to the ALP, ie, that we characterise it as a capitalist party, but we also recognise that in some conditions it may be

Workers force funding for Moscow metro

By Boris Kagarlitsky and Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — During the Gorbachev years, the popular Russian journalist Alexander Kabakov published a science fiction story entitled The Non-Returnee, in which he described the horrors of life after

WA DSS delegates oppose redundancies

WA DSS delegates oppose redundancies By Jonathan Strauss PERTH — Community and Public Sector Union delegates in the Department of Social Security decided on February 7 to oppose redundancies proposed by DSS Area North (covering the

Opposition to Grand Prix grows

By Sean Lennon MELBOURNE — On February 10, some 20,000 angry people gathered in the City Square to demonstrate against the Grand Prix in Albert Park. Organised by the Save Albert Park Group (SAPG), the protest heard from a range of speakers

The last dance

The last dance The Last Supper Canada, 1994 Directed by Cynthia Roberts Starring Ken McDougall Reviewed by Jennifer Thompson The Last Supper promises to be one of the highlights of the 1995 Mardi Gras Film Festival. It takes the

Catholic university bars gay group

Catholic university bars gay group A gay and lesbian student group at the University of Notre Dame in the US state of Indiana has been told by administrators that it can no longer meet at the school. University officials confirmed that Gays

Falling like rain

Blues Fell This Morning: Meaning in the Blues By Paul Oliver Cambridge University Press, 1994. 384 pp., $18.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon Discovering the blues can be a life-altering revelation. A Bessie Smith record on ABC radio 20-odd

Campaigning for East Timorese freedom

By Wendy Robertson Last year, the socialist youth organisation Resistance launched an Australia-wide campaign in support of East Timor's independence. The highlight of the campaign was the October 15 National Day of Action, mobilising 1300 high

Life of Riley: Green Left Weekly Users' Guide

Green Left Weekly Users' Guide Dave Riley I want to explain all about Green Left Weekly so that you can get into its very vitals. Vitals are what makes a newspaper project like this healthy and regular. Anyone can bring out a

Mercury spill at hospitals covered up by unions

Mercury spill at hospitals covered up by unions By Paul Jones BRISBANE — Reports last year in Green Left Weekly of mercury hazards to workers at the Royal Brisbane Hospital, are confirmed by a state government report submitted to the

Action updates

ADELAIDE — 1000 public sector workers from the miscellaneous division of the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union unanimously rejected the Liberal government's meagre enterprise bargaining pay offer at a stop-work meeting on February

A lesson in risk assessment

Peter Montague The computer industry revealed an illuminating use of risk assessment recently. On November 24, the New York Times announced discovery of a bug in the Pentium computer chip, the flagship product of the giant Intel Corporation, the