Hidden AgendasBy John PilgerVintage, 1998. 680 pp., $19.95 (pb) Review by Saffron Howden
In an age of escalating social problems, few are even properly acknowledged. Hidden Agendas is a tribute to some of the strugglers against oppression,
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Election watch
How the ruling class rules
At first glance, it seemed almost a tautology. "Hypocrisy on waterfront" was the title on the Sydney Morning Herald's April 10 editorial. But really, "hypocrisy" and "Sydney Morning Herald editorial"
Suharto steps up repression in East Timor
By Jon Land
Indonesian military and security forces have intensified efforts to suppress the people of East Timor. Resistance sources estimate that up to 10,000 additional Indonesian soldiers have been
By Nick Everett
BRISBANE — Three thousand unionists met in City Hall on the April 16 and resolved to "mobilise against the unfair and unjust federal and state legislation and to prepare for an industrial campaign to ensure that trade unions can
Loose cannons
Expertise
"He knows every scam in the book and has done most of them himself, so if anyone understands this economy, he does." — A Jakarta executive commenting on the Suharto crony and newly appointed minister of trade and
Not there yet
By Brandon Astor Jones
"We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression ... everywhere." — Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945).
The words above were
Historic conference begins new era in left cooperation
By Max Lane
SYDNEY — More than 750 people participated in a historic event, the first Asia Pacific Solidarity Conference, held here April 10-13. The conference was characterised by an
Russian wages crash
Two University of California at Berkeley sociologists have discovered that real wages in Russia have declined by 50% since the fall of communism. The study, due to be published in the July issue of the American Journal of
By Peter Gellert
Mexico City — The Mexican government is waging a major political offensive on several fronts against the Zapatista rebels of Chiapas. At the same time, the situation in the southern Mexican state is marked by a growing
Picket greets Howard
ROCKHAMPTON — A hastily convened picket on April 15, attended by 40 trade unionists and environmentalists, told PM John Howard he is not welcome in central Queensland. Although armed only with conviction and placards, the
By Sean Healy
The crackdown against student protest by the Suharto regime in Indonesia requires a loud and clear show of solidarity by students in Australia. Suharto sees the current campus upsurge in Indonesia, and the students' commitment to
By James Balowski
Wherever there have been dictatorships and resistance to them, the tactic of making people disappear has been used, not just to get rid of problematic individuals, but also as a way of terrorising the broader population,
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