After it was announced that the US-backed right-wing candidate Felipe Calderon had won the July 2 Mexican election by a tiny margin, supporters of opposition candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador began mass demonstrations claiming the election had
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Kim Bullimore Another Palestinian woman and child were killed on August 1, as the Israeli military continued its relentless round-the-clock bombardment of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Mervat Fayez Abu Sharikh
Michael Karadjis The United States and Israel claim the horrific attack on Lebanese civilians is necessary to destroy the "terrorist" organisation Hezbollah, which is also routinely referred to as an "Islamic fundamentalist" movement. Some such
Ian Jamieson, Perth Messages of support continue to pour into the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union's (CFMEU) Western Australian branch office for the 107 construction workers on the Mandurah to Perth rail line who are facing $22,000
Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of GarbageBy Heather RogersThe New Press, 2005288 pages, $39.95 (hb) REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON Three human-made objects are visible from outer space — the Great Wall of China, the pyramids, and another "towering
On July 31, some 200 protesters from Indonesian Solidarity for Palestine and Lebanon held a solidarity march to the US embassy in Central Jakarta to protest Israel's war against Palestine and Lebanon. The action — the first solidarity action since
Mick Bull, Melbourne A community assembly was set up on August 4 outside the gates of Amcor Flexibles' factory in the northern suburb of Preston to support union delegates and members victimised by the anti-union packaging giant. The workers belong
The families of four British soldiers killed in combat in Iraq have won a court appeal enabling them to apply for a judicial review of PM Tony Blair's decision to involve Britain in the March 2003 invasion of Iraq. A previous bid for a judicial
Citizen King — Explores the life of Martin Luther King in his crusade for the human rights of all people. SBS, Saturday, August 12, 7.30pm. Broken News: Bolivian Crisis — Satirical, tongue-in-cheek look at the proliferation of 24-hour rolling
Steve O'Brien, Durban "It is less risky and more realistic to face police bullets than it is to sit at home and do nothing without electricity", a young settlement activist comment on the opening panel at a July 21-22 workshop on the World Social
Peter Boyle Last week we received an excellent $6263 boost to the Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly Fighting Fund, bringing the total we have raised this year to $107,386 — 43% of our 2006 target of $250,000. How did we do it? Donations totalling $3835 came in
Chris Latham, Perth On July 29, 200 people gathered in the city to express their opposition to Israel's wars on Lebanon and Palestine. The rally, called by the recently formed Just Peace in the Middle East, was addressed by members of Perth's
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