Jim McIlroy &Coral Wynter, Caracas
On February 2, the Latin American TV channel Telesur and the Arabic channel Al Jazeera signed an agreement to exchange information and technology, formalising a growing link that was initiated when Telesur began
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The Lucky (for some) Country
"In just 15 years the average yearly income of some of Australia's most powerful chief executives has risen 564 per cent to $3.4 million, new research shows. Between 1990 and 2005 the average annual regular cash
Trevor Ngwane is a well-known campaigner against the ANC government's privatisation and commercialisation of basic services, like power and water. Ngwane lives in Pimville and thanks to an electricity connection provided by grassroots campaigners, he
Karen Fletcher
"Who knows what women can be when they are finally free to become themselves?" — The Feminine Mystique, 1963.
In 1963 Betty Friedan published the ultimate zeitgeist book debunking the myth of women's fulfilment through household
Eva Cheng
On January 26, after a seven-year battle, the Seoul High Court awarded US$85 million in compensation to a third of South Korea's 20,000 known victims of the chemical weapon Agent Orange (AO) used by the US military during the 1961-73
Michael Karadjis
Beginning late last year, tens of thousands of Vietnamese workers downed tools at dozens of foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) in southern industrial zones around Ho Chi Minh City, demanding implementation of a 40-48% wage rise
The government of the Czech Republic has sent a letter to the Communist Youth Movement (KSM) announcing its intention to ban the organisation. The letter justified the move by claiming the KSM's goals interfere with those of Czech political parties,
Zoe Kenny, Sydney
The day after a special sub-committee meeting of the NSW cabinet on February 7, ALP Premier Morris Iemma released the 2006 Progress Report on the Metropolitan Water Plan, which contained the announcement to "shelve" the plan to
Sue Bolton, Melbourne
Sixty-five people attended the feature session of the Socialist Party's two-day national summer school on "The great debate — Who would best represent working class people?" at Trades Hall Bar on February 6.
Speakers for
Dale Mills
Ciaron O'Reilly, a Catholic peace activist, says he was treated in a heavy-handed way by two Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) officers when he was detained at Brisbane Airport on February 3.
O'Reilly, an Australian
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