The War on Democracy
Directed by John Pilger & Chris Martin
96 minutes
In limited release nationally
Directed by John Pilger & Chris Martin
96 minutes
In limited release nationally
725
This statement was issued by Sam Watson, leading Indigenous activist and Socialist Alliance Senate candidate for Queensland. To sign or comment of the statement, or to view what others have said, visit .
On September 13 Britain聮s Trade Union Congress (TUC) reaffirmed its solidarity with Venezuela聮s Bolivarian revolution at its annual conference, backing Venezuela聮s decision not to renew the public-broadcast license of the private TV station Radio Caracas Television (RCTV), which had 聯supported the military coup [in 2002] against the democratically elected government of Venezuela聰.
The Molotov鈥檚 new track 鈥淭error Nullius鈥 comments on how 鈥渨hite Australia鈥 treats its first people and rejects the lie that Australia was ever an empty land (terra nullius). With a pumping rock/dance beat, didgeridoo bass lines (from Dave-J), heavy guitars and spitfire lyrics, 鈥淭error Nullius鈥 calls on all Australians to fight for 鈥渁 fair go鈥 for Murri, Koori and all Indigenous Australians. Vote for this song and hear it played on Triple J by visiting . The song can also be downloaded at .
In the 2004 federal election, the name 聯Socialist Alliance聰 appeared on the ballot paper for the first time.
A massive drop in Arctic sea ice during this year聮s northern summer has opened up the Northwest Passage 聴 a sea route that passes between the frozen Arctic region and northern Canada that could provide a quicker shipping route between Europe and Asia than previously allowed by either the Suez Canal or the Panama Canal 聴 for the first time since satellite recordings began in 1978.
The images on the television screen are now so familiar we become immune. Unimaginable numbers of people suffering and dying in a part of the world we know little about for reasons we know even less. What is it that we feel? Sadness, pity, a sense of anger, a sense of hopelessness? So we make the right noises, perhaps make a donation to the relevant charity and move on to the next news item. Yet the people suffering are just like us; the only difference is that we are lucky enough to have been born here.
Since Beijing聮s push to speed-up privatisation in the mid-1990s, left-leaning intellectuals in China have increasingly made use of Dushu (Readings), a monthly discussion magazine, as a platform to challenge this policy direction and Beijing聮s overall pro-capitalist agenda. They highlighted the horrific social consequences of Beijing聮s course and have generated waves of debates on the way forward for China.
Independent journalist and film-maker John Pilger has just released a new film, The War on Democracy. Set in Latin America and the US, the film outlines the US-led destruction of democracy in successive Latin American countries since the 1950s and the significant reversal of that tide today. The film includes an exclusive interview with Venezuela鈥檚 socialist President Hugo Chavez. 麻豆传媒 Weekly鈥檚 Emma Murphy spoke to Pilger about the issues raised in the film.
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Based on a new household survey conducted in Iraq in August, the British Opinion Research Business (ORB) polling agency estimates that the Iraqi death toll from the four-and-half year US war exceeds 1.2 million.
Tens of thousands of people marched in Washington, DC, on September 15 demanding an end to the US war in Iraq. Pennsylvania Avenue was filled shoulder to shoulder from the White House, where the action began, to the Capitol building. The turnout was larger than expected, a shot in the arm for anti-war activists.
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