On August 14, I was stranded on a virtually immobilised transit system as the largest blackout in North American history struck. The power outage affected almost 50 million people across the north-eastern United States, from New York to Detroit, and the Canadian province of Ontario.
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BY JULIE SMITH
SYDNEY â Despite the difficulty involved with obtaining a visa to Nauru, Democrats Senator Andrew Bartlett and Democrats immigration advisor Marianne Dickie recently visited the island, where they met with detainees and witnessed
BY NICK EVERETT
SYDNEY — Twenty-two anti-war activists met at the Gaelic Club on August 25 to found the Stop the War Coalition. Participants represented the Chippendale-Darlington, Newtown and Marrickville peace groups, as well as the NSW Greens,
Just as Washington is trying to whip up more public support for its military occupation of Iraq, revelations on the home front continue to expose a culture of misogynist sexual violence running rampant through the US military. A survey published on
SYDNEY — An important exhibition of paintings which explore the nature of war, the demonisation of "enemies" and the concept of "collateral damage" employed by imperialist spin doctors. The exhibition, at the Harrington Street Gallery, 17
BY TIM GOODEN
GEELONG — More than 2000 unionists rallied on August 27 to demand an end to the 15-week lock-out of Geelong Wool Combing employees.
In a colourful lunchtime rally, building workers rubbed shoulders with public servants, teachers,
BY JAMES CAULFIELD
Rallies were held in several Australian cities and towns on August 29, the second anniversary of the federal government's armed seizure of a Norwegian cargo ship, the MV Tampa, to prevent rescued asylum seekers disembarking on
BY RENFREY CLARKE
ADELAIDE — On the morning of August 28, bus drivers were preparing for an all-out fight with the city's privatised bus companies. After years of putting up with low wages and deteriorating conditions, the drivers had voted
Supporters of imprisoned black revolutionary and journalist Mumia Abu Jamal are very concerned about his health. They report that he is suffering from swollen feet that could be the result of blood clots, a potentially serious condition. He wants to
BY JORGE JORQUERA
Beginning in Perth on September 4, Venezuelan student activist Alvaro Guzman will start a speaking tour of Australia. Guzman is the national director of the Bolivarian Student Front. He will address public meetings in all capital
BY PIP HINMAN
The Malaysian government is determined to deport Acehnese refugees who have attempted to apply for refugee status with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Kuala Lumpur.
The Indonesian coordinating
Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on IraqBy Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber
Hodder, 2003248 pages $19.95 (pb)
REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON
"Why does the world hate us?", was the bemused lament by officials after the
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