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Capitalism and the environment

Destruction Over the past 100 years the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (caused by land-clearing and industrial emissions) has increased by 25%. Between 1950 and 1997 the global average sea surface temperature rose from 18.86oC to

Colombia: US poised to boost intervention

Colombia: US poised to boost intervention The United States House of Representatives passed a bill on March 30 which approves US$1.7 billion in military aid to Colombia. The package, which includes the setting up of two new Colombian military

East Timor: Long queues for medical facilities

EAST TIMOR: Long queues for medical facilities DILI — To come face to face with public health services in East Timor is a daunting thing. For expatriate workers, there is access to foreigner clinics and always the possibility of being evacuated

Cuba: Audacious proposal to resolve Elian crisis

Cuban President Fidel Castro has unveiled an audacious but very constructive proposal to break the logjam preventing the reunification of Elian Gonzalez with his father. On March 29, Castro announced that Elian's father, Juan Miguel Gonzalez, was

A deep look at shallow news

A deep look at shallow news The Shallow EndWritten by Doug LucieNew Theatre, SydneyShowings until April 29MCA Ticketing 9873 3575 BY WENDY VARNEY Capitalism's new levels of aggression and ruthlessness are nowhere more evident than in the media,

East Timor: Jobless confronted by anti-riot troops

East Timor: Jobless confronted by anti-riot troops By Vanja Tanaja DILI — United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (NTAET) security forces threatened to use anti-riot gear against 800 job seekers seeking information on their job

Defence of Telstra fires up

BY TIM GOODEN GEELONG — Five hundred members of the Communication, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) marched into the Melbourne headquarters of Telstra on March 30 and occupied its ground floor to protest against the company's job-shedding

South Asia: Anti-Clinton protests suppressed

South Asia: Anti-Clinton protests suppressed US President Bill Clinton's late March visit to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh was met with a barrage of protests from left and democratic forces resisting Washington's increased efforts to plunder the

Avoid fuelling 'userphobia'

MELBOURNE — It was very pleasing to read in GLW #398 two articles related to the insane drug war that has resulted from the global prohibition of certain drugs. I am a peer educator who has been working intimately with mainly "illicit" drug users

Protests against forest agreements

Protests against forest agreements Environmentalists staged protests across the country on March 31 against the failure of regional forest agreements (RFAs) to protect old-growth forests from logging. In Melbourne, conservationists condemned Steve

Monsanto, Fox TV and censorship

Monsanto, Fox TV and censorship Two US former investigative journalists toured Australia in March to raise awareness of a lawsuit they have filed against Rupert Murdoch's Fox television network. Jane Akre and Steve Wilson allege they were unfairly

Britain: British Nuclear Fools Ltd

Britain: British Nuclear Fools Ltd The future of the Sellafield plant, operated by British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL) in northern England, is in jeopardy following safety lapses, cover-ups, an act of sabotage by a BNFL employee, economic