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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.

Don't pay for a failed system

鈥淢eltdown鈥 is a word that one hears a lot on the news these days.

Protest against Afghanistan war

The seventh anniversary of the US invasion of Afghanistan was marked by a protest calling for the withdrawal of all foreign troops, organised by the Stop the War Coalition (StWC) on October 7. More than 100 people participated. Featured speakers

Who's Australia's worst environment minister?

On September 15, Resistance kicked off our competition to determine who is Australia鈥檚 worst environment minister. Resistance members in Melbourne headed down to 50 Lonsdale Street to present Gavin Jennings, Victoria鈥檚 environment minister, with the illustrious award of Australia鈥檚 Worst Environment Minister.

The race to rescue the bankers

The next move, presumably, will be to nationalise the country鈥檚 gambling debts.

Labor MP joins Greens

The Queensland Greens now have their first MP in the state parliament, after Ronan Lee, ALP member for Indooroopilly, announced on October 5 that he was defecting to the Greens. Lee won his seat from the Liberal Party in the Labor landslide of

Devil in the detail for NSW public servants

Trade-offs agreed to by the NSW Public Service Association (PSA) are now coming to light, weeks after the union signed off on a 12% pay rise 聴 4% a year for three years 聴 on September 17.