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Religious right takes lynching in its stride

uth = By Barry Sheppard Two bicyclists were riding in the evening in Laramie, Wyoming, when they saw what appeared to be a scarecrow tied to a fence along a ranch, its arms outstretched. On getting closer, they saw it was a human being,

... and ain't I a woman?: Violence: a growing scandal

... and ain't I a woman?: Violence: a growing scandal The annual Reclaim the Night march and rally celebrates its 20th anniversary in Australia this year. Arising out of the women's movement in the '70s, the first marches in Sydney, Adelaide

PRD holds congress

By Max Lane The People's Democratic Party (PRD) announced on October 22 that it had held a national congress in Yogyakarta October 9-11. Eighty-five delegates representing 23 branches, the national leadership and the affiliated mass organisations

Mixed results in Wollongong SRC elections

Mixed results in Wollongong SRC elections By Justin Randell WOLLONGONG — Wollongong University Student Representative Council elections were held on October 13-15. There were mixed outcomes for the left, with good results for the SRC and some

International day of action against Jabiluka mine

International day of action against Jabiluka mine International day of action against Jabiluka mine Protests against the proposed Jabiluka uranium mine took place in Madrid, Paris, Cologne, Bonn and Osaka on October 20. In Madrid, representatives

Kosovo betrayed: What NATO is really up to

By Michael Karadjis Just who is kidding whom about Kosovo? NATO is ready to bomb Serbia "to force it to back down". US special envoy Richard Holbrooke holds hours of talks with Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic, and comes out saying that