Stuart Munckton
If there is one thing that US imperialism cannot stand, it is the threat of a good example.
The US has a long and bloodstained history of using brutal force to make sure Latin America stays open to exploitation by US corporations.
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Sue Bolton, Melbourne
"Militancy hurting Victoria: PM", the November 27 Melbourne Age screamed across its front page. The headline was followed by the kicker, "Howard says investors scared off by unions".
While the federal Coalition government
Rafael Eitan
Former Israeli Chief-of-Staff Rafael Eitan was swept to his death on November 23 by a giant wave as he stood on a breakwater.
The Sydney Morning Herald claim that "Eitan earned notoriety for outspoken comments about Arabs and opposed
On December 1, the British High Court ruled that the Telegraph had defamed former Labour MP George Galloway when it claimed that documents had been found in Baghdad alleging Galloway was in the pay of Saddam Hussein. The paper was ordered to pay
Peter Boyle
"Labor gets with the program", rejoiced the December 1 editorial in Rupert Murdoch's Australian. "With two key backflips yesterday, Labor finally appears to be coming around to the understanding that it needs to demonstrate its economic
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When Hugo Chavez was
Alison Dellit
Students from more than 60 colleges, universities, and high schools worldwide organised events to mark the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster, and to demand that Dow Chemical resolve its legal and moral responsibilities for the
Pip Hinman
After two weeks of negotiations with the ALP, Greens Senator Kerry Nettle moved a motion on November 30 condemning the US-led assault on Fallujah and calling on the Coalition government to bring Australia's troops home. The vote was two
David Suzuki's Sacred Balance: The Matrix of Life — Explores new ways of looking at conservation issues and examines the place of humankind on earth. SBS, Friday, December 10, 2pm.
Fighting The Good Fight — Profiles Shirley Morris and looks at
John Kaye, Sydney
One of the worst legacies of the 2004 federal election is the lingering myth that the community faces a choice between saving jobs and protecting the environment. Nothing could be further from the truth.
In order to start
The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody produced a report in 1991 that called for custody be used as a last resort, and for the decriminalisation of public drunkenness. Few of its 339 recommendations have been implemented and
Donna Mulhearn, Baghdad
In the chilly darkness, Baghdad father of three Ali rises at 3am. He grabs a blanket and makes his way to the car.
He nervously watches the fuel gauge, deep in the red, as he slowly crawls through back streets to join the
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