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For John Brink

For John Brink My God calls to me in the morning dewThe power of the universe knows my nameGave me a song to sing and sent me on my wayI raise my voice for justice, I believe. — "I Remember, I Believe", by Sweet Honey in the Rock John Brink,

Loose cannons

Loose cannons Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's witty Loose cannons editor has taken a well-earned break this week. But don't worry you LC junkies, you'll get your weekly dose of laughter at "their" expense next week.

FMLN calls for solidarity

By Bill Mason BRISBANE — At its 5th national convention in San Salvador last December, El Salvador's revolutionary opposition party, the FMLN, launched a "political offensive to win the hearts and minds of the people". According to Ricardo

Bomb explodes in Jakarta

By James Balowski On January 18, a bomb exploded in an apartment in the central Jakarta slum district of Tanah Tinggi. Indonesian police say they found documents belonging to the banned People's Democratic Party (PRD), and a top military official

Stakes high in Mexico City

Stakes high in Mexico City By Peter Gellert MEXICO CITY — The stakes and expectations are high for the Mexico City administration of mayor Cuauhtemoc Cardenas and the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), which was elected on July 6 and

and ain't i a woman?: Behind the Paula Jones 'story'

Behind the Paula Jones 'story' Paula Jones, the 29-year old woman who has charged US President Bill Clinton with sexual harassment, has become a pawn. Jones' decision in 1994 to file a civil suit for sexual harassment against the most

On the box

On the box Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Access News —

Suharto must go!

With the rupiah plunging to 16,750 to the US dollar last week and prices jumping, sometimes twice a day, the political and social consequences of the currency crisis in Indonesia are starting to be felt. Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly spoke to MAX LANE,

Residents' campaign results in victory

WOLLONGONG — As a result of a three-year campaign by Warrawong residents, the NSW state government has made funds available to reopen the Warrawong Community Centre (WCC) and employ full-time staff. The centre will celebrate its reopening by

Life of Riley: The pope knows

The pope knows There was this pope, see — pope someone or other — an old codger who liked sticking his nose in everyone else's business. A busybody bishop? No, no. He was a pope, which is higher than a bishop. I mean, popes are like

Mexico's paramilitaries step up attacks

By Wendy Patterson Chiapas once again burst on to the front pages of the world's newspapers with news of a massacre in the small town of Acteal on December 22. Local members of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) gunned down 45

New bottles, old poison

Editorial: New bottles, old poison New bottles, old poison NSW ALP "left" Anthony Albanese had predicted "intense debate and a few old-style Labor stoushes" at the 41st ALP national conference in Hobart. Nothing could be further from the truth.