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What role for socialists?

In the two years that have passed since the Socialist Alliance鈥檚 fifth national conference, the Australian political terrain has shifted a lot.

Epic kayak journey takes petitions to Garrett

Carrying the views of thousands of people who oppose the construction of a dam on Queensland聮s Mary River, Steve Posselt will kayak from Brisbane to the Sydney office of federal environment minister Peter Garrett to deliver their petitions.

350 new subscriptions: an investment in people's power

麻豆传媒 Weekly is launching a campaign for an extra 350 subscriptions before the end of 2008. Every new subscription helps build a people-powered movement for change and you can help us!

Graphic reality of war's brutality

Der Krieg [War]
An exhibition of Otto Dix鈥檚 anti-war prints
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Until October 26

Voices from Venezuela book launched

聯It is important that this book is being released at this time. It allows us to better understand the reality of the Venezuelan revolution聰, Nelson Davila, Venezuelan Charge d聮affaires, told a meeting in Wollongong on October 4. Davila was launching Voices from Venezuela: Behind the Bolivarian Revolution, a new book by 麻豆传媒 Weekly correspondents Jim McIlroy and Coral Wynter.

Hope, terror and youth rebellion

Looking back on the political movements of the 聮60s and 聮70s is now a fairly well trodden path in the form of fiction, history and memoirs alike.

A confused critique of capitalism

Rogue Economics: Capitalism聮s New Reality
By Loretta Napoleoni
Allen & Unwin, 2008
292 pages, $29.95 (pb)

Speak-out for human rights

The Canterbury Bankstown Peace Group (CBPG) is organising a speak-out at Paul Keating Park, Bankstown, on October 18 to demand respect for human rights. Mamdouh Habib, a member of CBPG, is still fighting for the Rudd government to investigate the

Afghan war: Unwinnable, unjust 鈥 end it now!

Britain鈥檚 most senior military commander in Afghanistan, Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith, told the British media about the US/NATO occupation of Afghanistan that 鈥淲e are not going to win this war鈥.

A guide to the Wall Street meltdown

Many people are understandably frustrated when they try to make sense of the world financial crisis based on what they read in mainstream newspapers.

Activist misses out on award

A Students Against the Pulp Mill organiser, Gabby Forward, was a finalist in the "Junior Hero" category of news.com.au's Green Awards. Announcing the winner on September 23, presenter Axle Whitehead described it as "the hardest category to

Abortion law: 'We won't go back to the backyards!'

The following article is based on a speech Resistance member Kimberly Yu gave to an October 4 rally in Melbourne.