Partners in Turkey's crime
The US and its NATO allies are displaying extraordinary hypocrisy in their support for Turkey's massive military incursion into southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq). US officials have justified the Turkish operation as
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By Sonny Melencio
Protests are escalating across the Philippines over the hanging of Flor Contemplacion, 42, overseas worker, in Singapore on March 17. The body of Contemplacion was flown to her home town, San Pablo City, where it lay in wake
A poem
em = By Sophie Villig
The sky used to be the limit
Now we've limited the sky
I don't know why
I don't know why
Reaching
but I can't find the sky
Heat is rising
and the sky is falling
I reach
losing
Story and photo by Sujatha Fernandes
DHAKA — In Bangladesh, the awareness about women's rights and the need to fight for them can be seen by the variety of the women's movement. On March 8, International Women's Day, and beforehand, a number
By Tim Dauth
JOHANNESBURG — South African prisoners, represented by the South African Prisoners for Human Rights (SAPOHR), will embark on a national strike on April 10 unless the government responds to calls for the establishment of an Amnesty
By Leonardo Coca Palacios
There is a popular Nicaraguan song which says, "Cocibolca and Xolotlan are our two silver legends", referring to Nicaragua's two great lakes. But now Xolotlan, as the indigenous people called Lake Managua, which has
Childe and Australia: Archeology, Politics and Ideas
Edited by Peter Gathercole, T.H. Irving and Gregory Melleuish
University of Queensland Press, 1995. 245 pp., $16.95 (pb)
Reviewed by Phil Shannon
Vere Gordon Childe is renowned as the
Hazed
By Phil Monsour and Sue Ferres
Reviewed by Lynda Hansen
This tape is a refreshing collection of songs penned by Monsour, well known for his passionate political lyrics, accompanied by Sue Ferres on harmonies and violin. The tape
By Max Lane
Central Jakarta police on March 16 detained without warrant several journalists at a party celebrating the end of the Muslim fasting month. The party was hosted by AJI (Alliance of Independent Journalists), which was formed in the
The Cutting Edge: The Metals — Anatomy of a union
SBS, Tuesday, April 4, 8.30pm (8 Adelaide)
Reviewed by Jennifer Thompson
This documentary seems to represent largely the viewpoint of the AFMEU (Automotive, Food, Metal and Engineering
By Natasha Simons
More than 15,000 students and academic staff across the country rallied, marched, struck and occupied against university fees on March 23. The demonstrations were part of a National Day of Action called by last December's No
By Lou Stanley
Space, the last frontier. Although we've moved beyond this well-known catch phrase, not much changes in the spirit of true trekking. Star Trek Generations has tried to meld the trekky cultures of the original Star Trek with Star
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