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Sweatshop boss gets whitewash

By Malik Miah SAN FRANCISCO — "We found Nike to be in the forefront of a global economy", said Andrew Young, former civil rights leader, mayor of Atlanta and US United Nations ambassador, in his "independent" report on Nike's global sportswear

Earth Summit II — why it failed

By Lisa Macdonald The United Nations' first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 produced a lot of rhetoric about the severity of the global environment crisis, but virtually no action. The second summit, held in New York at the end of June,

Australians for Native Title launched

Australians for Native Title launched By Rob Graham ADELAIDE — Around 300 people attended the launch of Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation on July 10. After rock band Coloured Stone opened proceedings, the audience heard

Getting to the root of the problem

Global Warning - Socialism and the EnvironmentBy Martin Cock and Bill HopwoodLondon: Militant Publications, 1996. £6.95 Review by Shane Bentley A welcome exception to the dearth of environmental analysis from the European left is Global

Interview with Congo's new health minister

The Democratic Republic of Congo's new health minister is JEAN BAPTISTE SONDJI, a leader of the Front Patriotique (Patriotic Front, PF), the main radical left party in the Kinshasa-based opposition. Unlike the rest of the Kinshasa opposition, the PF

Richmond protest against One Nation

Richmond protest against One Nation By Natasha Simons RICHMOND — Some 60 people gathered outside the Richmond RSL on July 2 to protest against a meeting of Pauline Hanson supporters looking to set up a branch of One Nation in the

Flirting with the atomic bomb

Atomic Australia: 1944-1990By Alice CawteNew South Wales University Press, 1992. 170 pp., $29.95 Australia's Uranium Opportunities: How Her Scientists and Engineers Tried to Bring Her into the Nuclear Age but were Stymied by PoliticsBy Keith

The next anti-One Nation protest:

The next anti-One Nation protest: GEELONG, Victoria Hanson will be speaking on Friday, July 18, 5pm at South Barwon Civic Centre in Geelong. To book a seat on buses from Melbourne, phone (03) 9329 1277.

East Timor supporters at NT Expo

East Timor supporters at NT Expo By Sally Mitchell DARWIN — Members of Australians for a Free East Timor (AFFET) and local Timorese held a protest stall at the Northern Territory Trade Expo, June 27-29. NT Expo, opened by trade minister

Unwinding blues

Unwinding blues Music Makin' MamaAnn RabsonAlligator Records through Festival Review by Melanie Sjoberg I had reached the end of a particularly difficult week at work and a night of serious Green Left Weekly selling. I then wallowed in the

Figures of fury

Figures of fury The extent of the civil unrest in the Six Counties can be garnered from the following statistics, accumulated over 72 hours from 6pm, July 5 to 6pm, July 8, published in the Irish Times. Attacks on security forces —

Who they are

Australia First Elected ALP MHR for Kalgoorlie in 1980, Graeme Campbell steadily moved to the extreme right. He was an outspoken champion of the mining industry, in 1988 crossing the floor over Labor's gold tax. He loudly opposed the