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Rethinking Camelot: JFK, the Vietnam War, and US Political Culture By Noam Chomsky London: Verso, 1993. 172 pp., $27.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon John F. Kennedy — "the only shining star that ever crossed the political sky" as the
Tim Anderson speaks on Austudy arrests MELBOURNE — Tim Anderson is touring Melbourne campuses to talk about the justice system and the fight for our rights and liberties. Speaking at a socialist conference in Sydney in August, he repeated
Cover-up fear in Yanomami massacre By Cam Walker The world was horrified by the recent massacre of up to 100 Yanomami Indians by goldminers in the Amazon basin. It has been reported that the inhabitants of two villages were slaughtered and
Middle East peace? The decision by the Israeli government to sign an agreement with the Palestine Liberation Organisation to allow the Palestinian Arab population in the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip and the West Bank town of Jericho limited
By John Queripel From the highland flings of Scotland to the dance of East Timor, from the strident sounds of protest folk to the harmonies of a cappella: they will all be there at the Newcastle and Hunter Valley Folk Festival to be held at
EYA in Fringe Festival By Lachlan Anderson Photo by Elle Morell Melbourne — As part of their People Against Pollution campaign, 20 EYA members participated in the opening of the Melbourne Fringe Festival street parade and party on
Brisbane's Green It Up By Lynda Hansen BRISBANE — What do you get when you mix healthy politics, live music, poetry and Guinness? It's called Green It Up and it happens every Thursday Night at the Brisbane Celtic Club. Green It Up is
Call to protect Jervis Bay By Bruce Threlfo SYDNEY — A special peak councils meeting of Australia's major environmental organisations on August 25 called upon the federal and NSW governments to invoke the fullest degree of environmental
600 jobs saved in SA? By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — In the lead-up to the South Australian budget, Premier Lyn Arnold announced that previously projected cuts of 600 jobs in the public sector would not go ahead. The content of the budget,
Rally calls for action on Brisbane River By Jim McIlroy BRISBANE — Queensland Greens convener Drew Hutton and Australian Littoral Society executive officer Di Tarte expressed some optimism about the future of the Brisbane River, following
A Piebald Dog Running on the Edge of the Sea Directed by Karen Gevorkian From September 10 at Carlton Movie House, Melbourne Reviewed by Peter Boyle The "piebald dog running on the edge of the sea" is the Nyvkh name for a large rock off
By Paul Oboohov SYDNEY — Lion Nathan Corporation, owner of Toohey's Breweries, has been able to sack 192 workers and conduct a massive restructuring of its plant at Lidcombe following the collapse of strike action at the plant. The Liquor