Tariq Ali
Hugo Chavez's victory will have repercussions beyond the borders of Venezuela. It is a triumph of the poor against the rich and it is a lesson that Lula in Brazil and Kirchner in Argentina should study closely.
Chavez defeated his
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BOLIVIA: Landless farmers protest
On August 16, thousands of landless peasants began marching from several points of Bolivia to the capital, joining thousands of peasants already protesting in the country's south. The march is demanding Landless
Rohan Pearce
"Few people doubt that US military forces have the ability to overwhelm Iraqi rebels. But as was the case in Fallujah earlier this year, the need to balance force with politics has stripped away many of their advantages", observed an
MELBOURNE — On August 21, Irish Socialist Party parliamentarian Joe Higgins addressed a meeting of 70 people as part of week-long Australian speaking tour which included public meetings in Newcastle, Sydney and Perth. Higgins is a member of the
An August 21 dinner organised to raise funds for Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly and the Socialist Alliance turned into a celebration of Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution, after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez easily defeated a recall referendum on August 15.
Deirdre Griswold
Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 has become a huge box office hit, even though the Disney Corporation did everything it could to torpedo the documentary. This alone makes it important to evaluate the film and try to understand why
Compassionate
On August 18, I received a letter from [immigration minister] Amanda Vanstone. She says: "We should not allow the debate about failed asylum seekers who arrived unauthorised by boats to detract from Australia's generous and
For the last two weeks, there has been considerable discussion in Melbourne's Age comparing the success and role of independent and Catholic schools versus state schools. The discussion began on July 26, with the release of the "On Track" survey.
Lee Sustar, Caracas
Venezuela's poor met the news of Hugo Chavez's referendum victory with joy. Thousands of people from the nearby barrio of Catia jammed the streets around Miraflores, the presidential palace, just as they did in April 2002 to
Review by Sarah Stephen
Vicious Streaks: Seven Stories for the New WorldWritten by Alex BrounDirected by George Ogilvie & Lee LewisDarlinghurst Theatre, Greenknowe Avenue, Potts Pointuntil September 4$27/$21 Bookings (02) 8356 9987
"It's about an
The revelation that PM John Howard knew asylum seekers were innocent of the charge of throwing their children overboard, even as he continued to tell voters that it was true, is hardly a shock to most of us. To paraphrase Douglas Adams, politicians
Kirsty Sword-Gusmao, chairperson of the Alola Foundation and wife of East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao, addressed a public meeting attended by 100 people at the Australia Institute for International Affairs in Canberra on August 2. This is an
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